Calosoma aethiops (Jeannel, 1940) as a new synonym of Calosoma imbricatum hottentotum Chaudoir, 1852, a new status of Calosoma roeschkei Breuning, 1927, and a revision of the Calosoma senegalense group sensu Häckel, 2012 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Carabini)

By

Hackel, Martin
Farkač, Jan, 1959-
Sehnal, Rostislav

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

609

Pages

11-28

Subjects

Africa , Calosoma , Carabidae , Carabinae , new synonymy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.609.6822

 

Abstract

Calosoma aethiops (Jeannel, 1940) as a new synonym of Calosoma imbricatum hottentotum Chaudoir, 1852, a new status of Calosoma roeschkei Breuning, 1927, and a revision of the Calosoma senegalense group sensu Häckel, 2012 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Carabini). Conducted is a taxonomic revision of the Calosoma senegalense group sensu Häckel, 2012. Placed in the group sensu stricto are four species: C. planicolle Chaudoir, 1869, C. scabrosum Chaudoir, 1843, C. senegalense Dejean, 1831, and C. strandi Breuning, 1934. Calosoma aethiops Jeannel, 1940 is synonymized with C. imbricatum hottentotum Chaudoir, 1852, and C. roeschkei Breuning, 1927 is newly regarded as a subspecies of C. scabrosum. The taxonomic conclusions are based on morphometry of the holotypes and 10 male and 10 female specimens of each taxon, and on morphology of the aedeagus including inflated endophalus.