Revision of Trechus Clairville, 1806 of the Bale Mountains and adjacent volcanos, Ethiopia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)
Author
Schmidt, Joachim
University of Rostock, Institute of Biosciences, General and Systematic Zoology, Universitätsplatz 2, 18055 Rostock, Germany. University of Marburg, Fb. 17 - Biologie, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 8, 35043 Marburg, Germany. Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. MECADEV - UMR 7179 MNHN / CNRS, Paris, France.
schmidt@agonum.de
Author
Faille, Arnaud
arnaud1140@yahoo.fr
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-06-21
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Trechus bombi
sp. nov.
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,
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Diagnosis
Externally very similar to the above-described
T. iridescens
sp. nov.
but larger, with elytra broader, and with aedeagal median lobe much slenderer. In addition,
T. bombi
sp. nov.
differs from latter and similar species mentioned above by the male protarsi with two basal protarsomeres dilated.
Etymology
The name is derived from “
bombi
”, the Oromic term for beetle.
Material examined
Holotype
ETHIOPIA
: ³,
Bale Mts
,
Harenna
Forest
, E Rira, alt.
3150 m
,
06°44′51″ N
,
39°46′40″ E
,
Feb. 2007
(
CSCHM
, registration number
ZSM
_COL_2018_008).
Paratypes
ETHIOPIA
:
1 ♀
, same data as for
holotype
(
CSCHM
).
Description
BODY LENGTH.
3.2–3.3 mm
.
PROPORTIONS (n = 2). PW/HW = 1.42–1.43; PW/PL = 1.45–1.47; PW/PBW = 1.24–1.25; EW/PW = 1.60–1.61; EL/EW = 1.24.
COLOUR AND MICROSCULPTURE. As described in
T. iridescens
sp. nov.
HEAD. Eyes moderately small, tempora 0.7–0.8 times as long as eyes. Antennae moderately short, proportions of the first four antennomeres as follows: 1/0.93/0.93/0.8; antennomeres 7–9 approx. 1.8 times as long as broad. In all other characters as described in
T. iridescens
sp. nov.
PROTHORAX. As described in
T. iridescens
sp. nov.
PTEROTHORAX. Elytra markedly broad. In all other characters as described in
T. iridescens
sp. nov.
LEGS. Short and comparatively thin; protibia slightly dilated towards apex, almost straight, finely but distinctly grooved on external surface. Two basal protarsomeres of male dilated, dentoid at the inner apical border.
MALE GENITALIA. EL/AL = 2.76 (n = 1). Aedeagal median lobe slender, in lateral view more markedly bent in basal half, almost straight near apical lamella, and shortly bent upward at apex; basal bulb and sagittal aileron moderately large. Endophallus with copulatory piece elongated, indistinctly limited ventrally, more strongly sclerotized dorsally.
Distribution
Known only from the
type
location, on the southern slope of the Bale Mts, in the Harenna Forest east of the village Rira, at an altitude of
3150 m
.