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
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4608.1.3
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Pheropsophus catoirei
(
DEJEAN, 1825
)
(
Fig. 1 E
)
Brachinus catoirei
Dejean, 1825: 301
;
Putzeys, 1875: 45
;
Bates, 1891a: 10
(suppl.); 1892b: 391;
Arrow, 1901: 202
;
Andrewes, 1924a: 55
;
1930: 271
;
Mani, 1955: 486
;
Jedlička, 1963: 529
;
Saha
and Halder, 2000: 34
;
Hrdlička, 2017: 479
;
Ullah
et al.
, 2017: 179
.
Specimens examined (n=1)
:
Holotype
(by monotypy), labelled “
catoirei
. in Bengalia,
G.J. Arrow
vidit 1901, ‘
Ex. Musaeo Chaudoir’
”; type in
MNHN
Description.
Length: 10.0–18.0 mm; TW:
6.8 mm
Colour:
Head, pronotum, reddish brown without spots; elytra black; apex of antennae and legs pale red; eyes greyish; legs with coxa, trochanter, tibia and femur light reddish yellow; apex of the femur dark brown; 1
st
tarsomere reddish yellow in middle with dark reddish brown margins; rest dark reddish brown; claws brownish black; venter brownish black with underside of head reddish yellow including the mouth parts and palpi; prosternum brownish black with a reddish yellow patch in the middle; metasternum brownish black.
Head:
Small, narrow
Pronotum:
Convex, broader anteriorly, narrowed posteriorly; apical and basal margins straight; lateral bead faint; disc scarcely punctuate; deep median furrow.
Elytra:
Elongated, narrow; subparallel; median transverse bands narrow, with few serrations along edges; apex wider with narrow yellow apical band extending anteriorly along the striations.
Venter:
Abdomen pubescent, covered with brownish yellow hairs.
Geographical distribution.
INDIA
: Bengal (
Dejean 1825
);
Arunachal Pradesh
(
Hrdlička 2017
);
Sikkim
(
Hrdlička 2017
);
Meghalaya
: Garo (
Saha and Halder 2000
);
Assam
;
Himachal Pradesh
: Bajaura (Kangra distr.) (An- drewes 1924a). Kulu (Naggar and Mandi). Nalagar. Spiti (Gharry) (
Andrewes 1924a
);
Uttar Pradesh
: Dahora (
Andrewes 1924a
); Kashmir: Balta (
Andrewes 1930
); Andaman Is (
Andrewes 1924a
);
BANGLADESH
:
Dhaka
(
Arrow 1901
);
IRAN
(
Hrdlička 2017
);
AFGHANISTAN
(
Hrdlička 2017
);
PAKISTAN
:
Sind
and the Khyber Pass (
Ullah
et al.
2017
);
SRI LANKA
(
Andrewes 1930
);
MYANMAR
(
Andrewes 1930
);
NEPAL
(
Hrdlička 2017
);
BHUTAN
(
Hrdlička 2017
).
Remarks.
Morphologically similar to
P. hilaris
.
Differs by elongated body; absence of spots on pronotum and presence of larger elytral humeral spots.