The Dromiusina Bonelli, 1810 of southwestern Saudi Arabia with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)
Author
Rasool, Iftekhar
Author
Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.
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Felix, Ron F. F. L.
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Aldhafer, Hathal M.
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ZooKeys
2018
771
73
103
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.771.24165
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.771.24165
1313-2970-771-73
E06BCC5814E445159B6198EBD9F035CA
Zolotarevskyella Mateu, 1953
Type species.
Blechrus rhytiderus
Chaudoir, 1876.
This genus represents the subtribe
Dromiusina
by only three species (
Anichtchenko 2017
), two species
Z. afghan
Mateu, 1976 and
Z. rhytidera
(
Chaudoir 1876
) have been reported from Palaearctic region (
Kabak 2003
). This genus can be differentiated from other genera in the subtribe by combination of following characters: labrum transverse anteriorly; mentum without median tooth; last labial and maxillary palpomeres fusiform; antennomeres II as long as III, pubescence starts from the antennomeres III; eyes large, temples long; pronotum with longitudinal furrows in the middle; pronotum narrowed posteriorly and weakly sinuate; base of pronotum lobate, weakly incised towards hind angles; apex of elytra transversally truncates; tarsomeres I longer than V in hind legs.
Zolotarevskyella rhytidera
was described from Egypt (
Chaudoir 1876
) and then was reported from Saudi Arabia (
Mateu 1986
).