The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biology
| Autor: | Jörn Buse, Thorsten Assmann, Pascale Zumstein, Jörg Gebert, Ariel-Leib-Leonid Friedman, Fares Khoury, Eylon Orbach, Ittai Renan, Constantin Schmidt, Estève Boutaud, Tamar Marcus, Claudia Drees |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Insecta Southern Levant Arthropoda Identification key application for smartphones and tablets Calomera 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Application for smartphones and tablets Species status Middle East mobile devices Cicindelidae identification key species traits sibling species Android lcsh:Zoology Animalia lcsh:QL1-991 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics life history traits Monograph Middle east biology Ecology Geadephaga Life history traits biology.organism_classification Sibling species Tiger beetle Cicindela Coleoptera 010602 entomology Taxon Geography Threatened species species status Mobile devices Animal Science and Zoology Conservation biology Species traits |
| Zdroj: | ZooKeys, Vol 734, Iss, Pp 43-103 (2018) Assmann, T, Boutaud, E, Buse, J, Gebert, J, Drees, C, Friedman, A L L, Khoury, F, Marcus, T, Orbach, E, Renan, I, Schmidt, C & Zumstein, P 2018, ' The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories : From cybertaxonomy to conservation biology ', ZooKeys, vol. 2018, no. 734, pp. 43-103 . https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.734.21989 Assmann, T, Boutaud, E, Buse, J, Gebert, J, Drees, C, Friedman, A L L, Khoury, F, Marcus, T, Orbach, E, Renan, I, Schmidt, C & Zumstein, P 2018, ' The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories : From cybertaxonomy to conservation biology ' ZooKeys, vol 2018, no. 734, pp. 43-103 . DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.734.21989 ZooKeys ResearcherID |
| DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.734.21989 |
| Popis: | The tiger beetles of the southern Levant (Egypt: Sinai, Israel, Jordan) and adjacent regions of the neighboring countries Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are reviewed in terms of species taxonomy, ecological and distributional traits and conservation biology. An illustrated dichotomous identification key from the species of this region is provided. Based on the classical identification key, we developed a digital identification application for smartphones and tablets. The species status of Calomera aulicoides (J.R. Sahlberg, 1913) is (re-) established (stat. rest.) as this taxon can be found sympatrically and parapatrically together with Calomera littoralis winkleri (Mandl, 1934). Morphological character states are discussed to identify Cicindela javetii Chaudoir, 1861 and C. herbacea Klug, 1832. Calomera aphrodisia (Baudi di Selve, 1864) is recorded for the first time from Israel. The presence of Calomera aulica (Dejean, 1831) and Grammognatha euphratica (Dejean, 1822) is confirmed by new records. At least five taxa are threatened or extinct in Israel. For one of these species, Israel has a national responsibility for the conservation as the main part of the distribution range is within this country. Availability: The application TIGER BEETLE ID for Android devices can be freely downloaded at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.734.21989.suppl1. See also disclaimer of warranties. |
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