Omphra hirta ( Fabricius, 1801 )

Raj, Shiju T., Sabu, Thomas K. & Danyang, Zhao, 2012, The apterous endemic genus Omphra Dejean (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Helluonini) of the Indian subcontinent: taxonomy with notes on habits and distributional patterns, Insecta Mundi 2012 (206), pp. 1-15 : 6-7

Omphra hirta ( Fabricius, 1801)

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Omphra hirta (Fabricius) ; Reiche 1843: 330; Motschulsky 1855: 54; Redtenbacher 1867: 5; Bates 1891: 336; Andrewes 1921 (a): 163; 1923: 460; 1930: 237; Csiki 1932: 1578; Lorenz 2005: 511; Zhao et al. 2008: 372.

Helluo hirtus (Fabricius) ; Klug 1834: 71; Hope 1838: 98.

Galerita hirta Fabricius, 1801: 214 ; Latreille and Dejean 1824: 954; Dejean 1825: 284.

Carabus rufitarsis Illiger, 1802: 164 .

Description. Color. Dorsal side black, ventral side black or brownish red; labrum and mentum brownish red; legs black or brownish red. Dorsal and ventral body setae grey in color.

Head. Labrum transversely extended or not; clypeus with 6-9 setae. Mentum round or rectangular in shape; median tooth with 1-2 setae, base of mentum with 2 setae. 4 th palpomere of labium and maxilla dilated. Last antennomere elongate oval.

Pronotum. Slightly convex, almost rounded, widest at middle. Lateral margins strongly sinuate to base.

Scutellum. Sparsely punctate.

Elytra. Oval, widest in middle. Humerus pronounced. Intervals weakly convex. Apex obliquely truncate, pointed without emargination.

Genitalia. Male: Apical lamella of aedeagus narrow and pointed at apex. Female: Stylomere 1 without setae at apical rim; stylomere 2 with two setae at ventro-lateral margin.

Measurements. Male (n=10), TL= 13.0 and 17.0, TW= 4.7 and 6.4, PL= 2.8 and 3.8, PW= 3.7 and 4.8, EL= 7.0 and 10.0. Female (n=10), TL= 15.0 and 18.0, TW= 6.0 and 6.6, PL= 3.3 and 3.5, PW= 4.5 and 4.7, EL= 8.0 and 10.0.

Specimens examined (n=99). Syntypes. INDIA: Eastern India, No. 574, 6 males, 1 female ( ZMHB) ; Eastern India, Coll. Chaudoir from Coll. Dejean, 7 males, 4 females ( MNHN) ; SRI LANKA: No. 574, 1 male ( ZMHB). INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Courtalam, 1-5.111-27, P.V. Issac, det. H.E. Andrewes, 1918, 1 sex undetermined ( INPC) ; SRI LANKA: Novara , 1857-59, Reise, 1 male ( NHMW) ; Locality unknown, 1 male ( NHMW). INDIA: Bengale, Coromandel, Genji , 6-8.1903, R.P. Autemard, 3 males, 1 sex undetermined ; Bengale, Coromandel, Genji , Coll on Le Moult , Natuaraliste, Paris, coll. M, 9 males, 11 females, 1 sex undetermined ; Tamil Nadu, Shanbaganur, Coll on Le Moult , Natuaraliste, Paris, Coll. M, 1 female ; St. Thomas Mount , XII-1950, P. Susai Narhan I.G. 17816, 1 male, 4 females ; Trichinopoly [=Thiruchirapally], 1905, Leg. R.P. du Breuil, 11 males, 8 females, 14 sex undetermined ; Trichinopoly, Coll on Le Moult , Natuaraliste, Paris, Coll. M., 2 males ; Trichinopoly, R.P. Castels , 1905, 7 males, 1 female, 2 sex undetermined ; Deccan, Kwiduwadi, x-xi-1946, Dr. Lindberg, I.G. 16.722, 1 sex undetermined ( ISNB) .

Distribution. India and Sri Lanka.

Remarks. Omphra hirta is most similar to O. rotundicollis by having grey colored body setae and pointed elytral apex. It is distinguishable from O. rotundicollis with pronounced elytral humerus.

Figures

Figures 2–8. Habitus of Omphra species. 2) O. hirta syntype. 3) O. pilosa syntype. 4) O. rufipes syntype. 5) O. atrata syntype. 6) O. complanata holotype. 7) O. rotundicollis holotype. 8) O. drumonti n. sp. holotype.

Figures 9–12. Elytral apex. 9) Pointed and not emarginate. 10) Straight and not emarginate. 11) Oblique and weakly emarginate. 12) Straight and deeply emarginate.

Figures 13–14. Last antennomere 13) oval and 14) elongate oval.