Omophron (Phrator) grandidieri (Alluaud, 1899)

Anichtchenko, Alexander & Valainis, Uldis, 2024, To the knowledge of the subgenus Phrator Semenov, 1922 of the genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 5447 (1), pp. 77-90 : 83

Omophron (Phrator) grandidieri (Alluaud, 1899)

= Epactius grandidieri Alluaud, 1899: 409

Material examined. 1m: “ Madagascar ”, “ Omophron grandidieri comparé au Type par R. Oberthür ” ( BMNH) ; 4f: “Bezaha, Tongobory” ( BMNH); 1f: “Suberbieville” ( BMNH); 1m, 1f: “Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” ( ETHZ) ; 1m, 1f: “Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” ( SMTD) ; 1f: “ Madagascar, Tulear”, “Comp. Type Basilewsky” ( MRAC) ; 1m: “ Madagascar, Statiou Agric Bas Mangoky” ( MRAC) ; 3m, 2f: “ Madagascar, Mandritsara, Mangarahara, 1938, Vadon & Lebis leg.” ( MRAC); 3f: “ Madagascar, S Madagascar, Zongobory ” ( MNHN), 2m, 1f: “ Bejaha (Catala), 10.1934” ( MNHN) ; 1f: “Fieheremama, Catala, 10.1934” ( MNHN); 1m, 1f: “Riv. Fiherena, Catola, 10.1934” ( MNHN) ; 1m: “Tongobory, Catala” ( MNHN) ; 1m: “Fiheranana, Boros. (vai Borvs.) riv., R. Catala, 10.-11.1934, Chasse de Mit ” ( MNHN) ; 1m, 10f: “ Madagascar, Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” ( MNHN) ; 1f: Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” ( ZMHB) .

Comments. Loc. Typ.: “fleuve Onilahy, 100 km a l’interieur, 23 mai 1898 ”. This is the only species of the subgenus Phrator known from Madagascar. It is very similar in elytral pattern to O. multiguttatum , from which it differs in the weakly punctured elytral striae (Fig. 20).

Distribution. Madagascar ( Fig. 57 ).

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FIGURE 57. Distribution of species of the subgenus Phrator.