Notes There are several peculiar forms among generally accepted subspecies of D. scabricolle with rather regular elytral lines and slightly widened body similar to D. blanchardi Mulsant & Rey, 1863 such as D. s. paphlagonicum Br., D. s. subcorpulentum Br., D. s. balikesirense Br. Forms with reddish-elytra in males are also known inside D. scabricolle (D. scabricolle m. aeruginosum Breuning, 1946: 121). So, may be such species as D. blanchardi Mulsant & Rey, 1863 and D. resadıyeense Bernhauer & Peks, 2011 (published as “reşadıyeense”) are better to be regarded as subapecies of D. scabricolle.
Several specimens of uncertain origin with very old labels are available.
Two males are similar to D. blanchardi Mulsant & Rey, 1863, but more elongated. One (Fig. 123-124) with label: “Persia bor. / 15.IV.96 [1896?]” (ZMM). The specimen has relatively large yellowish sutural and humeral stripes and big yelowish basal strokes; its length: 15.3 mm, width: 6.2 mm. Another male (Fig. 125-126) is very similar to the first one but smaller (body length: 13.0 mm, width: 4.8 mm) with paler elytral lines; its label: “Syrie / M.Galant coll.” (SM).
A male (Fig. 127-128, Map 2) with the label: “Syria” (ZMM) is definitely a local subspecies of D. scabricolle with narrow elytral lines, moderately dense pronotal punctation, red 1st antennal joint and red legs (body length: 14.7 mm, width: 5.4 mm). Probably similar population was mentioned as D. s. scabricolle by Özdikmen et al., (2010: 1160) – “Amanos mountains”.
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