ON THE CARABID FAUNA OF THE PROVINCE OF GIRONA, NORTHEASTERN SPAIN (INSECTA, COLEOPTERA)

Baehr, M., 1986. On the Carabid fauna of the province of Girona, northeastern Spain (Insecta, Coleoptera). Misc. Zool., 10: 161-171.

On the Carabid fauna of the province of Girona, Northeastern Spain (Insecta, Coleoptera).- The Carabidae of the province of Girona are listed based on recent collectings. Severa1 of the 328 spe- cies now known from the province are firstly recorded. The faunistic components and their distri- bution is discussed. The province of Girona is inhabited by a rather large number of Central Euro- pean , some of which occur nowhere else in the Iberian Peninsula. The Mediterranean fau- nal component is less prominent, but montane species are comparatively numerous and some ru- picolous montane species go far down the river valleys. The varied ecological conditions throug- hout the province and its position at the northern border of the Peninsula may account for the di- verse fauna, since those conditions facilitate the occurrence of northern fauna1 elements.

Key words: Carabidae, Girona, Spain.

(Rebut: 30-VIII-85)

Martin Baehr, Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, 0-8000 München 60, R. F.A

INTRODUCTION Barcelona) museum collections. This work contains many records from the province of In contrast with the Carabids of France and Girona, but these are far from giving a real Italy which were well monographed a long picture of the composition of the fauna of that time ago, the rich fauna ot the Iberian Penin- province. sula is far less well known. No monographic Investigation of the provinces fauna is es- revision nor a thorough faunistic study on the pecially interesting because of its position at fauna as a whole has been attempted, in spite the extreme northeast of the Iberian peninsu- of the collecting work of many people espe- la and of the very heterogeneous ecological cially in the last years (see. f.e. JEANNE,1965- conditions in the province. In the west, the 1973). The work of DE LA FUENTE(1918, province has high mountains, lower moun- 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927) is outdated and, as tains and hilly country in'most of the central then usual, his faunistic dates are far from and western parts, and costal plains and rat- being exact, hence it cannot serve as a basis her different coastal types in the east. Annual for faunistical studies. There is, however, a rainfall varies from about 2000 mm in the high rather new and very useful attempt to catalo- mountains to about 600 mm or still less near gize the Carabidae of the Iberian Peninsula the coast. Vegetation corresponds well to (JEANNE,1965, 1966, 1967a, 1967b, 1967c, such contrasting geographical and climatic 1968a, 1968b, 1968c, 1969, 1971a, 1971b, conditions. There are alpine and subalpine 1971c, 1972a, 1972b, 1980). Nevertheless, it flora and mountain forests in the Pyrenees, is compiled mostly from the author's own co- dense and wet deciduous forests in the lower llections and from the works of his collegues mountains, low and dry oak woods in the done in Spain and Portugal, without conside- coastal plain and the hilly country of the sout- ring (except for the Museu de Zoologia of hern and northeastern parts, and open medi- terranean vegetation near the coast. There rial was caught as follows: May 1964 (W. Ra- are also some wet plains and swampy areas, hle, 33 species, mostly from the vicinity of Les specially in the plains of the rivers Fluvia and Preses and Olot; 26.V.-4.VI.1975 (M. Baehr, Ter, as well as lakes. The mountains are well W. Bils, E.G. Burmeister, R. Grimm, H. furnished with streams and small rivers. Per- Kopp, 95 species, mostly from western part of haps, there are few other provinces which the province; 25.VII.-26.VII. 1975 (M. possess such a multitude of heterogenous Baehr, R. Grimm), 16 species from Olot; biotas. 3.VII.-13.VII. 1976 (M. Baehr, R. Grimm), 16 species from Olot; 3.VII.-13.VII. 1976 (M. Baehr, B. Baehr, E.G. Burmeister, R. METHODS Grimm, E. Jansen, W. Loderbusch), 106 spe- cies from western part of the province and During University outings and private jour- from the coast; 17.V.-23.V.1977 (M. Baehr, neys, colletions were carried out at various B. Baehr, R. Grimm), 123 species, a large places throughout the province and at diffe- part from the coast near Empúries; 2.VII.- rent seasons. The small village Les Preses 15.VII.1977 (M. Baehr, B. Baehr, R. near Olot was mostly used as station, from Grimm, H. Kopp, C. Rieger), 152 species where excursions, as well into the Pyrenees as from the whole province including alpine to the coast were carried out. Most collecting, areas in the Pyrenees; 1. VIL-14.VII.1978 however, was done in the western and south- (M. Baehr, B. Baehr, E. Jansen, E. Weigel), western parts of the province, whereas the 155 species from the whole province, inclu- eastern coastal plain and low hilly areas were ding alpine regions;30.VII.-3.VIII. 1980 (E. less throughly studied. For compensation the Weigel), 16 species from Empúries; 10.IV.- material collected by the late Dr. K.W. Har- 13.IV. and 7.V.-9.V.1981 (M. Baehr, B. de between 1963 and 1979, located in the Baehr), 94 species, mainly from near Les Pre- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stutt- ses and from the northeast. gart, was examined. Harde collected for a Part of the material is located in the wor- long time at some localities near the coast and king collection of the author, the bulk is in the in the southeastern parts of the province. special Carabid working collection in the Most collecting work was by hand, in some Zoologische Staatssammlung München. places also by installation of pitfall traps (ex- Some single specimens are kept by the collec- posed just for short time). Some material was tors. also captured at light, especially near the coast at Empúries. No other special collecting 1,ocalities (fig. 1) methods were carried out, especially no sif- ting of earth or debns, nor collecting in caves. Nos. 51-61 refer to captures made by Harde. Hence some.specia1 groups, e.g. soil or cave 1. 2 km S Agullana; 2. 1 km W Viure; 3. 8 km W inhabiting species are not considered. Most Besalú; 4. 3 km N Banyoles; 5. 4 km W Banyoles; 6. 2 km E Mieras; 7. Besalú; 8. Argelague; 9. Sant Jau- collecting was done in spring or early sum- me de Llierca; 10. Castelfollit de la Roca; 11. 1 km E mer, none in autumn. Therefore, some spe- Olot; 12. Sant Miquel del Corb; 13. Les Preses; 14. cies with larva1 development in summer have Sant Privat de Bas; 15.10 km W Olot, 800m; 16.2km been likely not discovered. S Vallfogona; 17. Sant Juan de les Abadesses, 800 m; 18. Camprodon, 900 m; 19. Molló, 1600 m; 20. Col1 $Ares, 1600 m; 21.3 km S Setcases, 1050 m; 22.2 km S Setcases, 1100 m; 23. 1 km N Setcases, 1200 m; 24. MATERIAL 2 km N Setcases, 1300 m; 25.3km N Setcases, 1400 m; 26. 6 km N Setcases, 1800 m; 27. U11 de Ter, 2200- 2300 m; 28.5 km S Ribas de Freser, 800 m; 29. 2 km About 6000 specimens of 288 species have S Queralbs, 1100 m; 30. Caralps, 1200 m; 31. Núria, been examined; with exception of the speci- 2000-2100 m; 32. Port de Toses, eastern slope, 1400 mens from the Stuttgart Museum, the mate- m; 33. Port de Toses, 1800-1850 m; 34. Port de Toses, Fig. 1. Collecting localities in the province of Girona. Localidades de recolec- ción en la provincia de Ge- rona. western slope, 1700-1750 m; 35. 5 km E Bellver de in and Bembidiinae. Moreo- Cerdanya; 36.3 km E Bellver de Cerdanya; 37.20 km ver, 1 do not follow the practice of most S Ripoll, 750 m; 38. Sant Esteve de Bas; 39. N.S. de Salut, 1000 m; 40. 2 km W N.S. de Salut, 900 m; 41. french-speaking authors, to treat the traditio- cantonigros, 1000 m; 42.25 km N Roda de Ter, 850 nal subfamilies or even tribes as families, nor m: 43.2 km N Les Planes: 44. Les Planes: 45. Les An- 1 follow the extreme svlitting of such weii si&, 4 km E Les Planes; 46.3 km S Sant Martí de Llé- known genera as , Bembidion, or mena; 47.2 km SW Amer; 48. 18 km E Sant Joan de chlaenius. subspecies are only cited, when Vilatorta, 800 m; 49.2 km W Sant Hilari Sacalm, 700 m; 50. Serya de Montseny near Sant Marsal, 1000 m; the~are justified withOut dOubt. The s~ecies 51. Girona; 52. Llambilles; 53. Blanes; 54. Platja and their distribution in the province Girona d'Aro; 55. La Bisbal; 56. La Fosca; 57. Peratallada; are listed in the table. Some rare or remarka- 58. Begur; 59. Pals; 60. Torroella de Montgrí; 61. Es- ble species are subsequently discussed in de- tartit; 62. L'Escala; 63. Empúries; 64. Roses. tail.

List of species RESULTS Species without localities refer to the lists of Records are based on personally examined JEANNE(1965, 1966, 1967a, 1967b, 1967c, specimens. Localities are cited with their 1968a, 1968b7 1968c, 1969, 1971a, 1971b7 numbers (see above and in map). Additional 1971c, 1972a, 1972b, 1980). Numbers refer to species recorded in the lists of JEANNE(1965- the localities. Species not recorded by Jeanne 1973,1980) and VIVES& VIVES(1978,1981), from the province of Girona are marked by but not discovered by the author during col- an asterisk (*). lecting work, are added, without repeating of localiiies. Cicindelinae Species are mostly arranged in the Same or- Cicindela hybrida riparia Latr. * 22 der as in JEANNE(1965, 1966, 1967a, 1967b, CicindelacampestrisL. 14,20,22,24,27, 1967c, 1968a, 1968b, 1968c, 1969, 1971a, 33,34,63 Cicindela maroccana 1971b, 1971c, 1972a, 1972b), nothwithstan- pseudomaroccanaRoeschke~ 50 ding that there are some differences in the ge- Cicindela trisignata Dej. * 63 neric and suprageneric arrangement , as f .e. Cicindela germanica L. * 11,13 Cicindelapaludosa Duf. * 14,47 Scarites terricola Bon. Cicindela melancholica F. 63 Scarites buparius Forst. CicindelafZexuosa F. * 54,63 Apotominae Carabinae Apotomus rufus Rossi * sycophanta L. 13 Carabus coriaceus L. * 54 Trechinae Carabus granulatus L. 12 Perileptus areolatus Creutz. * Carabus cancellatus celticus Lap. 13 Thalassophilus longicornis Sturm Carabus convexuspyrenaeicola Cs. 21,24,33,34,40 Trechus quadristriatus Schrank * Mü11. 14,20,32,34,39 Carabusproblematicussolidus Lap. 11,14,54 Trechus obtusus Er. andorranus Barthe 25,27,33 Dej. 13,14,39,54 Trechus fulvus Dej. * Carabuspunctatoauratus Germ. Trechuspyrenaeus Dej. Carabuspyrenaeus Serv. 27 Trechus latebricola Kiesw. * Carabuspurpurascens mülleri Haury 4,5,13,22,24, 27,31,33,54 Bembidiinae Microtyphlus zariquieyi Bol. Cychrinae Microtyphlus schaumi Saulcy caraboidespyrenaeus Kr. Microtyphlus ganglbaueri Breit Tachys bistriatus Duft. Nebriinae Tachys micros Fisch. * Leistus munganasti Reitt. Tachys scutellaris Steph. Leistus nitidus Duft . * 24,34 Tachysparvulus Dej. Eurynebria complanata L. 61 Nebria brevicollis F. 11,13,14 Tachys sexstriatus Duft. * Nebria salina Fairm. 4,42,54 Nebria lafresnayei Serv. 27 Tachys inaequalis Kol. * Nebriapicicornis F. 17,21,48 Sphaerotachyshaemorrhoidalis Dej . Nebria jockischi Sturm 14,27,37 Porotachys bisulcatus Nic. * AsaphidionfZavipes L. Notiophilinae Asaphidion stierlini Heyd. Notiophiluspusillus Waterh. * 27,34 Asaphidion rossii Schaum Notiophilus rufipes Curtis 39,50 Bembidion varium Oliv. Notiophilus biguttatui F. 25,27,33,34 Bembidion minimum F. Notiophilussubstriatus Waterh. * 13 Bembidion rivulare Dej. * Bembidion normannum Dej. Lorocerinae Bembidion tenellum transversum Lorocerapilicornis F. 21 Mü11. * Bembidion aspericolle Germ. Elaphrinae Bembidion assimile Gyllh. * Elaphruspyrenaeus Fairm. * 20 Bembidion octomaculatum Gze. Bembidion articulatum Panz. Omophroninae Omophron limbatum F. * 17,46 Bembidion biguttatum F. * Bembidion lunulatum Fourc. Scaritinae Bembidion iricolor Bed. Clivina fossor L. * Bembidion guttula F. Clivina contracta Fourc. Bembidion unicolor Chaud. Bembidion quadripustulatum Serv. Reicheia lucifuga Saulcy Bembidion quadrimaculatum L. * Dyschirius rugicollis Fairm * Bembidionpunctulatum Drap. Dyschirius salinus Schaum * Bembidion bipunctatum F. * Dyschirius chalybaeus Putz. Bembidion atrocoeruleum Steph. Dyschirius aeneus Dej. Dyschirius apicalis Putz. Dyschirius globosus Herbst * Bembidion coeruleum Serv. Dyschirius importunus Schaum * Bembidion egregium Dan. Scarites laevigatus F. * Poecilus cupreus L. * Bembidion tibiale Duft .

Poecilus versicolor Sturm * BembidiongeniculatumHeer Poecilus cursorius Dej. * Bembidion comolanatum Heer * Poecilus kugelanni Panz. * ~embidionlong'ipes ~an.* Bembidion monticola Sturm Bembidion siculum winkleri Net. Poecilus koyi Germ. Bembidion decorum Zenk. Poeciluspurpurascens Dej . * Poeciluspuncticollis Dej . Bembidion ripicola Duf. OrthomusplanidorsisFairm. Bembidion tetracolum Say Pterostichus vernalis Panz. *

Pterostichus cursor Dej . * Pterostichus strenuus Panz. * Bembidion andreae bualei Duv. Pterostichus aterrimus nigerrimus Dej.* Pterostichus nigritus Payk. Bembidion dudichi Cs.

Bembidion maroccanum Ant. Pterostichus niger Schall. Bembidion nitidulum Marsh Pterostichus melanarius 111. Pterostichus madidus F. * Bembidionpyrenaeum Dej. Pterostichus ferreri Esp. & Mat. Bembidion jeanneli Dew. Pterostichusxatarti Dej . * Bembidion hypocrita Dej . Pterostichus cristatus Duf. Bembidion callosum Küst . Bembidion genei Küst.

Bembidion cribrum Duv. * Bembidion dahli Dej. Haptoderuspumilio Dej. Bembidion ruficorne Sturm Haptoderus amaroides Dej . Bembidion stomoides Dej. Haptoderus infimus Chaud. Haptoderus glacialis Chaud. Bembidion elongatum Dej . Zariquieya troglodytes Jeann. Bembidion ambiguum Dej. * Abaxpyrenaeus Dej. Bembidion properans Steph.

Bembidion lampros Herbst Percuspatruelis navaricus Dej . Bembidion obtusum Serv. * Molopidius spinicollis Dej . Ocys harpaloides S~N.* Synychus nivalis Panz. Platyderus ruficollis Marsh. Pogoninae Pogonus riparius Dej. * Calathus ambiguus Payk. * Pogonus chalceus Marsh. CalathuserratusSahlb. Pogonus littoralis Duft. Pogonusgilvipes Dej. Calathus circumseptus Germ. * Pogonus meridionalis Dej . Calathus mollis Marsh. * Calathus melanocephalus L. Patrobinae Penetretus rufipennis Dej . *

Pterostichinae Calathusfuscipes intermedius Gaul A bacetus salzmanni Germ.

Stomispumicatus Panz. * Calathus luctuosus Latr. Poecilus laevigatus Duf. Dolichus halensis Schall. Sphodrus leucophthalmus L. * 13 consularis Duft. Pristonychus terricola reichenbachi 11,13,14,16,46, Amara apricaria Payk. Schauf. 48,54 Amara aulica Panz. Ceuthosphodrus oblongus Dej . 14,19,20,22,24, 25,33,39 Zabrinae Zanus tenebrioides Gze. Agoninae Zabrus curtus pyrenaeus Fainn. Cardiomeragenei Bassi Platynus dorsalis Pont. Scybalicus oblongiusculus Dej . Gynandromorphusetruscus Quens. Diachromusgermanus L. Anisodactylus binotatus F. Platynus cyaneus Dej. Platynus ruficornis Gze.

Anisodactylussignatus Panz. * Anisodactylus intermedius Dej . Platynus assimilis Payk. * ~nisoduc&lusvirens Dej. - Agonum viridicupreum Gze. Carterusfulvipes Latr. Agonum sexpunctatum L. Ditomus capito Serv. Agonum mülleri Herbst Ditomus clypeatus Rossi Ditomus sphaerocephalus Oliv. Metophonus cordatus Duft. Agonum lugens Duft. * Metophonus puncticeps Steph. Agonum viduum Panz. Agonum moestum Duft. * Metophonus zigzag Costa * Agonum marginatum L. Metophonus incisus Dej. Agonum nigrum Dej. Metophonus schaubergianus Puel Odontonyx fuscatus Dej . * Metophonus brevicollis Serv. Odontonyx elongatus Woll. Metophonus cribricollis Dej. Metophonus azureus F. Amarinae Metophonus subquadratus Dej. Amara fulvipes Serv. Ophonus diffinis Dej. * Amarasimilata Gyllh. Ophonus rotundicollis Fairm. Ophonus opacus Dej. Amara ovata F. Pseudophonus rufipes Dej. Amara eurynota Panz. Amara nitida Sturm Amara lucida Duft. Pseudophonus griseus Panz. Amara familiaris Duft. SemiophonussignaticornisDuft. * Amara convexior Steph. * Harpalus dispar Dej . Amara communis Panz. Harpalus aeneus F. Amara lunicollis Schiodte Amara curta Dej . Amara aenea Dej . Harpalus distinguendus Duft.

Amara erratica Duft . Harpalus smaragdinus Duft. Amara fusca Dej . Harpalus cupreus Dej. * Amara ingenua Duft. Harpalus dimidiatus Rossi Amara bifrons Gyllh. Amaramontana Dej Harpalus attenuatus Steph. Amara meridionalis Putz. Amara eximina Dej . Harpalus tenebrosus Dej. Amara puncticollis Dej . Amara cursitans Zimm. * Harpalus rubripes Duft. Amara equestris Duft. Amara fulva Dej. 14,17,21,22, Harpalus latus L. 28,43,46,54, Harpalus atratus Latr. 55,61 Harpalussulphuripes Germ. Chlaenius variegatus Fourc. * 4 Harpalus honestus Duft. Chlaenius tibialis Dej . 2,4,12,13,17, 18,21,46 Chlaenius nigricornis F. 4,13,14 Chlaenius decipiens Duf. 5 Oodes gracilis Villa 63

Harpalus rufitarsis Duft . * Lebiinae Harpalus neglectus Serv. cyanocephala L. Harpalus reichei Jac. * Lebia rufipes Dej. Harpalus anxius subcylindricus Dej . Lebia crux-minor L. Harpalus tardus Panz. Lebia scapularis Fourc. * vaporariorum L. Harpalusserripes Quens. Cymindisscapularis Schaum Cymindis limbatella Chaud. Acinopuspicipes Oliv. Cymindis melanocephala Dej . Parophonus hirsutulus Dej. * Cymindis humeralis Fourc. Parophonus maculicornis Duft. Cymindis axillaris F. Cymindis lineola Duf . Dichirotrichus obsoletus Dej. Trymosternus onychinus Dej. Bradycellus lusitanicus Dej . * atricapillus L. Bradycellus distinctus Dej . * linearis Oliv. Bradycellus verbasci Duft. F. Acupalpus meridianus L. * Dromius meridionalis Dej. Acupalpus elegans Dej. * L. Acupalpus dorsalis F. Dromius melanocephala Dej . * Acupalpus maculatus Schaum * Metabletusobscuroguttatus Duft. * Acupalpus notatus Muls. * Metabletus truncatellus L. Anthracus consputus Duft. * Metabletus foveatus Fourc. Egadroma marginatum Dej . * Stenolophus skrimshireanus Steph. * corticalis Duf. * Stenolophus teutonus Schrank Microlestes maurus Sturm * Microlestes luctuosus Holdh. Microlestesgallicus Holdh. Stenolophus abdominalis Gené * Microlestes minutulus Gze. Stenolophus mixtus Herbst Microlestes negrita Woll. * Stenolophusproximus Dej . * Microlestes abeillei Bris. * europaeus Mat. * Amblystominae quadrillum Duft. Amblystomus niger Heer Dryptinae Licininae Drypta dentata Rossi 46 Licinuspunctatulus granulatus Dej. Licinus aequatus Sew. Brachininae Badister bipustulatus F. Aptinus displosor Duf. 61,62 Badister meridionalis Puel * Aptinuspyrenaeus Dej. 13,14,20,23,25, 30.48 Panagaeniae Brachinus crepitans L. 7,12,13,47,63 Panagaeus crux-maior L. Brachinusganglbaueri Apf. * 63 Brachinusplagiatus Rche. 63 Chlaeniinae Brachinus explodens Duft. 1,11,13,14,30, Callistus lunatus F. 41,42,47,48 Chlaenius velutinus Duft. * Brachinus variiventris Schauf. 40,46,47,54,62 Brachinus sclopeta F. * 5,6,7,11,13,14, Chlaenius spoliatus Rossi 38,42,46,51, Chlaenius vestitus Payk. 54,61,63 Remarkable species peninsula. Bembidion tenellum transversum Mü11. Cicindela melancholica F. Apparently first record from the peninsula, Rare species, firstly noted from province Gi- perhaps not recognized before. rona by VIVES& VIVES(1978). Bembidion assimile Gyllh. Cicindela maroccana pseudomaroccana Rare species everywhere. Roeschke, Bembidion biguttatum F. First record from province Girona, also nort- Northern species, rare in Spain, distribution hernmost record of this species which was re- unknown. corded from the part of the Massís del Mont- Bembidion complanatum Heer seny which belongs to province Barcelona. Rare northern species thus far recorded from Carabus coriaceus L. central Pyrenees. One of the central Pyre- One specimen, labelled "Playa de Ara", nean species which penetrate just into the collected by Harde. If there was no confusion westernmost parts of the province Girona. of locality, this would be the first record of Bembidion longipes Dan. this species from the peninsula. The small Very rare species, also known only from cen- specimen would go with excavatus Charp. tral Pyrenees. However, this record is rather doubtful and ~emkdionmonticola Sturm should be confirmed. Rare species, preferring damp places as for Carabus granulatus L. example small waterfalls. Northern species, only recorded from the vi- Bembidion cribrum Duv. cinity of Olot and the valley of river Fluvia. Rare species with scattered distribution. No other record from\the peninsula known. Bembidion obtusum Serv. Leistus nitidus Duft. Only few scattered records available throug- Species recorded thus far from central Pyre- hout the peninsula. &es. It reaches just to the westernmost parts Poecilus laevigatus Duf. of the province. Species from northeastern Spain, always Notiophilus pusillus Waterh. rare. According to JEANNE(1965-1973) recorded Poecilus cursorius Dej . from two localities in central Pyrenees and Rare species, distribution in Spain virtually from the province Barcelona. Rare species. unknown. Notiophilus substriatus Waterh. Pterostichus cursor Dei. Rare species of wet places and swampy areas. Halophile species recorded from Baleares Omophron limbatum F. (DELA FUENTE,1918-21) and, just recently, are and scattered, perhaps due to its from the mainland (JEANNE,1980). aberrant habits and the special catching met- Pterostichus melanarius 111. hods required. Northern species, so far known only from the Dyschirius globosus Herbst vicinity of Olot (VIVES& VIVES,1978), where Northern species, cited by DE LA FUENTE it is rather common. (1918-21) for Catalonia. Apparently no re- Molopidius spinicollis Dej . cent record from Spain available. Very rare, subterranean species which was Trechus fulvw Dej. lost for about 100 years since description. According to JEANNE(1967) only recorded Some records are from last 30 years. from the northwest or as cave dwelling or sub- Dolichus halensis Schall. terraneous species. However, JEANNEL, Very rare species, some scattered records gi- (1941) recorded the species from Banyuls. ven by VIVES& VIVES(1981). Tachys micros Fisch. Agonum lugens Duft. Cited by DE LA FUENTE(1918-21) from sout- Rare species with scattered distribution. hem Spain. Perhaps first true record from the Amara convexior Steph. Northern species, firstly recorded from the DISCUSSION peninsula by JEANNE(1968). The species recorded from the province of Amara cursitans Zimm. Girona alltogether total well over 113 of the Rare northern species, cited by DE LA FUEN- whole Iberian Carabid fauna. This large num- TE (1918-21), recently recorded from the pro- ber is certainly due to the variety of habitats vinces of Huesca and Barcelona (JEANNEin in the province which makes the fauna one of litt.). the richest and most diverse of the whole pe- Anisodactylus signatus Panz. ninsula. Northern species, only cited by DE LA FUEN- The Carabid fauna of this province can be TE (1918-21). roughly divided into eight components: Metophonus zigzag Costa 1. Species distributed over the whole medi- Rare species, whose distribution is almost terranean region. Mostly rather poly-ther- unknown. JEANNE(1971) did not distinguish mophilous and xerophilous species. it from M. melleti Heer. From my view M. 2. West-mediterranean species, partly ende- zigzag is a separate species or at least a well mic to the peninsula. Most rather steno- defined subspecies of M. melleti. thermophilous or xerophilous, normally Metophonus cribricollis Dej . not transgressing the zone of the olive- A rare species of eastern origin. tree. Ophonus diffinis Dej . 3. Species of the mediterranean littoral. Apparently a rare species in Spain, distribu- Sand living or halophile species. tion rather unsettled. 4. Alpine or montane species of central and Semiophonus signaticornis Duft. southern Europe. To a large extent rupi- An eastern species, very rare in the Iberian colous. peninsula. 5. Endemic species of the Pyrenees. Mostly Harpalus cupreus Dej . alpine or subalpine species. Rare species with scattered distribution in 6. Endemic species of Catalonia. To a large northern Spain. extent subterranean. Harpalus rufitarsis Duft. 7. Central European species, most rather A montane species, recorded from central cool-adapted species which penetrate just and western Pyrenees. It reaches just the wes- into northeastern Spain and live there in ternmost parts of the province. rather wet and cool habitats. Parophonus hirsutulus Dej . 8. All-European species or ubiquists. According to JEANNE(1971) very rare and These fauna1 components naturally occu- sporadic. py different habitat types and thus, they are Antltracus consputus Duft. heterogenously distributed over the provin- Rare species, firstlyrecorded by VIVES(1976) ce. Generally, the cool preferent northern from extreme southern Spain. species occur in the northern, mountaneous Stenolophus skrimshireanus Steph. part, whereas the mediterranean components Rare species everywhere. are rich in the southern parts and along the Oodes gracilis Villa coast. But this general pattern is interrupted Cited by DE LA FUENTE(1918-21) from provin- in some areas. One example is the monta- ce Girona, also discovered by JEANNE(in litt.). neous outlayer of the Massís del Montseny at Badister meridionalis Puel the southern border of the province, where Apparently rare or partly mistaken for B. bi- some northern species occur together with a pustulatus F. mediterranean fauna. Another remarkable Microlestes maurus Stum example is the mountain surrounded plain Northern species, rare in the peninsula. near Olot, where especially many northern Apristus europaeus Mat . species occur, some of them living nowhere Rare species everywhere. else in the peninsula. A short account of the different fauna1 Hence, the fauna1 composition of the pro- components shall illustrate the pattern of fau- vince of Girona is distinguished from that of nal distribution: most other parts of the peninsula by the follo- l. Mediterranean species are naturally ri- wing features: the number of mediterranean chest in the warmer and drier areas along species is comparatively low specially with re- the southeastern border of the province gard to western mediterranean and endemic and near the coast. But such species occur species; montane or alpine species which OC- also in al1 other parts with exception of the cur also in the mountains of Central Europe, high areas of the Pyrenees. Their number are rather numerous; the number of endemic is apparently low also in areas with high montane species of the Pyrenees, however, is rainfall. rather low, because few of these species ac- 2. Xerophilous and thermophilous west-me- tually penetrate into the province; species diterranean species occur only in the which do, reach to the westernmost parts; southern part adjacent to the province special to the province is the relatively high Barcelona and near the coast, and they are percentatge of species endemic to Catalonia mostly restricted to mediterranean types and, the occurrence of some Central Euro- of vegetation on dry ground, especially on pean species nowhere else occurring in the sandstone country and on clayish soils in Iberian peninsula. areas where the olivetree grows. As a summary, it seems evident, that due 3. Littoral and halophile species occur only to the highly varied character of the province, at the very coast, in sand dunes and in the with respect to geology, geography, climate, large swampy areas at the mouths of the and vegetation, there is apparently space for Fluvii and Ter rivers. a great varity of fauna1 components. Due to 4. Alpine and montane species live naturally the position of the province at the northern in the main chain of the Pyrenees, but they border of the peninsula and to the low altitu- go rather far down in the valleys of the ri- de of the Pyrenees in most parts of the provin- vers Ter and Freser. More eurybiotic spe- ce, in the past it was a most appropriate way cies occur also in the lower reaches of the- for immigration of northern fauna1 elements se rivers as well as of the Fluvii. Some are into the Iberian peninsula. However, just few mountain-living species in the Iberian pe- species were able to immigrate further down ninsula, whereas they are not in Central the peninsula, perhaps because in most other Europe (e.g. Harpalus latus, Amara bi- regions ecological conditions become drasti- frons). cally different and far less suitable to such 5. Endemites of the Pyrenees occur mostly in northern species. the high zones above 1800 m, but some live especially in the densely forested re- gions further down. 6. Endemites of Catalonia are mostly sub- terranean species of the lower mountains ACNOWLEDGEMENTS and hills. 7. Cool adapted Central European species Thanks are due to Dr. W. Schawaller (Stuttgart) for live only in rather wet areas, in swamps the opportunity to see the specimens captured by the and wet meadows, especially in the late Dr. K.W. Harde. 1 also thank Dr. W. Bils (Ma- lowlands of the upper river Fluvii. drid), Dr. E.G. Burmeister (München), Dr. R. 8. Ubiquists occur in al1 parts of the provin- Grimm, E. Jansen, H. Kopp, W. Loderbusch, Dr. W. ce, but they are less well represented in the Rahle (al1 Tübingen), Dr. C. Rieger (Nürtingen), and E. Weigel (Liggenng) for the friendly permission to high mountains and in the areas with ex- inspect the material collected by themselves. Last not treme mediterranean climate and vegeta- least 1 heartily thank my wife who accompanied me tion. severa1 times during collecting tnps. RESUMEN neos propiamente dichos y Baleares. Bol. soc. ent. España, 2: 11-18, 30-45,58-73, 104-119, 143-158, Carábidos (Insecta, Coleoptera) de la provincia de Ge- 199-214. rona.-Sc citan 328 espccies de carábidos de la provin- - 1920. Catálogo sistemático-geográfico de los co- cia de Gcrona, partiendo del material rccolectado y leópteros observados en la Península Ibérica, Piri- de la bibliografía existente. Para muchas especics, neospropiamente dichos y Baleares. Bol. soc. ent. constituye éste el primcr registro en la provincia de España, 3: 18-49,74-89, 131-146. Gerona, y para otras incluso en la Península Ibérica. - 1921. Catálogo sistemático-geográfico de los co- Se discuten la composición dc la fauna de la pro- leópteros observados en la Península Ibérica, Pi- vincia de Gerona, así como sus requerimientos ecoló- rineos propiamente díchos y Baleares. Bol. soc. gicos y su dispersión. Sc encuentran en Geronanume- ent. España, 4: 19-43,53-55. rosos clementos faunísticos norteños; las espccies - 1927. Tablas analíticas para la clasificación de los mediterráneas son menos abundantes que las monta- coleópteros de la Península Ibérica. Altés ed. Bar- nas o las alpinas; algunas especies montanas i rupíco- celona. las descicnden dc un modo notable por los valles flu- JEANNE,C., 1965. Carabiques de la Péninsule Ibéri- viales. que (2." note). A& Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, 102, Las diversas condiciones ecológicas de la provin- Ser. A, 10: 3-34. cia, su situación en el límite norte de la Península Ibé- - 1966. Carabiques de la Péninsule Iberique (3.e rica y la relativa poca altitud de los Pirineos pueden note). Acr. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, I03, Ser. A, 3: justificar la composición de la población de carábidos, 3-24. ya que tales condiciones favoreccn la inmigración de - 1967a. Carabiques de la Péninsule Iberique (4.P especies provenientes del norte. note). Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, 104, Ser. A, 3: 3-22. - 1967b. Carabiques de la Péninsule Iberique (5." ZUSAMMENFASSUNG note). Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, 104, Ser. A, 10: 3-22. - 1967c. Carabiques de la Péninsule Iberique (6." Die Laufkafer der Provinz Girona werden aufgelistet. Auf Grund des gesammelten Materialen und der vor- note). Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, 104, Ser. A, 13: liegenden Literaturangaben sind nun 328 Laufkafer- 1-19. - 1968a. Carabiques de la Péninsule Iberique (7.e arten aus der Provinz Girona sicher nachgewiesen. Mehrere Arten werden erstmalig für die Provinz Gi- note). Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, 105, Ser. A, 1: rona genannt und einige Arten werden vermutlich 1-25. - 1968b. 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