Harpalus goudotii Dejean, 1829: 304

Serrano, José, 2022, Designation of types of European Harpalini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) described by Dejean and deposited in the MNHN, Paris, Zootaxa 5141 (5), pp. 484-500 : 491

Harpalus goudotii Dejean, 1829: 304 .

The lectotype (present designation; recognized, but not published by B. Kataev) is a male, labelled: “Goudot? Barbaria”, blue card “Goudot”, “ Harpalus goudotii Dejean, 1829 desig. por J. Serrano”, “Lectoype” and “ H. sulphuripes goudotii Dejean det. B. Kataev 2002 ”.

Dejean (1829) studied four beetles as stated in the description: Je possède quatre individus mâles de cette espèce: deux ont été rapportés de Tanger par M. Goudot; le troisième a été pris dans le département des Basses – Alpes... This taxon is considered a subspecies of Harpalus sulphuripes Germar, 1824 , mostly on the basis of having red-coloured femora (instead of darkened) and the geographic disjunction: the nominal subspecies inhabits Central and Mediterranean Europe whereas H. sulphuripes goudotii inhabits the Maghreb, Andalusia and Sardegna ( Kataev & Wrase, 2017c). The mention of Dejean of a beetle of this subspecies inhabiting the Basses Alpes is likely erroneous on geographic grounds, and also when considering the fact that mutations on femur colour may occur (ab. lucidipennis Schauberger, 1934). The aedeagus of the lectotype matches that illustrated by Antoine (1959) (that illustrated by Jeannel, 1942, page 676 was erroneous according to Antoine, 1959: page 406). I could not find other beetles of this subspecies in Dejean’s collection to compare more aedeagi.

Different authors have dealt with this species ( Fuente, 1927; Antoine 1959; Jeannel, 1942; Wrase, 2004, 2011).