Parena dorsigera (Schaum, 1863)

Shi, Hongliang & Liang, Hongbin, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Parena Motschulsky, 1860 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini, Metallicina), Zootaxa 5286 (1), pp. 1-144 : 50

5. Parena dorsigera species group

This species group contains two species distributed throughout East Asia, north to Japan, south to Laos and Vietnam, and west to Nepal. They are characterized by: dorsum uniformly brown, elytra with indistinct middle paler patch in a few specimens; pronotum nearly quadrate; elytral apices truncate, outer apical angles distinct ( Figs 5G–J ); median lobe of aedeagus stout to very stout (AL/AW 3.5–4.2), apical lamella short, coniform; gonocoxite II of ovipositor rectangular, apex with five to seven ensiform setae, subequally arranged or grouped at angles.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Elytral apex (left) of Parena spp. A P. (Parena) africana (Alluaud), Cameroon. B P. (Parena) ruficornis sp. n., Central Africa, paratype. C P. (Parena) valeriae Facchini, holotype. D P. (Parena) madagascariensis (Alluaud), Madagascar. E P. (Bothynoptera) tesari (Jedlička), Taiwan. F P. (Bothynoptera) heteronycha sp. n., Laos, paratype. G P. (Bothynoptera) kurosai Habu, Japan. H P. (Bothynoptera) dorsigera (Schaum), Yunnan. I P. (Bothynoptera) dorsigera (Schaum), Beijing. J P. (Bothynoptera) dorsigera (Schaum), Japan. Scale bars = 0.5mm