Meliboeus oliveri Niehuis, 2015

Niehuis, Manfred, 2020, A review of the jewel beetles of the genus Meliboeus in Israel (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 50 (2), pp. 159-176 : 171-172

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4718391
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15813554
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scientific name	Meliboeus oliveri Niehuis, 2015
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The name is available from Niehuis (2015) (description itself in 2014 was without the holotype designation and, thus, the name was unavailable). I described that species in the subgenus Meliboeoides . The holotype is in SMNHTAU (see Niehuis 2015).

Material examined: Israel: Har Hermon: 1 ex., Har Hermon, 1700 m, 17.v.2020, L. Friedman (SMNHTAU); 1♂ 7 ex., Har Hermon, 1600 m, 18.v.2009, L. Friedman (SMNHTAU); Mt. Hermon, 1515 m, 27.iv.2013, M. & O. Niehuis, 1♂ HT (SMNHTAU), 4♂ 2♀ PT ( CNA); 1 ex., Har Hermon, 1500 m, 21.v.2002, L. Friedman (SMNHTAU); 4♂ Mt.Hermon, 1350 m, 10.v.1996, D.Gianasso ( CGC); 8♀♀ PT, Mt. Hermon , 3 km NW Majdal al-Shams, 33°17'68"N 35°45'65"E, 1450 m, 29.v.2012, M. & O. Niehuis ( CNA); 1♂ Har Dov, 33°16'N 35°41'E, 635 m, 6.vi.2013, L. Friedman (SMNHTAU). Golan Heights : 1♂ PT, Nimrod Castle, 20.IV.1977, J. Halperin (SMNHTAU); 1♀ PT, Tel Abu Hanzir, 18.iv.1982, H. Mühle ( CMN). Hula Valley : 1♀ PT, Dan, 1.iv.1959, J. Halperin (SMNHTAU); 2♂♂ Qiryat Shemona [Qiryat Schamona], 29.iii–26.iv.1987, A. Richter ( CMN). Upper Galilee : 3♀♀ PT, Meron W Zefat, 21.iv.1992, M. & O. Niehuis ( CNA); 1♂ 2♀♀ PT, Galilea Sha'al, 18.iv.1982, H. Mühle ( CMN). Carmel Ridge : 1♂ PT, Haifa, Carmel , 22.iv.1973, A. Freidberg (SMNHTAU); 1♂ PT, Mt. Karmel , Nahal Oren, 5.iv.1995, E. Colonelli ( CMN). Samaria : 2♂♂ Gilboa Res., 29.iii–26.iv.1987, A. Richter ( CMN). Central Coastal Plain : 2♀ PT, Dor, 8.iv.1995, E. Colonelli ( CMN). Jordan Valley : 1♀ PT, Umm Zuqa Nature Reserve , Rt. 5788, 200 m, 18.iii.2008, L. Friedman (SMNHTAU). Judean Desert: 1♀ PT, 89292 ' En Perat [Wadi Qelt], 13.iii.2011, L. Friedman (SMNHTAU) GoogleMaps .

Distribution: East Mediterranean. In addition to Israel, there are numerous records from Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran Niehuis (2014 b), which outline the total known distribution.

Host plants: The species develops in thistles, most likely in Echinops spp.