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We dedicate this work to the late Terry Erwin for his entomological performance and enthusiasm for carabidology. With this contribution, we would like to thank him for joint excursions and his manifold support for us. His splendid life’s work in carabidol-ogy and biodiversity research stimulates us greatly and we will never forget him. We thank Joachim Schmidt (Rostock) for his helpfulness in questions concern-ing the determination and synonymy of platynines. Christoph Reuter (Berlin) very generously supported us with carabid specimens from Lebanon and other countries in Southwest Asia. The same applies to Peer H. Schnitter (Halle), Kamil Orszulik (Frýdec-Místek), and Zbynek Kejval (Domažlice). Special thanks go to James Liebherr (Ithaca) and Riccardo Sciaky (Milan) for valuable comments on the manuscript during the review process. We thank also the Israel Nature Protection Authority for giving permits to study insects in the nature reserves. Thanks goes also to those scientists who supported us both in the field and in the collections, esp. Tamar Dayan, Netta Dorchin, the late Amnon Friedberg (all SMNHTAU), and Oded Salomon (Harashim).

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