Pterostichus (Morphohaptoderus) wenxianensis Allegro & Sciaky, 2010

Shi, Hongliang & Liang, Hongbin, 2015, The genus Pterostichus in China II: the subgenus Circinatus Sciaky, a species revision and phylogeny (Carabidae, Pterostichini), ZooKeys 536, pp. 1-92 : 46-47

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Carabidae

Pterostichus (Morphohaptoderus) wenxianensis Allegro & Sciaky, 2010 new subgeneric assignment Figures 113, 127

Pterostichus (Morphohaptoderus) wenxianensis Allegro and Sciaky 2010: 15 (Original: Pterostichus ( Circinatus ); holotype deposited in CRS).

Type material examined.

Holotype of Pterostichus wenxianensis Allegro & Sciaky (CRS), female, body length = 12.4 mm, board mounted, "GANSU / Wenxian"; "HOLOTYPUS ♂/ Pterostichus / (Circinatus)/ wenxianensis sp. n. / Allegro & Sciaky det. 2010" [red label].

Diagnosis.

This species is very similar to Pterostichus schuelkei , but differs from the latter by: (1) hind angle forming indistinct obtuse angle (completely rounded in Pterostichus schuelkei ); (2) body larger and wider than Pterostichus schuelkei ; (3) ventral carina of median lobe of aedeagus stronger and longer than in Pterostichus schuelkei .

Distribution.

Known only from the holotype, collected in Wenxian, Gansu, without further detailed locality.

Discussion.

This species is very close to Pterostichus schuelkei . We assign it to Morphohaptoderus for the same reason as Pterostichus schuelkei .