Increasing knowledge of the entomological fauna of the United Arab Emirates and the role of private collections Howarth, Brigitte Gillett, Michael ZooKeys 2009 2009-12-28 31 3 119 132 697DD (Horn, 1927) Horn 1927 [140,537,1046,1073] Insecta Carabidae Callytron Animalia Coleoptera 8 127 Arthropoda species monalisa  One such has recently turned up on Reem Island, right next door to the burgeoning metropolis of Abu Dhabi, on a site scheduled for massive urban development. Two examples of this very pretty diminutive tiger beetle were collected at a mercury vapour light trap by BH on the 3rd September 2007( Fig. 4). The beetle was identified by Cassola, and a manuscript to record this species from the UAEis in preparation (Cassola et al., in press). This represents an amazing new record and range extension of a beetle only previously recorded from Iranon the other side of the Arabian Gulf. Unfortunately, it will likely very soon disappear along with its habitat.