Abstract
The present study describes two endogean carabid species of Typhlocharis Dieck, Typhlocharis rochapitei n. sp. and Typhlocharis crespoi n. sp., belonging to the T. diecki species group and to the T. outereloi species group, respectively. The work provides diagnostic characters and in particular, the structure of male genitalia. Affinities to putative relatives and keys for the identification of the diecki (all species) and outereloi (Portugal) species groups are also given.
Highlights
Within the subtribe Anillina and according to the catalogue of the ground beetles of the Iberian Peninsula (Serrano, 2003) plus some more recent works (Ortuño, 2005; Serrano et al, 2005; Serrano & Aguiar, 2006a, 2006b; Andújar et al, 2008) the genus Typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini) is the richest one in this Peninsula with 46 known species
Typhlocharis are distributed throughout the Iberian Peninsula (Europe), Morocco and Tunisia (North Africa) (Jeannel, 1963)
We provide notes about relationships of these species with the closest forms
Summary
Within the subtribe Anillina and according to the catalogue of the ground beetles of the Iberian Peninsula (Serrano, 2003) plus some more recent works (Ortuño, 2005; Serrano et al, 2005; Serrano & Aguiar, 2006a, 2006b; Andújar et al, 2008) the genus Typhlocharis Dieck, 1869 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini) is the richest one in this Peninsula with 46 known species. Typhlocharis are distributed throughout the Iberian Peninsula (Europe), Morocco and Tunisia (North Africa) (Jeannel, 1963). Representatives of this genus have been found in the vestiges of the Lusitanian, the Lionigurian, the Betic Riffian and the Numidian Massifs and the genus is considered a very old one (Jeanne, 1973). Some comments on the origin and evolution of this genus can be found in the recent work of Andújar et al (2008)
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