ON NEOTROPICAL CARABIDAE (COLEOPTERA) 
By Hans Reichardt* 
In the course of the study of Neotropical Carabidae in the collec- 
tions of the Museum of Comparative Zoology and the Departamento 
de Zoologia, a new species of Galeritula was recognized. It is described 
in order that the name will be available for use elsewhere. In addition 
new synonymies are established in some other genera of Neotropical 
Carabidae. 
Genus Otoglossa Chaudoir. 
Otoglossa Chaudoir, 1872, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 15:158. Type: 0. tuberculosa 
Chaudoir. 
Heraldinium Liebke, 1927, Ent. Blaett., 23: 101-102. Type: H. nevermanni 
Liebke. NEW SYNONYMY. 
Liebke, 1938, Fest. Emb. Strand, 4:42, 88. 
Mateu, 1961, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 72:163, 169. 
Liebke described Heraldinium as belonging to the Odacanthini, and 
included it in his Odacanthini revision of 1938. Studying a series of 
specimens that proved to be O. tuberculosa , I found (1) that this 
species has all characters of Heraldinium but (2) is different from 
nevermanni , the only species assigned to Heraldinium by Liebke. A 
more careful study brought me to the conclusion that Liebke’s genus 
belongs to the Lebiini, and must be considered a synonym of Otoglossa. 
This genus, as defined recently by Mateu (1961), included only O. 
tuberculosa Chaudoir and subviolacea Mateu, to which nevermanni 
(Liebke) must now be added. 
Otoglossa tuberculosa Chaudoir 
(Figs. 1-3) 
Otoglossa tuberculosa Chaudoir, 1872, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1 5:158-159. Type: 
Minas, Brazil; Paris Museum. 
Mateu, 1961, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 72: 170. (see for additional 
references and synonyms). 
To the localities given by Mateu, I add the following: from the 
Departamento de Zoologia: Ilha dos Buzios, Sao Paulo, 16.X.-4.XI. 
1963, Exp. Dep. Zool. col. ; Caraguatatuba (Reserva Florestal, 40 m.) , 
Sao Paulo, 22. V. 1962, Exp. Dep. Zool. col.; Barueri, Sao Paulo, K. 
Lenko col.; Ponta Grossa, Parana, III. 1939, Camargo col.; from the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology: Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina, 
F.Plaumann col. 
^Departamento de Zoologia da Secretaria da Agricultura, Sao Paulo. On 
a fellowship of the Organization of American States at Harvard University. 
Manuscript received by the editor March 6, 1964. 
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