Morphodactyla coreica ( Jedlička, 1937 )

Zhu, Pingzhou, Shi, Hongliang, Liu, Shengdong & Liang, Hongbin, 2024, A new genus and a new species of Sphodrini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Changbai Mountain, China, with notes on the tribe, Zootaxa 5519 (1), pp. 90-102 : 99-100

Morphodactyla coreica ( Jedlička, 1937)

Chinese common name: ƌüẗē±ş (Cháo Xiăn Cháng Fù Bù Jiă)

Jedlička, 1937: 79 (Original: Calathus ; holotype in NMPC, type locality: Korea, Ompo); Jedlička, 1953: 110 ( Morphodactyla , catalogue); Lindroth 1956: 556 ( Calathus (Morphodactyla) , figures); Nemoto 1990: 97 ( Calathus (Morphodactyla) , proposed new name); Lorenz 1998: 378 ( Calathus (incertae sedis), catalogue); Lorenz 2005: 399 ( Calathus (incertae sedis), catalogue); Hovorak 2017: 767 ( Calathus (incertae sedis), catalogue).

Synonym: jedlickai Nemoto, 1990: 97 (Original: Calathus ). [replaced name for Calathus (Morphodactyla) coreicus Jedlička, 1937 , nec Calathus (Dolichus) coreicus Jedlička, 1936 ]

Material examined. (a total of 596 specimens): 1 male ( BFU), “ Jilin, Yanbian, Antu, Laoling , along G334, N42.5072, E128.5942, 950–1150 m ”, “ Pitfall trap, 2019.VIII.1–2, Liu YZ & Wang C lgt., Exp. 2019 of BJFU ae图 县ƭĸ G334” ; 6 female ( BFU), “ Jilin, Yanbian, Antu, Laoling , Dixiaanhe view point, N42.5153, E128.6447, 1300 m ”, “ Pitfall trap, 2019.VII.31–VIII.2, Liu YZ, Wang C, Zhu PZ & Wu JY lgt., Exp. 2019 of BJFU ae图县ƭĸ地 下ûñạ区 ” ; 1 male ( IZAS), “ CHINA, Jilin Province, west of Laoling, Rolike Lake , N42.4789, E128.6629, 1438 m, 2015.VII.28 D, Liang Hongbin, Yuan Feng” ; 1 female ( IZAS), “ CHINA, Jilin Provin. Changbaishan , 1987. VII.20–21, Yu Peiyu lgt.” ; 81 specimens ( IZAS), “ CHINA, Jilin Province, Yanbian Prefecture, Antu County, North slope of Changbaishan Mountain , pitfall trap, 770–1960 m, 2012.VII.12–29, Zou Yi lgt.” ; 506 specimens ( BHU), “ CHINA, Jilin Province, Yanbian Prefecture, Antu County, North slope of Changbaishan Mountain , pitfall trap, 890–1870 m, 2019.V.31–IX.16, Liu Shengdong lgt.” .

Distribution. China (Jilin Province, Antu County, Changbai Mountain and Laoling Mountain) and North Korea (North Hamgyong Province, Kyongsong County, Ompo).

Remarks. Morphodactyla coreica is mostly confused with Dolichus coreicus Jedlička, 1936 (a synonym of Dolichus davidis ( Fairmaire, 1889) , proposed by Lindroth (1956) but rejected by Nemoto (1990)) in several catalogues recently (Hovorak, 2017; Lorenz, 2005, 1998; Hovorak & Sciaky, 2003). However, the former has been wrongly placed in genus Calathus (incertae sedis), while in fact it belongs in the genus Morphodactyla (omitted in Hovorak & Sciaky 2003). The latter has been wrongly placed in genus Morphodactyla , while it in fact belongs in the genus Dolichus .