Faunistic studies of the tribe Brachinini (Carabidae: Coleoptera) from northern Pakistan Author Ullah, Mishkat Author Naeem, Muhammad Author Mahmood, Khalid Author Rafi, Muhammad Ather text Zootaxa 2017 4232 2 173 184 journal article 36533 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.2.2 45f9becd-c9ea-4670-aca5-270b4c562996 1175-5326 292888 3108C187-8419-46C5-8E69-B731614B9D79 Key to the genera and species of tribe Brachinini from northern Pakistan 1 Mandible with scrobe; pronotum without longitudinal ridges on disc; protibia upper spur present; mesocoxae not widely separated; metacoxae conjunct-separate...................................................................... 2 - Mandible without scrobe; pronotum with two longitudinal ridges on disc; protibia upper spur absent; mesocoxae conjunt-separate; metacoxae widely separated.............................................. Mastax Fischer von Waldheim. ..3 2 Mandibular scrobe multisetose; elytral striae flat not well developed; apical elytral membrane present. Brachinus Weber. ..4 - Mandibular scrobe unisetose; elytral striae carinate; carinae rounded; well defined strongly contrasting with depressions....................................................................... Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) Maindron. ..6 3 Elytra black with reddish brown dumbbell shaped band along middle suture; two off-white transverse bands which could not touch each other as a result of central dumbbell shape mark....................... Mastax histrio Fischer von Waldheim - Elytra matt black; humeral band, light brown quarter a circle shaped end as with square shape mark near epiplura; one white mark near side edge of elytra and one other light brown mark near suture before elytral apical band..................................................................................................... Mastax pakistana Jedlička 4 Elytra spotted or variegated color pattern (yellow and black); two subhumeral round marks narrowly extend to the shoulders and a subapical transverse band with three posterior spots merged to form a continuous sinuated band................... .................................................................................. B. (Aploa) pictus Hope - Elytra uniformly colored with metallic tinge; elytral striae contrasting in color with disc.............................5 5 Antennal segment III subequal to segment I and II combined; elytral apical membrane at apex with a row of long setae (longer than the width of apical membrane).................................. B. (Brachinus) ejaculans Fischer von Waldheim - Antennal segment III longer than segment I and II combined; elytral apical membrane apex without row of long setae.................................................................... B. (Neobrachinus) pallidipes Reitter , comb. nov. 6 Elytra with humeral marks; elytral epipleura without fine tubercles..............................................7 - Elytral without yellow humeral spot and epipleura with fine tubercles............ P. (Stenaptinus) hilaris sobrinus (Dejean) 7 Frons with black mark................................................................................. 8 - Frons without black mark.............................................................................. 9 8 Head yellowish; frons with black inverted “Y” shaped mark; pronotum black with two longitudinal yellow stripes......................................................................... P. (Stenaptinus) consularis (Schmidt-Goebel) - Head reddish brown; frons with dark brown longitudinal stripe; pronotum lateral bead black................................................................................................... P. (Stenaptinus) lineifrons Chaudoir 9 Elytral humeral mark longitudinal; median transverse band strongly serrated at edges and ends at 8th stria; elytral epipleuron black................................................................... P. (Stenaptinus) lissoderus Chaudoir - Elytral humeral mark round; median transverse band round near elytral suture and narrow towards epipleuron where it ends; epipleuron black except where median transverse band touches....................... P. (Stenaptinus) catoirei (Dejean)