First record of <em>Epomis circumscriptus</em> (Duftschmid, 1812) (Carabidae: Chlaeniini) from the eastern Dead Sea area, Jordan

Zohar Yanai; Noa Truskanov; Avital Gasith; Gil Wizen

Authors

Zohar Yanai Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801 Israel
Noa Truskanov Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801 Israel
Avital Gasith Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801 Israel
Gil Wizen Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B3 Canada. E-mail: wizentrop@gmail.com

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Carabidae, Epomis, beetles, ground beetles, predation, predators, Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, frogs, Dead Sea, Jordan, Middle East, new records

Abstract

Epomis circumscriptus (Duftschmid, 1812) attacking the Middle East tree frog is recorded from Moab, Jordan (eastern Dead Sea area) for the first time. This new record expands the known range of this species in the Middle East.

Cite as: Yanai, Z., Truskanov, N., Gasith, A. & Wizen, G. 2015. First record of Epomis circumscriptus (Duftschmid, 1812) (Carabidae: Chlaeniini) from the eastern Dead Sea area, Jordan. Israel Journal of Entomology 44–45: 1–4.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.30322

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