Polyderis impressipennis (Motschulsky 1860)

Muilwijk, Jan, Seiedy, Marjan & Wrase, David W., 2021, Contribution to the knowledge of Carabidae in Iran with the descriptions of five new taxa, proposing of four synonyms and providing of nine new records (Insecta: Coleoptera), Zootaxa 5067 (1), pp. 55-81 : 72

Polyderis impressipennis (Motschulsky 1860)

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Examined material: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Iran, Hormozgan, Minab , 19–20.v.1973, Loc. no 203; Exp. Nat. Mus. Praha. Confirmed by J. Coulon. MNP, CJM .

Remarks: A very small (1.81 mm), palish Tachyina with a very short recurrent stria, not reaching posterior puncture. Front discal elytral pore on or immediately adjoining stria 3; border of elytra dentate, angulate at shoulder. Elytra with striae 1 and 2 slightly impressed and vaguely crenulate, the rest obsolete though often visible; preapical pore just in front of the apical striole.

Distribution. Iran, Japan, India, Yemen, East Africa ( Réunion), Oriental and Australian Region.

Identification reference. Andrewes (1935).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Porotachys ottomanus ottomanus habitus, Suq cave, scale: 2 mm. FIGURE 9. Tachyura (Tachyura) shahinei habitus, 13 km SSE Nikshahr riv., scale: 2 mm. FIGURE 10. Tachyura (Tachyura) conspicua habitus, Kuh-e Geno, scale: 2 mm. FIGURE 11. Polyderis algiricus habitus, 10 km W Naghan, scale: 1 mm. FIGURE 12. Polyderis impressipennis habitus, Minab, scale: 1 mm.