3.3 - Annotated
checklist of the species collected in the current study
**Family
Tenebrionidae (Darkling
beetles)
Members
of this family are well adapted to living in dry areas and deserts. They feed
of decomposing organic matter. They were the most abundant group of insect in
our study.
Akis
elevata Solier var. sculptor
C. Koch
Material
examined:
28 specimens, see map (8A).
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
11/4/2000
|
Jebal
Al Qattar
|
1
|
Mountain Sweeping
|
|
Record 2
|
23/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 3
|
17/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
3
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 4
|
7/3/2000
|
Qaber
Amra
|
1
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 5
|
23/4/2000
|
Um
Ishrin
|
2
|
PT. Hammada station
|
|
Record 6
|
9/4/2000
|
Um
Mugur
|
7
|
Grid 147
|
|
Record 7
|
8/3/2000
|
Um
Mugur
|
1
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 8
|
24/3/2000
|
Um
Sabatah
|
1
|
Grid 135
|
|
Record 9
|
9/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al khashkhash
|
4
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 10
|
1/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 11
|
23/4/2000
|
Marsad
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis Station
|
|
Record 12
|
13/5/2000
|
Marsad
|
1
|
Grid 85
|
|
Record 13
|
23/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
2
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
Distrbution:
Algéria, Soudan, Libya, Sinai, Iraq, Egypte, Kuwait.
Scausus
puncticollis
Solier
Material
examined:
13 specimens
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
27/4/2000
|
Wadi
al Sebakh
|
1
|
Grid 84
|
|
Record 2
|
15/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 3
|
13/5/2000
|
Rum
Village
|
1
|
Researcher’s house
|
|
Record 4
|
12/3/2000
|
Um
Mugur
|
1
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 5
|
9/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
5
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 6
|
23/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 7
|
5/5/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
3
|
PT. Urginea station
|
Distribution:
Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait.
Paraplatyope
arabica
(Blair)
Material
Examined:
15 specimens.
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
28/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 2
|
25/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
Grid 128
|
|
Record 3
|
23/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 4
|
15/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 5
|
5/5/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
2
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 6
|
17/5/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 7
|
1/4/2000
|
Judaiyida
mountain
|
1
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 8
|
7/3/2000
|
Qaber
Amra
|
1
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 9
|
6/3/2000
|
Rum
village
|
1
|
Researcher’s house
|
|
Record 10
|
17/5/2000
|
Um
Ishrin
|
1
|
PT. Hammada station
|
|
Record 11
|
29/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
1
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 12
|
27/3/2000
|
Marsad
|
1
|
Grid 1
|
|
Record 13
|
23/4/2000
|
Um Harraq
|
2
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
Distribution:
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates. To the best of our
knowledge, this species was recorded for the first time in Jordan.
Apentanodes
arabicus edomitus
C. Koch
Material
examined:
23 specimens
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
1/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 2
|
15/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 3
|
23/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
10
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 4
|
5/5/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
10
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 5
|
17/5/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
Distribution:
Endemic species, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait.
Erodius
(Dirosis) rothi rothi
C. Koch 1940
Material
examined:
115 specimens, see map (8B).
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
1/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
2
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 2
|
9/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
1
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 3
|
15/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
2
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 4
|
17/5/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
10
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 5
|
7/3/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 6
|
1/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 7
|
23/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 8
|
25/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
2
|
Grid 128
|
|
Record 9
|
5/5/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 10
|
17/5/2000
|
Khor
eel. Ajram
|
4
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 11
|
30/3/2000
|
Khor
Rum
|
4
|
Grid 14
|
|
Record 12
|
24/4/2000
|
West
of seq. Al Barrah
|
1
|
Grid 75
|
|
Record 13
|
24/4/2000
|
Seq.
Al Barrah
|
1
|
Grid 102
|
|
Record 14
|
30/3/2000
|
W.
west police station
|
5
|
Grid 5
|
|
Record 15
|
8/5/25000
|
Um
Mugur
|
2
|
Grid 148
|
|
Record 17
|
14/5/2000
|
Rum
village
|
2
|
Grid 72
|
|
Record 18
|
15/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 19
|
15/4/2000
|
Wadi
um Harraq
|
5
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 20
|
23/4/2000
|
Wadi
um Harraq
|
17
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 21
|
17/5/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
1
|
PT. Hammada station
|
|
Record 22
|
17/5/2000
|
Um
Ishrin
|
1
|
PT. Hammada station
|
|
Record 23
|
9/5/2000
|
Um
Mugur
|
2
|
Grid 147
|
|
Record 24
|
1/4/2000
|
Wadi
khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 25
|
28/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
9
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 26
|
17/5/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
25
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 27
|
11/5/2000
|
Marsad
|
2
|
Grid 79
|
|
Record 28
|
12/5/2000
|
Wadi
Ramman
|
1
|
Grid 9
|
|
Record 29
|
15/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
8
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 30
|
13/5/2000
|
Khor Rum
|
3
|
Grid 46
|
Distribution:
Endemic to Jordan.
Erodius
(Dirosis) edomitus
C. Koch 1940
Material
examined:
73 specimens, see map (8C).
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
1/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
1
|
PT.
Haloxylon station
|
|
Record 2
|
9/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
1
|
PT.
Haloxylon station
|
|
Record 3
|
30/3/2000
|
Khor
Rum
|
15
|
Grid 14
|
|
Record 4
|
1/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
5
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 5
|
15/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
2
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 6
|
23/4/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 7
|
5/5/2000
|
Khor
el. Ajram
|
3
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 8
|
26/4/2000
|
Wadi
ramman
|
1
|
Grid 57
|
|
Record 9
|
14/4/2000
|
Rum
village
|
1
|
Grid 72
|
|
Record 10
|
24/4/2000
|
Seq.
Al Barrah
|
1
|
Grid 102
|
|
Record 11
|
30/3/2000
|
W.
west police station
|
1
|
Grid 5
|
|
Record 12
|
23/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 13
|
29/4/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 14
|
5/5/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
3
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 15
|
17/5/2000
|
Wadi
Al Khashkhash
|
3
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 16
|
28/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
3
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 17
|
17/5/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
2
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 18
|
14/4/2000
|
Khor
Rum – Ellyhat
|
1
|
Grid 34
|
|
Record 19
|
13/5/2000
|
Khor
Rum
|
1
|
Grid 46
|
|
Record 20
|
15/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
9
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 21
|
23/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
7
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
Distribution:
Endemic to Jordan.
Erodius
(Dirosis) octocostatus octocostatus
Peyerimhoff, 1907
Material
examined:
210 Specimens. see map (8D).
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
1/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
24
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 2
|
9/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
5
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 3
|
30/3/2000
|
Khor Rum
|
8
|
Grid 14
|
|
Record 4
|
13/5/2000
|
Khor Rum
|
1
|
Grid 46
|
|
Record 5
|
10/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
1
|
Grid 103
|
|
Record 6
|
25/3/2000
|
Rum Village
|
1
|
Researcher’s house
|
|
Record 7
|
30/3/2000
|
Khor Rum
|
1
|
Grid 13
|
|
Record 8
|
31/3/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
20
|
Grid 37
|
|
Record 9
|
10/4/2000
|
E-border Um Harraq
|
1
|
Grid 90
|
|
Record 10
|
24/4/2000
|
W. west seq. Al
Barrah
|
1
|
Grid 75
|
|
Record 11
|
24/4/2000
|
Seq. Al Barrah
|
2
|
Grid 102
|
|
Record 12
|
25/4/2000
|
Wadi Khashkhash
|
1
|
Grid 125
|
|
Record 13
|
30/3/2000
|
W. west police
station
|
5
|
Grid 5
|
|
Record 14
|
8/5/2000
|
Southern Border
|
5
|
Grid 137
|
|
Record 15
|
31/3/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
2
|
Grid 48
|
|
Record 16
|
31/3/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
23
|
Grid 87
|
|
Record 17
|
14/5/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
5
|
Grid 62
|
|
Record 18
|
9/5/2000
|
Um Mugur
|
3
|
Grid 147
|
|
Record 19
|
26/4/2000
|
Close to seq. Al
Barrah
|
2
|
While doing light
trap
|
|
Record 20
|
26/3/2000
|
Wadi Khashkhash
|
1
|
While setting the
grid
|
|
Record 21
|
29/4/2000
|
Wadi Khashkhash
|
2
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 22
|
5/5/2000
|
Wadi Khashkhash
|
1
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 23
|
17/5/2000
|
Wadi Khashkhash
|
15
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 24
|
1/4/2000
|
Wadi Khashkhash
|
15
|
PT. Urginea station
|
|
Record 25
|
29/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
4
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 26
|
28/4/2000
|
Close to Khazali
|
4
|
Grid 134
|
|
Record 27
|
28/4/2000
|
Khor Rum –S.
Border
|
1
|
Grid 141
|
|
Record 28
|
14/5/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
2
|
Grid 112
|
|
Record 29
|
16/5/2000
|
Wadi Ramman
|
1
|
Grid 19
|
|
Record 30
|
15/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
16
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 31
|
23/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
23
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 32
|
26/3/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
3
|
While setting the
grid
|
|
Record 33
|
1/4/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
11
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 34
|
9/4/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
3
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 35
|
23/4/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 36
|
25/4/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
1
|
Grid 128
|
|
Record 37
|
5/5/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
3
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 38
|
17/5/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
11
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 39
|
27/3/2000
|
Marsad
|
2
|
Grid 16
|
|
Record 40
|
28/4/2000
|
Marsad
|
2
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
Distribution:
Egypt, Iraq and Arabia (?)
Adesmia
(Octeroscelis) stoekleini stoeckleini
C. Koch, 1940
Material
Examined:
132 specimens, see map (9A).
|
RECORDS
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
NO
OF SPEC
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
Record 1
|
9/4/2000
|
Wadi
Um Harraq
|
1
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 2
|
11/3/2000
|
Al Sebakh
|
1
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 3
|
27/4/2000
|
Al Sebakh
|
3
|
Grid 84
|
|
Record 4
|
23/4/2000
|
Khor el. Ajram
|
1
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 5
|
10/4/2000
|
Sa’eifan
|
3
|
Grid 64
|
|
Record 6
|
1/4/2000
|
Wadi um Harraq
|
12
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 7
|
25/3/2000
|
Lawrence falls
|
11
|
Sweeping
|
|
Record 8
|
7/3/2000
|
Close to Khazali
|
1
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 9
|
10/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
11
|
Grid 103
|
|
Record 10
|
30/3/2000
|
K. Rum –Police
station
|
8
|
Grid 13
|
|
Record 11
|
10/4/2000
|
Um Harraq-E. Border
|
1
|
Grid 90
|
|
Record 12
|
24/4/2000
|
W. West seq. Al
Barrah
|
1
|
Grid 75
|
|
Record 13
|
26/4/2000
|
Marsad
|
4
|
Grid 80
|
|
Record 14
|
5/5/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
2
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 15
|
8/5/2000
|
Um Mugur
|
1
|
Grid 148
|
|
Record 16
|
31/3/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
10
|
Grid 37
|
|
Record 17
|
31/3/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
3
|
Grid 48
|
|
Record 18
|
31/3/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
5
|
Grid 87
|
|
Record 19
|
9/4/2000
|
Um Ishrin
|
3
|
PT. Hammada station
|
|
Record 20
|
12/3/2000
|
Um Mugur
|
8
|
Preliminary survey
|
|
Record 21
|
29/4/2000
|
Wad Um Harraq
|
4
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 22
|
17/5/2000
|
Wad Um Harraq
|
1
|
PT. Haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 23
|
9/4/2000
|
Marsad
|
2
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 24
|
23/4/2000
|
Marsad
|
2
|
PT. Anabasis station
|
|
Record 25
|
10/5/2000
|
Marsad –W. border
|
1
|
Grid 78
|
|
Record 26
|
15/5/2000
|
Marsad
|
2
|
Grid 79
|
|
Record 27
|
15/5/2000
|
Marsad
|
2
|
Grid 119
|
|
Record 28
|
12/5/2000
|
Wadi Ramman
|
1
|
Grid 9
|
|
Record 29
|
16/5/2000
|
Wadi Ramman
|
1
|
Grid 82
|
|
Record 30
|
13/5/2000
|
Khor rum
|
7
|
Grid 46
|
|
Record 31
|
14/4/2000
|
Khor Rum
|
4
|
Grid 34
|
|
Record 32
|
14/4/200
|
Khor Rum
|
11
|
Grid 47
|
|
Record 33
|
13/5/2000
|
Khor Rum
|
2
|
Grid 85
|
|
Record 34
|
15/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
1
|
PT> haloxylon
station
|
|
Record 35
|
23/4/2000
|
Wadi Um Harraq
|
4
|
PT> haloxylon
station
|
Distribution:
Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Remarks:
Described from Petra, Jordan.
