Taxonomic, nomenclatural, and faunistic records for species in tribes Melaenini, Moriomorphini, Pterostichini, Licinini, and Sphodrini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Zootaxa. 2013:3709:52-70. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.1.2.

Abstract

Mexyclothorax baehri, sp. n. (type locality: Papua New, Guinea, West Sepik Province, summit of Mount Capella, 3960 m), Atrotus indicus, sp. n. (type locality: India, Nilgiri Hills, Coonoor env.), Microzarguspakistanus,sp. n. (type locality: Pakistan, Kaghan Valley, Shogran env.) and Pterostichus (Oreophilus) podgoricensis, sp. n. (type locality: Montenegro, Podgoritsa env.) are described. The following nomenclatural acts are proposed: Hexagonia vartianorum Jedlička, 1967, syn. n. of Cymbionotum semirubricum (Reitter 1914); Poecilus (Derus) jarkendis (Jedlička, 1965), comb. n. of Pterostichus (Melanius) jarkendis Jedlička, 1965; Pterostichus (Pseudorthomus) namrun Jedlička, 1963, syn. n. of Amphimasoreus amaroides Piochard de la Brûlerie, 1875; Synuchus hummeli (Jedlička, 1935), comb. n. of Pterostichus hummeli Jedlička, 1935. In addition, new distributional records are recorded for Microzargus hartmanni Sciaky & Facchini, 1997, M. nepalensis Sciaki & Facchini, 1997 and Amphimasoreus amaroides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
  • Coleoptera / classification*
  • Coleoptera / growth & development
  • Female
  • India
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea