Bombardier beetles of the genus Pheropsophus Solier 1833 (Carabidae: Brachininae: Brachinini) from Indian subcontinent Author Venugopal, Akhil S. Author Thomas, Sabu K. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-05-17 4608 1 65 89 journal article 21232 10.11646/zootaxa.4608.1.3 c4d067fa-4c56-4248-8084-caf4dd1eea21 1175-5326 3993611 3540218C-34FA-4D91-925A-3E89C6C3A7C1 Pheropsophus andrewesi JEDLIČKA, 1964 ( Fig. 1 A ) Pheropsophus andrewesi Jedlička, 1964:5 ; Kirschenhofer, 2010:55 . Specimens examined (n=1) : Holotype ; labelled “ India , Assam , Holotypus , Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) andrewesi , det. Ing. Jedlička ”; type in ZMHB Description. Length: 11.0–15.0 mm. Colour : Head, pronotum and elytra black; palps, legs, clypeus, labrum and two spots next to the antennae yellow-red. Segments 1–4 of antennae (yellowish red) lighter than 5–11 (dark brown). Head: With fairly protruding eyes, flat frontal furrows, more or less wrinkled and punctured towards neck. Pronotum: Wider than the head, longer than broad, apex and base straight, equally wide, sides convex, narrowed to the base, hind-quarter of the disc rectangular, basal fovea missing, median furrow deep. Elytra: Humerus rounded; distinctly broadened towards the apex, strongly striated, intervals broad, flattened, apex straight truncated. Geographical distribution. INDIA : Assam ( Jedlička 1964 ); Meghalaya : Khasi hills ( Kirschenhofer 2010 ) Remarks. Morphologically similar to P. aptinoides , but differs with head, pronotum and elytra entirely black. It is endemic to the Indo-Burma hotspot of biodiversity.