Notes on the genus Taridius Chaudoir, 1875 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with descriptions of six new species from Vietnam

Dmitri N Fedorenko

doi:10.3897/zookeys.244.3836

Notes on the genus Taridius Chaudoir, 1875 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with descriptions of six new species from Vietnam

Zookeys. 2012:(244):67-89. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.244.3836. Epub 2012 Nov 26.

Author

Dmitri N Fedorenko¹

Affiliation

¹ A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Abstract

Six new species of the genus Taridius Chaudoir, 1875 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) are described from Vietnam: Taridius ornatussp. n., Taridius piceussp. n., Taridius fasciatussp. n., Taridius abdominalissp. n., Taridius coriaceussp. n., and Taridius disjunctussp. n.. The generic characters are redescribed, based on fresh material, with a key provided to all congeners.

Keywords: Carabidae; Coleoptera; New species; Taridius; Vietnam.