Medon semiobscurus

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Turkey: A y d ı n: 1 ex., Dilek Dağı, Kanyon, 37°41N, 27°10E, pine litter, 25.III.2006, leg. Martens (cAss); 3 exs., Dilek Dağı, Kanyon, 37°41N, 27°10E, 70-370 m, 16.IV.2006, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 1 ex., Dilek Dağı, S Kanyon, 37°40N, 27°11E, 670 m, 17.IV.2006, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 5 exs., Dilek Dağı, S Güzelçamlı, 37°41N, 27°14E, 410 m, 28.IV.2006, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 2 exs., Dilek Dağı, Kanyon, 37°41N, 27°10E, 70-200 m, 29.IV.2006, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); M u ğ l a: 3 exs., Bafa lake, southern shore, 37°29N, 27°29E, ca. 20 m, Mastix litter, 19.- 29.III.2006, leg. Meybohm (cAss); 3 exs., Bafa lake, Kapikiri, 37°30N, 37°32E, 120 m, 20.III.2006, leg. Meybohm (cAss); A n t a l y a: 3 exs., 16 km NE Demirtas, 36°30N, 32°20E, 800-1100 m, 26.V.2006, leg. Weigel (cApf); 1 ex., 18 km NE Demirtas, 36°29N, 32°23E, 1550 m, 26.-28.V.2006, leg. Skale (cApf). Israel: 1 ex., Golan Heights, Merom Golan, 33°08N, 35°48E, 936 m, oak forest, 23./ 30.IV.2006, leg. Wrase (cSch); 2 exs. [det. Feldmann], Golan Heights, Merom Golan, 33°08N, 35°47E, 2.II. 2007, 830 m, oak forest, leg. Feldmann (cFel); 1 ex., North District, Upper Galilee, Tanur reserve, Tanur river, 33°16N, 35°35E, floodplain forest, gravel bank, 1.V.2006, leg. Wrase (cAss); 6 exs. [det. Feldmann], Upper Galilee, Meron Mts, Ya'ar Bar'am, 33°02N, 35°25E, 22.II.2005, leg. Assmann & Starke (cFel); 2 exs. [det. Feldmann], same data, but 3.II.2007 (cFel); 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], Upper Galilee, Hurfeish, 33°00N 35°22E, 3.II.2007, leg. Feldmann (cFel); 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], same data, but 3.II.2007, leg. Starke (cFel); 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], Montfort env., Nakhal Kziv, 12.XII.1998, leg. Finkel (TAU); 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], same data, but 8.V.1999 (TAU).

C o m m e n t: In the Eastern Mediterranean, this species is one of the most common representatives of the genus (ASSING 2004a, 2004b, 2005, 2006). For a map illustrating its distribution see ASSING (2004a)