Pterostichus ( Argutor ) cursor (Dejean, 1828)

Pavlou, Christoforos, Bolanakis, Giannis, Kardaki, Ljubitsa & Trichas, Apostolos, 2025, Forty years of ground-beetle sampling in Crete. A major contribution to the Carabidae (Coleoptera, Adephaga) fauna of Crete (Greece), Contributions to Entomology 75 (2), pp. 269-288 : 269-288

25. Pterostichus ( Argutor) cursor (Dejean, 1828)

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Habitat and general distribution.

Pterostichus cursor is distributed in central-southern Europe, Siberia, Near and Middle East ( Arndt et al. 2011). It occurs in freshwater reed-beds ( Austin et al. 2008).

Material examined.

• Chania: Agya Lake , 35.360704°N, 24.251689°E, 5 m elev., pitfall traps, 5 spms, leg. Amyntas A. ( NHMC) ; • Rethymno: Amari, Potamon Dam , 35.275710°N, 24.581507°E, 206 m elev., 4.IV.2017 – 8.v.2017, pitfall traps, 3 spms., leg. Amyntas A. ( NHMC) .

Comments.

Pterostichus cursor is reported in Greece from the Greek mainland and Peloponnese ( Arndt et al. 2011). This is the first record of P. cursor in Crete. The species was spotted in artificial wetlands, in western and central-west Crete. In the sampling sites, there were plenty of reeds, fitting the species’ habitat preferences.

Figures

Figure 4. Α. Dicheirotrichus obsoletus; B. Dicheirotrichus punicus; C. Agonum thoreyi; D. Agonum viridicupreum; E. Paranchus albipes; F. Pterostichus cursor; G. Pterostichus anthracinus; H. Calathus cinctus; I. Laemostenus venustus; J. Polistichus connexus. Scale bars: 2 mm (A); 1.9 mm (B); 2.2 mm (C); 2.1 mm (D); 2.3 mm (E); 2.1 mm (F); 2.7 mm (G); 2.2 mm (H); 3.4 mm (I); 2.2 mm (J).