Ground and tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelidae) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: a provisional faunistic checklist based on literature data

Merene, Yeshitla; LORENZ, WOLFGANG; Opgenoorth, Lars; Wolde-Hawariat, Yitbarek; Schmidt, Joachim

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“…Choke were recognized [14,15]. Although little is known about additional ground beetle taxa occurring on this mountain (see [2], for details), based on the available data mainly in the Trechini, it seems obvious that Mt. Choke is one of the striking hotspots of ground beetle diversity in Ethiopia.…”

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“…Citations: Trechus (Abyssinotus) salomon Quéinnec and Ollivier, 2021 [4], p. 17. Trechus (Abyssinotus) salomon Quéinnec and Ollivier: Merene et al [2], p. 47. Type material: Not studied.…”

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“…Although the genus is of Holartic origin, it is by far the most species-diverse ground beetle genus in Ethiopia, with 77 species described to date [1]. All of the species are wingless and endemic to single volcanos, with the exception of T. patrizzii Jeannel, 1960 that occurs on some immediately adjacent mountains in southern Ethiopia [1,2]. The elevational distribution of Trechus reflects the adaptation of this group to colder temperatures, and species are restricted to the Afromontane and Afroalpine belts, with observed occurrences between 1800 and 4300 m above sea level [3,4].…”

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“…We therefore conclude that T. gigas is a critically endangered species, which will probably become extinct in the near future. Trechus (Abyssinotus) gigas Pawłowski: Merene et al [2], p. 47, partim. Remarks: These authors refer to the same material as Quéinnec et al [4]; see comments above.…”

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“…Clarke during his 1972 expedition to the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Based on the label data, he collected the specimens "near summit" of the Choke Mountain ("Mts Choché") on the 17th of December 1972, together with additional species of the genus [2,4,7,12]. However, the exact location of the collecting site is unknown so far [4].…”

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Taxonomy, Distribution and Habitat of the Giant Trechus Beetles Endemic to Mt. Choke, Ethiopia (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Schmidt,

Merene

2024

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The Holarctic ground beetle genus Trechus Clairville, 1806, is highly diverse in the Ethiopian highlands, both in terms of species numbers and morphology. Particularly noteworthy are the extraordinarily large species of the subgenus Abyssinotus Quéinnec and Ollivier, 2021, with a body length up to 8.5 mm, that occur on Mt. Choke in northern Ethiopia. Recent, intensive field work on Mt. Choke resulted in a significantly large number of specimens that are the basis for our taxonomic revision of the species related to the giant species, T. dimorphicus Pawłowski, 2001 and T. gigas Pawłowski, 2001. We describe three new species and one new subspecies and discuss a likely interspecific hybrid that combines morphological character states of representatives of the dimorphicus and gigas subgroups of Abyssinotus. An iconography of males and females as well as photographs of the aedeagi of all the considered species are presented. The distributions of the species are detailed and knowledge of the species-specific habitat preferences is summarized. Based on the distributions and habitat specificity, a threat assessment based on the current land use pattern at Mt. Choke is provided.

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Taxonomy, Distribution and Habitat of the Giant Trechus Beetles Endemic to Mt. Choke, Ethiopia (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Schmidt,

Merene

2024

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Trechus species from Mt. Choke of northern Ethiopia related to T. niloticus (Quéinnec & Ollivier) with notable male genital morphology (Carabidae: Trechini)

SCHMIDT,

MERENE

2024

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The Choke Mountain in northern Ethiopia is remarkable due to its highly diverse Trechini fauna. Based on numerous specimens recently collected in the high montane and afroalpine zones along different slopes of Mt. Choke we revise the species related to Trechus niloticus (Quéinnec & Ollivier) and T. reebae (Quéinnec & Ollivier). These species are characterized by probable synapomorphies of the male genitalia and thus may form a natural group. Four species will be newly described which all are endemic to certain parts of the volcano: T. apertus sp. n., T. igori sp. n., T. kniphofia sp. n., and T. yitbareki sp. n. From viewpoint of genital morphology, T. apertus sp. n. is particular remarkable due to the fact that the dorsal ostium of the male genital extends basally across three quarter of the basal bulb. A key to the smaller Trechus species with body size up to 4 mm is presented.

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Explosive radiation versus old relicts: The complex history of Ethiopian Trechina, with description of a new genus and a new subgenus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)

Faille,

Hofmann,

Merene

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The trechine beetle fauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Ethiopian Highlands is known to be highly diverse in species, and many species groups were recognized to be characterized by unusual character states of external and genital morphology. Earlier authors described several genera and subgenera of Ethiopian Trechina endemic to certain high mountains of the country. However, the relationships of these species groups and their evolutionary history are unknown so far. Here, we present the first molecular phylogenetic analysis of Ethiopian Trechina, detect several synonymic names under Trechus sensu lato, and introduce two new species groups to the country’s fauna: the monotypic genus Baehria Schmidt & Faille, gen. nov., with the type species B. separatasp. nov. from Mt. Choke in northern Ethiopia, and the Trechus subgenus Abunetrechus Schmidt & Faille, subgen. nov., with the type species T. bipartitus Raffray, 1885; this subgenus includes three species of northern Ethiopia. We show that the composition of the Ethiopian fauna is based on multiple events of immigration, which started simultaneously with or some million years after the Oligocene-Early Miocene orogenic events north and south of the Rift Valley. Our results support the habitat island hypothesis for the evolution of the Ethiopian highland fauna. We found no evidence for an alternative hypothesis assuming a close connection of the Trechina immigration to Ethiopia and Pleistocene cooling. We, thus, conclude that the geomorphological development rather than the climatic changes are the main drivers of the diversification of the high-altitude Trechina fauna in Ethiopia.

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Ground and tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelidae) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: a provisional faunistic checklist based on literature data

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Taxonomy, Distribution and Habitat of the Giant Trechus Beetles Endemic to Mt. Choke, Ethiopia (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Taxonomy, Distribution and Habitat of the Giant Trechus Beetles Endemic to Mt. Choke, Ethiopia (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Trechus species from Mt. Choke of northern Ethiopia related to T. niloticus (Quéinnec & Ollivier) with notable male genital morphology (Carabidae: Trechini)

Explosive radiation versus old relicts: The complex history of Ethiopian Trechina, with description of a new genus and a new subgenus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)

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Ground and tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelidae) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: a provisional faunistic checklist based on literature data

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Taxonomy, Distribution and Habitat of the Giant Trechus Beetles Endemic to Mt. Choke, Ethiopia (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Taxonomy, Distribution and Habitat of the Giant Trechus Beetles Endemic to Mt. Choke, Ethiopia (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Trechus species from Mt. Choke of northern Ethiopia related to T. niloticus (Quéinnec & Ollivier) with notable male genital morphology (Carabidae: Trechini)

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