Stenolophus proximus Dejean, 1829: 420

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 : 497

Stenolophus proximus Dejean, 1829: 420 .

The specimen here designated as lectotype is a female bearing labels “proximus m. in Russia merid.”, “ Lectotype ” and “ Stenolophus proximus Dejean, 1829 desig. by J. Serrano ” .

Dejean (1829) clearly described the character combination of the species currently found in modern taxonomic works: dorsum almost black with blue reflect (somewhat iridescent), first antennomere pale and contrasting with the dark following ones, pronotum foveae marked and punctate, sides of pronotum and elytra narrowly depigmented. Keys to identify the species are available from many authors.

This species is known from a vast area, from Central Asia to North Africa and most countries of Europe ( Jaeger & Kataev, 2017).