Review of subtribe Singilina Jeannel, 1949, of the Middle East and Central Asia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)

Species of the genus Singilis Rambur, 1837 (Phloeozeteus Peyron, 1856, syn. n., Agatus Motschulsky, 1845, syn. n.), occurring in the Middle East and Central Asia are reviewed, with 24 species now recognized in the region, including ten species described as new: S. makarovi sp. n. (Tajikistan), S. je...

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Main Author: Alexander Anichtchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2232
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Summary:Species of the genus Singilis Rambur, 1837 (Phloeozeteus Peyron, 1856, syn. n., Agatus Motschulsky, 1845, syn. n.), occurring in the Middle East and Central Asia are reviewed, with 24 species now recognized in the region, including ten species described as new: S. makarovi sp. n. (Tajikistan), S. jedlickai sp. n. (Afghanistan), S. kolesnichenkoi sp. n. (Iran), S. kabakovi sp. n. (Afghanistan, Iran), S. timuri sp. n. (Uzbekistan), S. klimenkoi sp. n. (Iran), S. saeedi sp. n. (Iran), S. felixi sp. n. (UAE), S. kryzhanovskii sp. n. (Iran, Turkmenistan), and S. timidus sp. n. (Iran); S. libani (Sahlberg, 1913) is recognized as a valid species; and S. solskyi nom. n. is proposed as a replacement name for Agatus bicolor (Solsky, 1874, not Rambur, 1837), now placed in Singilis as junior homonym. New synonymies include: Singilis cingulatus (Gebler, 1843) = Singilis jakeschi Jedlička, 1967, syn. n.; S. mesopotamicus Pic, 1901 = Singilis apicalis Jedlička, 1956, syn. n. A key to species is provided. Habitus and aedeagal illustrations are provided for all species. Distributional data include many new country records.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970