Harpalus oblitus Dejean, 1829: 273

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 : 489

Harpalus oblitus Dejean, 1829: 273 .

The specimen here recognized as holotype is a male glued to a white card that is pinned together with other labels: “ oblitus m. in Dalmatia ”, “ TYPE. Kataev des.” and “ Holotype of Harpalus oblitus oblitus Dejean, 1829 . J. Serrano vidit.” .

In the same box of Chaudoir's collection containing the beetles of Dejean (box number 175) it is also found the type of Harpalus oblitus patruelis Dejean, 1829: 275 , together with other specimens, bearing various kinds of labels: white card with glued beetle/white card with glued genitalia/white card “ patruelis m. in Hispania”/red card “ TYPE ”/white card “ H. patruelis Dej. = subspecies of oblitus Dej. Z. Mylnář det. 1973”/ Kataev/ Harpalus oblitus patruelis B. Kataev det 2002.

The taxonomy and distribution of the subspecies of H. oblitus was reviewed by Kataev (1993). There are two currently recognized subspecies: the nominal one occupies the eastern Mediterranean whereas H. oblitus patruelis is found in the western part.