Orthomus longulus (Reiche & Saulcy, 1855)

Gueorguiev, Borislav, Wrase, David W. & Farkac, Jan, 2014, Revision of the East Mediterranean Orthomus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichini), with description of Parorthomus gen. n. socotranus sp. n. from Socotra Island and key to the Old World genera of subtribe Euchroina, ZooKeys 427, pp. 21-57 : 34-35

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Carabidae

Orthomus longulus (Reiche & Saulcy, 1855) Figs 3, 6, 10, 14

Feronia (Argutor) longula Reiche & Saulcy, 1855: 616 (type locality: "De Beyrouth"), part

Feronia (Argutor) berytensis Reiche & Saulcy, 1855: 618, part

Orthomus longior Chaudoir, 1873: 105, part

Orthomus longulus s.str.: Mateu 1955: 56, 60

Type material.

Feronia longula Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 (specimens belonging to Orthomus longulus ). The type series of Feronia longula consists of 11 syntypes, 4 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀ of them in MHNG and 1 ♂ in MNHP. The specimens in MHNG are placed under a Melly’s taxa label "longulus Reiche., Egypte, Syrie" [handwritten by Melly with pen] pinned to the bottom of the drawer, which thus are to be considered as pertaining collectively to all specimens. Our revision revealed that the specimens in MHNG are not conspecific but belong to three distinct species. Three males and one female belong to Orthomus longior (for these specimens see under Orthomus longior ), while another male and another female belong to Orthomus berytensis (for these specimens see under Orthomus berytensis ). Only four females are representatives of Orthomus longulus , labelled individually as follow. One female selected for lectotype: “…” [handwritten remnant on small quadratic yellow label], “Beyrouth” [Reiche's handwriting on brown label], "Coll. Reiche" [black print on white label], " Orthomus longulus Reiche Label MHNG 2010" [black print on white label by Cuccodoro], "Lectotype Feronia longula Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 B. Guéorguiev & D.W.Wrase des. 2012" [black print on red label]; 3 ♀♀, "Coll. Reiche" [black print on white label], " Orthomus longulus Reiche 'Egypte, Syrie.' Label MHNG 2010" [black print on white label by Cuccodoro], "Paralectotype Feronia longula Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 B. Guéorguiev & D.W.Wrase des. 2012" [black print on red label]. The specimen from MNHP is a male, with previously extracted genitalia and glued to a separate card pinned beneath the specimen. The most part of its aedeagus is destroyed, certainly by a species of the genus Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762, but the apical lamella is still preserved. This male is conspecific with the above last four females from MHNG and it is designated as paralectotype, too: "longulus type Reiche" [handwritten on white label by Mateu], "Paralectotype Feronia longula Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 B. Guéorguiev & D.W.Wrase des. 2012" [black print on red label]. All five specimens, pertaining to the true longulus, with a label, subsequently added: " Orthomus longulus (Reiche & Saulcy) det. B. Guéorguiev” [black print on white label].

Other material studied.

ISRAEL: - Northern District: 1 ♂, "Palestine. … Galilee XII.1924 O. Theodor." (BMNH); 1 spec., "Nazaret, 17.3.-3.4.87, Kfar …. L. Blumenthal leg." (NMW); 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Megiddo, Ein Ha’emek, 230 m, Getreideacker, 08.V.1996, Schnitter & Staven leg. (DWBG); 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, "Merom Golan, 12.VI.2000, V. Chikatunov leg." (TAU); 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Upper Galilee, N. sea shore of Sea of Galilee, Ein Sheva (Tabkha), -192 m, 32°52.453'N, 035°32.726'E (stony and loamy pasture), 25.IV.2006, D.W.Wrase leg. (DWBG); 1 ♂, Lower Galilee, ca 4 km W Tamra, (route 70), 32°51.799'N, 035°10.292'E (loamy field edge), 25 m, 25.IV.2006 D.W.Wrase leg. (DWBG); 1 ♂, 6 ♀♀, Upper Galilee, Ha Khula Valley, Ma’agar Einan lake, 73 m, 33°05.137'N, 035°34.730'E (toe of dam, in moist loamy soil), 1./2.V.2006 D.W.Wrase leg. (DWBG, JSAG); 1 ♂, Bir el Maksur, 32°45.901'N, 035°13.883'E, 23.II.2005, W. Starke leg. (DWBG); 1 ♀, Nazareth, Kfar?Hochbreeh, 17.III.-3.IV.1987, Blumenthal leg. (DWBG). - Haifa District: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Haifa ["Syrien Haifa Reitter"] (BMNH, MHNG, MIZ, NMW); 1 ♀, Mount Carmel, 23.XII.25 (MIZ); 4 ♀♀, Haifa, 15.XII.1941 / 8.I.1942 / 4.XII.1954 Bytinski-Salz (TAU); 1 ♀, Nahal Oren, Mount Carmel, 18.3.1996, Pavliček & Chikatunov leg. (TAU); 1 ♀, Haifa, Check Post, 8.II.2000, V. Chikatunov & T. Pavliček leg. (TAU); 1 ♂, Mount Carmel, Ya’ar ha- Ya’aramin ca. 500 m (under stones), 30.III.2008, D.W.Wrase leg. (DWBG).

Wrong locality.

1 ♂, "42 St." / " Orthomus berytensis Reich. Portugal Dr Stierlin (above), 2. b. (underneath)" (MHNG).

Male genitalia

(9 specimens examined).

Distribution.

North Israel (Northern District; Haifa District), Lebanon (Beyrouth, type material).