Masoreus orientalis orientalis Dejean, 1828

Felix, Ron F. F. L., Farkač, Jan & Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed, 2012, Annotated checklist of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago, Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. (Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52), pp. 75-106 : 84

Masoreus orientalis orientalis Dejean, 1828

Material examined (3 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Homhil plateau, 12°34′N, 54°18′E, 540 m a.s.l., 8.ii.1999, 1 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. M. Persohn ( HLMD) ; Dixam plateau, Firmihin area, 12°47′40″N, 54°01′53″E, 428 m a.s.l., 3.xii.2003, 2 spec., lgt. J. Farkač, det. D. W. Wrase ( DWCB, JFCP) .

Diagnosis. Body length 7.0–8.0 mm. Uniformly piceous black. Protibiae with longitudinal furrow. Elytral striae superficial, but distinct. The genus Masoreus Dejean, 1821 differs from the genus Anaulacus Macleay, 1825 (with subgenus Aephnidius Macleay, 1825 ) in missing the long spine on the outer side of meta- and mesotibiae.

Collection circumstances. The specimen from Homhil was collected in the hilly pastures east of the plateau.

Distribution. Egypt, Middle East, India; also mentioned from Morocco and Nepal (D.W. Wrase, pers. comm. 2012). First record from Socotra Island.