New species of the genus Trechus Clairville, 1806 from the Chinese Tien Shan (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Author
Belousov, Igor A.
Author
Kabak, Ilya I.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-10-01
4679
1
47
68
journal article
25355
10.11646/zootaxa.4679.1.3
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1175-5326
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Trechus kashensis
Belousov & Kabak, 2001
(
Fig. 14
)
Trechus kashensis
Belousov & Kabak, 2001: 7
, fig. 4,
type
locality: “
CH
, Xinjiang, Boro-Khoro Mt. Range, upper Kash Valley, right tributary of Saryk River”.
Type material:
Holotype
:
1(1)
♂
, “
CH
,
Xinjiang
,
Boro-Khoro Mt. Range
,
upper Kash Valley
, right tributary of
Saryk River
,
3000–3400 m
,
26.06.1999
, Belousov I.A. &
Kabak I.I.
leg.” [
43º48´55´´ N
/
83º46´20´´ E—
43º50´00´´ N / 83º46´15´´ E] (
ZISP
) {
Fig. 22
: 4–5
}.
Paratypes
: 5(3)
♂
,
1♀
, collected together with holotype (
ZISP
,
CBK
,
CAG
)
; 1(1)
♂
, “
CH
,
Xinjiang
,
Boro-Khoro Mt. Range
,
upper Kash Valley
, right tributary of
Saryk River
, forest,
2400 m
,
27. 06.1999
,
Belousov I.A.
&
Kabak I.I.
leg.” [
43°47´40´´ N
/
83°48´20´´ E
] (
CBK
)
{
Fig. 22
: 6};
1(1)
♂
,
1♀
, “
CH
,
Xinjiang
, N of
Araltobe village
,
Arshan Mts
between Kash & Kunges rivers,
Karagaisu River
,
1950–2900 m
,
21. 06.1999
,
Belousov I.A.
&
Kabak I.I.
leg.” [
43°31´00´´ N
/
83°48´47´´ E—
43°31´45´´ E / 83°49´40´´ E] (
CBK
)
{
Fig. 22
: 8–9};
1♀
, “
CH
, Xinjiang, N slope of
Arshan Mts
,
Ibrova Valley
(left tributary of
Kash River
),
2200 m
,
24.06.1999
,
Belousov I.A.
&
Kabak I.I.
leg.” [
43°36´40´´ N
/
83°51´50´´ E
] (
CBK
)
{
Fig. 22
: 7}. Coordinates for collecting sites of the type series are given here for the first time.
Additional material examined
: 11(2)
♂♂
,
6♀♀
, “
CH
,
Xinjiang
,
Boro-Horo Mt.
R., S slope, Nilki Riv.,
44º00´48´´ N
/
82º41´53´´ E
, H=
1790 m
,
5.08.2013
,
Kabak I.I.
leg.” (
CBK
) {
Fig. 22
: 1}; 1(1)
♂
, “
China
,
Xinjiang
,
Boro-Horo Mt.
R., S slope,
Nilki River
,
44º01´26´´ N
/
82º49´07´´ E
, H=
3055 m
,
6.08.2013
,
Kabak I.
leg.” [3 NT] (
CBK
) {
Fig. 22
: 2}; 2(2)
♂♂
,
1♀
, “
CH
,
Xinjiang
, Boro-Horo S sl.,
r. bank Tshashi Riv.
,
43º59´00´´ N
/
82º48´33´´ E
, H=
2350 m
,
7.08.2013
,
Kabak I.I.
leg.” (
CBK
) {
Fig. 22
: 3
}.
Distribution.
In addition to the geographical data from the
type
series, three new recent findings of the species are from the northwestern extremity of the species’ range on the Boro-Horo Mountain Ridge in the basins of the Nilki & Tshashi rivers. The known distribution of the species is shown in
Fig. 22
.
Bionomics.
The species generally inhabits meadow biotopes in the forest and low-alpine zones within the range of elevations between
1790–3400 m
a.s.l. Most of specimens were collected from under stones.