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Description of the Sinai Peninsula

Although the Sinai Peninsula has played an important role in human history and its influence went often far beyond the East Mediterranean region, our knowledge of the peninsula’s insect biodiversity is with large »white« spots. As a contribution to the knowledge of regional biodiversity, taxonomy and zoogeography of our favourite beetles, we decided to revise and update the available information about the darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae without Lagriinae and Alleculinae) of the Sinai Peninsula. Information provided for all species includes references to the original description, synonyms, list of localities where the species were collected in the Sinai Peninsula, their general distribution, and, if needed, comments on their taxonomy and ecology. Distribution maps are added for the more abundant species. The darkling beetles studied here are part of the authors’ own collections (M., M., S. Lillig & T. Pavlíček XI.-XII.1992, T. Pavlíček IV.1993, IV.1995, southern part of the Sinai Peninsula), as well as of collections of N. Rech (III.1996, III.1997, Nuweiba), W. Schawaller (XII.1997-I.1998, south-eastern Sinai) and W. G. Ullrich (IV. 1992, X.1992, IV.1993, southern Sinai). Other specimens, in particular the Erodiini and Adesmiini, are part of the following collections: The Natural History Museum in London, Collection of G. Frey in Basel, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano, Museum für Naturkunde der HumboldtUniversität in Berlin, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien, Transvaal Museum in Pretoria, Természettudományi Muzeum in Budapest and Zoologiska Museet Universitet in Helsinki. Some references are made to the entomological collection of the Tel Aviv University.