Designation of types of European Harpalini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) described by Dejean and deposited in the MNHN, Paris
Author
Serrano, José
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-05-30
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5
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journal article
61365
10.11646/zootaxa.5141.5.4
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Acupalpus atratus
Dejean, 1829: 449
.
The specimen here designated as
lectotype
is a female, labelled “
atratus
mi. in Gal. mer.” and “
Lectotype
of
Acupalpus atratus
Dejean, 1829
desig. by
J. Serrano
”
.
This name is currently considered a synonym of
A. brunnipes
(Sturm, 1825)
, a species that is mentioned by Dejean himself (1829) in the original description. It is a species readily recognized by the lack of a dorsal pore in the second half of the third interval of elytra, a character that is noted in the
lectotype
of
A. atratus
, and that was also mentioned by Dejean. Keys to identify
A. brunnipes
are found elsewhere (
Jeannel, 1942
;
Wrase, 2004
,
2011
, etc.).
The species is distributed in the Azores, Central Europe, the Mediterranean Basin (but not in the Levant) and
Anatolia
.