Saturday, March 12, 2022

N. 67: S. Facchini

 G. it. Ent., 16 (67): 427-432
March 2022


Omostropus lucidipennis new species

from the Republic of South Africa

(Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae)


by


SERGIO FACCHINI


Abstract - Omostropus lucidipennis, new species from the Republic of South Africa (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae) is here described, habitus and male genitalia are illustrated. The following systematic changes are proposed: Omostropus bulirschi Facchini, 2012 is transferred from the genus Omostropus Péringuey, 1896 to the genus Anisochirus Jeannel, 1946, n. comb.; Omostropus australis Basilewsky, 1946 is a junior (new) synonym of Eucephalus capensis Laporte de Castelnau, 1835.