Systematic position of Omostropus rotundatus and notes on some other species of Harpalina (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Ethiopia
B.M. Kataev
, M.A. Yeshitla & J. Schmidt
Abstract. Omostropus rotundatus Clarke, 1973 from the Bale Mountains (Ethiopia) is transferred to the genus Harpalus Latreille, 1802. Since the name rotundatus was already used in the latter genus, the substitute name Harpalus clarkei Kataev et Schmidt, nom. nov. is proposed for Harpalus rotundatus (Clarke, 1973), comb. nov. (non Dejean, 1829; non Chaudoir, 1844). The diagnostic characters of Harpalus and Omostropus are discussed. Data on distribution and hind wing development of some additional Ethiopian species of Harpalina mostly from the Bale and Arsi Mountains are presented.
Key words: ground beetles, wing development, Carabidae, Harpalini, Harpalus, Omostropus, Siopelus, Pseudohyparpalus, new combination, new substitute name
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2020, 29(2): 195–204 ▪ Published online 7 September 2020
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.2.195 ▪ Open full article 
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