Podalgus cuniculus arabicus Fairmaire, 1895

This small Dynatinae is characterized by: apex of clypeus upturned, pronotum strongly and densely punctate, double rows of elytra distinct with intervals sparsely punctate.

The subspecies P.cuniculus arabicus as body more elongate and paramera very broadly triangular. This form is present in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Sinai, Israel and Arabia. One specimens was recently found in 2008 in the southern desert of Jordan (Wadi Rum, leg. Gianfranco Sama).

P.cuniculus arabicus photo Sabatinelli	P.cuniculus arabicus photo Rittner	P.cuniculus arabicus photo P.Tauzin	P.cuniculus arabicus photo Sabatinelli
P.cuniculus arabicus photo Sabatinelli	P.cuniculus infantulus from Medvedev

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