Pseudoopterus otiraensis, Larochelle & Larivière & Larochelle & Larivière, 2017

Larochelle, Larivière, Marie-Claude, Larochelle & Larivière, 2017, Synopsis of the tribe Zolini in New Zealand (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (594), pp. 1-110 : 55

Key to species of Pseudoopterus

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A single setiferous puncture on inner side of each eye (posteriorly); elytral striae replaced by rows of coarse punctures; microsculpture absent on elytra; Fig. 54 . [Body stout, length 3.7–4.6 mm; western South Island (BR, WD)] .................. Pseudoopterus otiraensis new species

Two setiferous punctures on inner side of each eye; elytral striae present, consisting of lines; microsculpture present on elytra .............................................................................................. 2

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Figures

Figures 51–54. Dorsal habitus. 51) Oopterus garnerae new species. 52) O. nunni new species. 53) Synteratus ovalis. 54) Pseudoopterus otiraensis new species. Scale line = 1 mm.