Omphra complanata Reiche, 1843

Raj, Shiju T., Sabu, Thomas K. & Danyang, Zhao, 2012, The apterous endemic genus Omphra Dejean (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Helluonini) of the Indian subcontinent: taxonomy with notes on habits and distributional patterns, Insecta Mundi 2012 (206), pp. 1-15 : 10

Omphra complanata Reiche, 1843

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Omphra complanata Reiche, 1843: 342 ; Chaudoir 1872: 141; Andrewes 1921 (b): 345; 1930: 236; Csiki 1932: 1578; Lorenz 2005: 511; Zhao et al. 2008: 370.

Omphra brevis Chaudoir, 1850: 36 .

Description. Color. Dorsal side black, ventral side black or brownish red; mentum, coxae and trochanters brownish red, labrum and legs are black or brownish red. Setae brownish red.

Head. Labrum transversely not extended; clypeus 3-5 setose. Mentum round or not rounded in shape; median tooth with 3 setae, base of mentum with 6 setae. 4 th palpomere of labium and maxilla not dilated. Last antennomere oval.

Pronotum. Slightly convex, more convex at apical one-third; widest before or behind middle. Lateral margins weakly sinuate to base, base distinctly emarginate laterally.

Scutellum. Sparsely or densely punctated.

Elytra. Not oval, widest behind middle. Humerus pronounced. Intervals weakly convex. Apex truncate with a deep emargination.

Genitalia. Male: Apical lamella of aedeagus narrow and pointed at apex. Female: Stylomere 1 without setae at apical rim; stylomere 2 with two setae at ventro-lateral margin.

Measurements. Female (n=10), TL = 13.0 and 14.0, TW = 5.0 and 5.2, PL = 2.9 and 3.1, PW = 3.6 and 4.0, EL = 7.0 and 8.0.

Specimens examined (n=14). Holotypes. INDIA: Deccan, Coll. Chaudoir ex coll. Reiche, 1 male ; East India, (Holotype of O. brevis Chaudoir ), Coll. Chaudoir ex coll. Reiche, 1 male ( MNHN). NEPAL: Janakpur, P.G.P. C/8304, det. H. E. Andrewes 1916, unknown collector, 1 sex undetermined ( INPC). INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Pondichery, det. H. E. Andrews, unknown collector, 7 females ; Pondichery, G. Fangel, 1 sex undetermined ; Maharashtra, Sangli, Colln. P. Dupuis, det. P. Dupuis, 2 females ; 1920, P. Dupuis, det. H. E. Andrews, 1 female; (ISNB).

Distribution. India and Nepal

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Figures 2–8. Habitus of Omphra species. 2) O. hirta syntype. 3) O. pilosa syntype. 4) O. rufipes syntype. 5) O. atrata syntype. 6) O. complanata holotype. 7) O. rotundicollis holotype. 8) O. drumonti n. sp. holotype.

Figures 9–12. Elytral apex. 9) Pointed and not emarginate. 10) Straight and not emarginate. 11) Oblique and weakly emarginate. 12) Straight and deeply emarginate.

Figures 13–14. Last antennomere 13) oval and 14) elongate oval.