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The first record of Propomacrus bimucronatus (Pallas, 1781) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Iraq, with notes on its distribution and phenology in the Near East

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Background: (Pallas, 1781), the Mediterranean long-armed scarab, is a large saproxylic beetle, occurring in the east Mediterranean and south-east Europe, sparse throughout its entire distributional range, often considered as rare, threatened or extinct species. New information: is recorded for the first time from Kurdistan, Iraq. The new data on its distribution and phenology in Iraq and in Israel is published for the first time, compared with the previously-published data and analysed.

Source: Biodiversity Data Journal

DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e96601

Authors: Hani Ahmed Ibrahim, Ariel-Leib-Leonid Friedman, Avand Fayq

Institution: Duhok Polytechnic University

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $485

Funders: Nationalpark Schwarzwald, Biologické Centrum, Akademie Věd České Republiky