Pterostichus (Cryobius) carradei ( GAUTIER DES COTTES 1866) Guéorguiev, 2011

Guéorguiev, B., 2011, New and interesting records of Carabid Beetles from South-East Europe, South-West and Central Asia, with taxonomic notes on Pterostichini and Zabrini (Coleoptera, Carabidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 501-547 : 504-505

Pterostichus (Cryobius) carradei ( GAUTIER DES COTTES 1866) , comb.nov.

Feronia (Haptoderus) carradei GAUTIER DES COTTES 1866: 277

Feronia (Tapinopterus) insidiosa FAIRMAIRE 1866: 252 , syn. nov.

Feronia carradei GAUTIER DES COTTES 1866

T y p e m a t e r i a l.2, 3 syntypes (lectotype and paralectotypes by present designation) specified as follows; lectotype, well preserved, labelled: "m Guerin…1866." [handwritten yellow label; text almost illegible] / "Ex. musaeo Gaut. des Cottes." [typeset]; paralectotype, well preserved, labelled: " Tapinopterus …1856" [handwritten] / " Feronia (Haptoderus) Carradei G. des Cottes Armeniae…" [handwritten yellow label] / "Ex. musaeo Gaut. des Cottes." [typeset]; paralectotypes ,, moderately well preserved, labelled: " Armenie Deyrolle" [handwritten]; paralectotype, moderately well preserved, labelled: " Armenie Deyrolle" [handwritten] / " Haptoderus Carradi …" [handwritten label]. All specimens housed in MNHN ("Collection Chaudoir", box no 216 " Argutor ").

T y p e l o c a l i t y."l’Armenie".

O t h e r m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d 1, labelled: " Feronia ( Tapinopterus ) Carradei (Haptoderus) lg. C. insidiosus F.A.1856…"; 1, labelled: "BoBos-Dagh Lederer." [handwritten yellow label" / "Ex. musaeo Gaut. des Cottes." [typeset]; 2, labelled: "Ex. musaeo Gaut. des Cottes." [typeset]. Three specimens housed in MNHN (Collection "Magasins Chaudoir", box " Acupalpus … Haploderus ").

Recently, this taxon was placed among the incertae sedis species of Pterostichus and treated as nomen dubium (CATPAL 1: BOUSQUET 2003d: 515). However, long ago F. carradei was treated as synonym of F. insidiosa ( HEYDEN 1883: 72) . Two specimens from the type series of Feronia carradei, a male and a female, bear yellow label which are characteristic for the type material of Gautier des Cottes. Such labels present also in specimens from other type series of the same author in MNHN, for example F. ochracea , F. similata , etc. The study of the syntypes of Feronia carradei and their comparison with syntypes of Feronia insidiosa confirmed that all they are conspecific. FAIRMAIRE (1866) published his description in Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (4) 6: 17-74. The part that includes his paper was printed on 24 October 1866, not on 24 October 1865 as indicates page CI of the same volume. The last misapprehension is evident mistake since the earlier trimester of the journal was printed on 22 August 1866, and Fairmaire submitted his paper for consideration in the session on 10 January 1866. Gautier des Cottes published his description in Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2) 18; his paper was issued in volume 18 on August 1866. Since the work of Gautier des Cottes was printed off earlier than the work of Fairmaire, the taxon described by the former author has precedence above that described by the latter one.

Feronia insidiosa FAIRMAIRE 1866

T y p e m a t e r i a l.2, 1 syntypes (lectotype and paralectotypes by present designation) ; specification: there is a common handwritten label " insidiosa Fairmaire Anatolie Lederer. " pinned on the bottom of box; lectotype bears handwritten label "Anatolie Lederer" pinned beneath the specimen; paralectotype without pinned label; paralectotype bears two additional handwritten labels " Feronia Tapinopterus insidiosa t. Bosz Dagh" and "Anatolie Lederer" pinned beneath the specimens ( MNHN, "Collection Chaudoir", box no 216 " Argutor ") .

T y p e l o c a l i t y."SurleBosz-Dagh,présdesneiges".

O t h e r m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d 1, labelled: " Tapinopterus insidiosa Fairm Bosz- Dagh asiaminor" [handwritten label] ( MNHN, "Collection Chaudoir", box no 216 " Argutor ") ; 1, 3, labelled: " Asia minor." ( MIZ) ; one female bears second label " insidiosa Fairm Bosz Dagh Led. " .

Recently, this taxon was treated valid species as Pterostichus (Cryobius) insidiosus ( FAIRMAIRE 1866) (CATPAL 1: BOUSQUET 2003d: 491). In spite of the not examined genitalia of Feronia insidiosa, I am convenient that this taxon is conspecific with F. carradei . The similarity of the two type series and the extraordinary habitus of all studied specimens (big size and quite flat body, light brown to brownish color, characteristic shape of pronotum, etc.) suppose that they are identical and that P. carradei occupies isolated position in the subgenus.