Annotated checklist of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago
Felix Ron F. F. L., Farkač Jan, Suleiman Ahmed Saeed
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(supplementum 2): 75-106, 2012
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Abstract: The extensive material of Carabidae collected during expeditions to the Socotra
Archipelago between 1999 and 2010 was studied. A total of 50 carabid
species-group taxa were recognised, of which 42 were identified at species
level, while eight morpho-species remain unnamed. Four species appear to be
endemic to the island; 30 species are recorded here for Socotra for the first
time. The majority of the Carabidae fauna of Socotra consists of species
occurring in Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. One species is cosmopolitan.
Key words: Coleoptera, Carabidae, new records, Yemen, Socotra