Abstract
Two new tiger beetle taxa, Cylindera germanica erzincana ssp. nov. Boetzl & Franzen, 2020 from eastern Anatolia and Cylindera germanica persiana ssp. nov. Boetzl & Franzen, 2020 from southern Iran are described based on morphological characters. We present the current knowledge on the distribution of C. germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Middle East and present a first record of C. germanica muelleri (Magistretti, 1966) for Turkey. An identification key for the subspecies of C. germanica occurring in the Middle East is provided.
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