Phrator variegatum, OLIVIER, 1811

Valainis, Uldis, 2010, A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 10 (2), pp. 105-128 : 125

PHRATOR VARIEGATUM OLIVIER, 1811

Description. The body is elongate oval, margins of the pronotum and the elytral shoulder form an obtuse angle. The mandibles are markedly prolonged, their upper outer corners are widened. The elytra have 14 deep elytral striae, puntures are shallow, intervals between the elytral striae are squeezed out. The surface of pronotum is slightly plicated, front and back margins are closely punctate. The margins of sternites 1 and 2 are without puncturation. Legs are long, hind-legs tarsus are not more than 1.5 times shorter then the elytra. The lower side of body and legs are dark yellow-brown. The surface of body has dark green metallic pattern, which differs significantly on the level of subspecies. Nowadays four subspecies of P. variegatum Oliv. are usually distinguished, which mainly differ in the form and colouring of the surface pattern.

Phrator variegatum variegatum Olievier, 1811 = heydeni Krausse, 1915

Description: 7.6 – 8.8 mm; width: 4.3 – 5.1 mm. The surface pattern has marked metallic shine. The spot on pronotum consists of three parts with subtle borderlines. The side margins of pronotum are almost transparent. The green spot on the head consists of two parts, both parts merge together opposite to the centre line of the pronotum at the base of head. The elytral pattern is as presented in Fig.3.4.

Distribution: PAR: SP; PT

Processed material: Processed material from Palearctic was published in Valainis, 2009.

Type locality: “ Spain ” (holotype is deposited in Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France) .

References: Alluaud, 1935; Hurka, 2003; Krausse, 1915; Olievier, 1811; Valainis, 2009