Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India Author Sudhakar Anagha, V. S. Entomology Research Lab, P. G. & Research Department of Zoology, College Research Centre Affiliated to University of Calicut, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala 673008, India Author Sabu, Thomas K. Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India text Zootaxa 2024 2024-04-16 5437 4 523 536 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5 1175-5326 10985493 E8CB7CA8-B0FF-4557-A123-1EF75B146E6A Genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 Ophionea Klug, 1821: 298 ; Schmidt-Göbel, 1846: 20 ; Chaudoir, 1848: 31 , 43; Lacordaire, 1854: 73 ; Bedel, 1910: 72 ; Maindron, 1910: 34 ; Sloane, 1917: 415 ; id. 1923: 30; Andrewes, 1919: 475 ; id. 1926: 353; id. 1930: 240; Csiki, 1932: 1534 ; Liebke, 1938: 79 ; Blackwelder, 1944: 65 ; Habu, 1967: 30 ; Saha et al ., 1992: 48 ; Lorenz, 1998: 417 ; Baehr, 2005: 180 ; Lorenz, 2005: 441 ; Baehr, 2006: 71 ; Park et al., 2006: 98 ; Terada & Wu, 2014: 16 ; Löbl & Löbl, 2017: 634 ; Raj & Thomas, 2019: 5 . =Ophionaea Eschscholtz, 1829: 5 . = Casnoidea Laporte, 1834: 40 ; Csiki, 1932: 1534 ; Jedlička, 1963: 498 ; Darlington, 1968: 207 ; Baehr, 1996: 1044 ; Lorenz, 1998: 417 . Revised key to species of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Modified from Baehr, 1996 ). 1. Entire surface blackish-blue color; elytra intervals 1, 3, 5 and 7 with a row of setiferous punctures........................................................................................ Ophionea foersteri Bouchard, 1903 - Entire surface not completely blackish-blue color; at most elytral intervals 3 and 5 with a row of setiferous punctures.. 2 2(1). Prothorax blackish; distinct white elytral spots absent or very indistinct white spots present....................... 3 - Prothorax reddish; whitish elytral spots distinct.......................................................... 4 3(2). Prothorax shorter, ratio l/w <1.75, middle of the apex distinctly and coarsely punctate; elytral apex distinctly and broadly reddish color with white spots behind the posterior margin of dark fascia............. Ophionea brandti ( Baehr, 1996 ) - Prothorax longer, ratio l/w>1.80, middle of the apex indistinctly or not coarsely punctate; elytral apex not reddish or narrowly and indistinctly reddish, without any traces of white spots................ Ophionea gestroi Maindron, 1910 4(2). Base of elytra with a dark fascia..................................................................... 5 - Base of elytra reddish without dark fascia............................................................. 14 5(4). Prothorax without lateral setae; elytra with 2 pairs of whitish spots in anterior third and near apex, dark basal fascia interrupted in middle............................................ Ophionea indica ( Thunberg, 1784 ) ( Fig. 3E ) - Prothorax with one pair of lateral setae; elytra with a pair of large whitish spots only near apex, dark basal fascia not interrupted in middle............................................................................... 6 6(5). Orbit markedly convex.................................................... Ophionea thouzeti Laporte, 1867 - Orbit less convex or almost regularly oblique............................................................ 7 7(6). Surface of elytra not microreticulate, glossy, setiferous punctures present on intervals 3 and 5........................................................................................... Ophionea australica ( Baehr, 1996 ) - Surface of elytra distinctly microreticulate, setiferous punctures variable...................................... 8 8(7). Surface of elytra barely pilose....................................................................... 9 - Surface of elytra distinctly pilose.................................................................... 10 9(8). Whitish spots on elytral apex long, more than half the length of the posterior elytral fascia. Ophionea hoashii Habu, 1962 - Whitish spot on elytral apex small............................................. Ophionea ishiii (Habu, 1961) 10(8). Elytra with setiferous punctures on interval 3 only....................................................... 11 - Elytra with setiferous punctures on intervals 3 and 5..................................................... 12 11(10). Orbits almost regularly oblique; elytra less coarsely punctate and very fine behind middle.............................................................................. Ophionea interstitialis Schmidt-Göbel, 1846 ( Fig. 3B ) - Orbits faintly although distinctly convex; elytra coarsely punctate even near apex.... Ophionea celebensis ( Baehr, 1996 ) 12(10). Head with distinct microreticulation; elytra with depression in anterior third, whitish elytral spots large and very elongate........................................................................ Ophionea storeyi ( Baehr, 1996 ) - Head without distinct microreticulation; elytra without depression in anterior third, whitish elytral spots small and short. ............................................................................................... 13 13(12). Head short, markedly rhomboidal, without traces of microreticulation, eyes large and less protruded laterally, orbit almost regularly oblique; whitish elytral spots smaller, apex of elytra obliquely truncated, outer apical angle distinctly angulate.............................................................. Ophionea ceylonica ( Baehr, 1996 ) ( Fig. 3D ) - Head long, more egg-shaped, with traces of microreticulation, eyes small and more protruded laterally, orbit distinctly convex; whitish elytral spots large, apex of elytra almost completely rounded, outer apical angle not angulate................................................................................ Ophionea leytensis ( Baehr, 1996 ) 14(4). Prothorax coarsely punctate, a row of lateral setae present; only 1 large whitish spot in posterior half of elytra............................................................................. Ophionea puncticollis Sloane, 1923 - Prothorax not coarsely punctate, without lateral setae or with only 1 seta; 2 whitish spots in anterior third near apex of elytra.......................................................................................... 15 15(14). Dark parts of upper surface with bluish reflection....................................................... 16 - Dark parts of upper surface black.................................................................... 19 16(15). Elytral fascia large, whitish spots on elytra small, striation on elytra fine......... Ophionea micronota Andrewes, 1937 - Elytral fascia small, whitish spots on elytra large, striation on elytra distinct.................................. 17 17(16). Head longer, posteriorly slightly convex; elytra with anterior whitish spots outside the dark fascia, posterior spots completely included in fascia................................................................................. 18 - Head shorter, posteriorly rather straight; elytra with both anterior and posterior whitish spots at least partly included in dark fascia.................................................................. Ophionea bakeri ( Dupuis, 1913 ) 18(17). Bluish reflection on elytral dark fascia conspicuous, interval 3 with 5–6 setiferous punctures........................................................................... Ophionea bhamoensis bhamoensis Bates, 1892 ( Fig. 3F ) - Bluish reflection on elytral dark fascia slightly fainter, interval 3 with 4 setiferous punctures............................................................................ Ophionea bhamoensis taiwanensis Terada & Wu, 2014 19(15). Posterior part of head relatively short; prothorax without distinct transverse strioles; elytra with indistinct microreticulation, surface highly glossy; both whitish elytral spots large and elongate, anterior spot completely outside of dark fascia, posterior spot clearly surpassing posterior margin of the fascia............................ Ophionea insignis ( Baehr, 1997 ) - Posterior part of head longer; prothorax with distinct transverse strioles; elytra with distinct microreticulation, surface dull; either both white elytral spots small and circular, or only posterior spot large, in latter case both spots completely included within dark elytral fascia........................................................................... 20 20(19). Prothorax with a pair of lateral setae................................................................. 21 - Prothorax without lateral setae...................................................................... 22 21(20). Prothorax short and broad; whitish spots on elytra larger and broader, anterior edge of the transverse fascia entire and posterior edge extended beyond posterior spot towards the suture, interval 3 with c.5 setiferous punctures........................................................................... Ophionea malickyi ( Baehr, 1996 ) ( Fig. 2H ) - Prothorax long and narrow; whitish spots on elytra smaller and narrower, transverse fascia on elytra forming ‘V-shape’ at anterior edge towards the suture, posterior edge of the fascia entire, remains at the level of posterior spot, interval 3 with 4 setiferous punctures................................................... Ophionea vvrei sp. nov. ( Figs 2A–C ) 22(20). Posterior part of head slightly longer; prothorax longer, about 2 ¼ x as long as wide; elytral striae coarsely punctate only in basal half............................... Ophionea nigrofasciata nigrofasciata Schmidt-Göbel, 1846 ( Fig. 3A ) - Posterior part of head slightly shorter; prothorax shorter, only twice as long as wide; elytral striae coarsely punctate even in apical half............................................... Ophionea nigrofasciata fortestriata Baehr, 2003