Trechus ericalis Magrini, Quéinnec & Vigna Taglianti, 2013

Schmidt, Joachim & Faille, Arnaud, 2018, Revision of Trechus Clairville, 1806 of the Bale Mountains and adjacent volcanos, Ethiopia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini), European Journal of Taxonomy 446, pp. 1-82 : 50-52

Trechus ericalis Magrini, Quéinnec & Vigna Taglianti, 2013

Trechus (s. str.) ericalis Magrini, Quéinnec & Vigna Taglianti, 2013: 18 ; locus typicus: Oromia Province, Bale massif, Goba, Mt Sgona (Mt Batu), alt. approx. 3800 m.

Type material

Not studied. Identification is based on the detailed description including figures of habitus and genital characters, and on additional material collected near to the type locality.

Material examined

ETHIOPIA: 45 specimens (³³, ♀♀), Bale Mts, brook valley above Goba, alt. 3750–3800 m, 06°54′42″ N, 39°54′38″ E, 19 Feb. 2017 ( CAF, CSCHM, ZMAA).

Identification

Conspicuous due to the broad oval elytra which are markedly convex on disc and thus easy to distinguish from the syntopic T. oromiensis , but very similar to the above-described T. wiersbowskyi sp. nov., and the below-described T. abalkhasimi sp. nov., T. fisehai sp. nov., and T. sanettii sp. nov. For differentiation see chapter Identification of the latter species.

Distribution

Northern slope of the Bale Mts, south of Goba city and adjacent part of the Sanetti Plateau. The species was found at altitudes of 3150–4138 m (see also Magrini et al. 2013).