Harpalus (Ophonus) similis Dejean, 1829: 204

Serrano, José, 2022, Designation of types of European Harpalini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) described by Dejean and deposited in the MNHN, Paris, Zootaxa 5141 (5), pp. 484-500 : 493

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.5.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6598940
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scientific name	Harpalus (Ophonus) similis Dejean, 1829: 204
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Harpalus (Ophonus) similis Dejean, 1829: 204 View in CoL .

The specimen here designated as lectotype is a male bearing the labels: “ similis in Dalmatia”, “ex-Museo Chaudoir”, “ R. P. Pantel ”, “Pater.” and “ Lectotype of Harpalus (Ophonus) similis Dejean, 1829 desig. by J. Serrano ” .

Dejean (1829) briefly stated: Il se trouve en Dalmatie et dans le midi de la France.

This species is well distinguishable from related taxa ( Jeannel, 1942; Sciaky, 1987; Wrase, 2011) due to dorsal colouration, punctures on the striae, apex of penis, etc.

It is distributed in Central and Mediterranean Europe and the Levant ( Kataev & Wrase, 2017c).