Amblystomus somalicus Basilewsky, 1948

Felix, Ron F. F. L., Farkač, Jan & Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed, 2012, Annotated checklist of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago, Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. (Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52), pp. 75-106 : 89

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5176756
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5188428
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scientific name	Amblystomus somalicus Basilewsky, 1948
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Material examined (2 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Hadiboh environment, 12°36′57″N, 54°01′01″E, 20.x.– 1.xi.2000, 1 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. M. Persohn ( HLMD) GoogleMaps ; Diksam plateau, 12°31′24″N, 53°58′29″E, 5.ii.2010, 1 spec., lgt. L. Purchart & J. Vybíral, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Body length 2.5–3.0 mm. Head and pronotum rather shiny black, elytra more reddish-brown. Legs reddish with blackish femora. Antennae brown with antennomeres I–II lighter.

Comments on classification. Amblystomus somalicus resembles A. aeneolus Chaudoir, 1876 , known from Somalia, Yemen, Kenya and Madagascar. Amblystomus aeneolus is mostly larger, posterior pronotal angles are more broadly rounded, elytral striae are fine and clearly incised, antennomeres I–II are dark.

Distribution. Known from Somalia. First record from Socotra Island.