Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) conformis Dejean, 1831

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 : 82

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5176756

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scientific name

Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) conformis Dejean, 1831
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Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) conformis Dejean, 1831 View in CoL

Material examined (23 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Wadi Zeweef , Homhil, 12°35′N, 54°18′E, 320–640 m a.s.l., 7.–8.ii.1999, 1 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. M. Hartmann ( HLMD) GoogleMaps ; Ayhaft , 12.ii.2000, 2 spec., lgt. V. Bejček & K. Šťastný, det. E. Kirschenhofer ( EKCP, JFCP) ; Homhil (light), 12°34′13″N, 54°18′32″E, 29.x.2000, 1 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. M. Persohn ( HLMD) GoogleMaps ; Wadi Arher , Faka spring, 12°33′03″N, 54°27′36″E, 5 m a.s.l., 19.v.2004, 6 spec., lgt. A. Reiter, det. J. Farkač ( JFCP, NMPC) GoogleMaps ; Qalansiyah env., Khayrha mts., N slopes, 12°38′50″N, 53°27′45″E, 85–592 m a.s.l., 9.–10.xii.2003, 2 spec., lgt. & det. J. Farkač ( JFCP) GoogleMaps ; Wadi Zerik , Diksam, 12°30′09.1″N, 53°59′24.2″E, 21.ii.2009, 1 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps ; Wadi Ayhaft , camp, 12°36′58.7″N, 53°59′30.6″E, 22.ii.2009, 1 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps ; Ridah (Mômi), 12°32′40.3″N, 54°17′41.1″E, 24.ii.2009, 1 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps ; Wadi Dilish , 12°31′48.8″N, 53°59′08.5″E, 26.ii.2009, 3 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps ; Adhoh di Melhoh , 12°34′19.9″N, 54°02′49.0″E, 31.x.2010, 3 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps ; on the way from Wadi di-Negehen to Adhoh di Melhoh, 31.x.2010, 2 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) .

Diagnosis. Body length 12.5–14.0 mm. Head and pronotum metallic green, scarcely punctured, but heavily and coarsely punctured in basal furrows. Posterior angles rounded, lateral margin evenly curved. Elytra green, with dense yellow pubescence. Apex with virgule-like markings. Legs and antennomeres I–III yellow, rest of antennae brown.

Collection circumstances. The specimens were collected near water, but they were never abundant.

Distribution. Mentioned from West, Central and East Africa and mainland Yemen. Mentioned for Socotra by GAHAN (1903).

HLMD

Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt

NMPC

National Museum Prague

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Chlaenius

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