Ophonus ( Metophonus ) brevicollis (Audinet-Serville, 1821)

Wrase, DW, 2009, New or interesting records of Carabid beetles from Europe, Madeira, northern Africa, Turkey, from the Near East, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Pakistan, with nomenclatorial and taxonomic notes (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidiini, Brachinini, Cyclosomini, Elaphrini, Harpalini, Lebiini, Nebriini, Platynini,, Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (1), pp. 901-935 : 918

Ophonus ( Metophonus) brevicollis (AUDINET- SERVILLE 1821)

S y r i a: as-Suwaidā: as-Suwaidā env. [SE Dimashq / Damascus], Hauran (hilly country, basaltic lava, partly forested), 20.IV.1990, Chr. Reuter leg. (13, cWR).

Up to now known from Spain to Turkey (CATPAL 1: WRASE 2003: 389), hence an occurrence in Syria was expected. First record for Syria.