Pterostichus (Phonias) subitus Csiki, 1930 (Coleoptera: Carabidae), a little known species from Uzbekistan

Abstract

The lectotype of a little-known species, Pterostichus (Phonias) subitus Csiki, 1930, is designated and the description is given on the material recently collected in the valley of lower reaches of the Amu Darya River (Uzbekistan). External characters and structure of male genitalia are illustrated for the first time. In the aedeagus conformation, this species is similar to P. (Phonias) diligens (Sturm, 1824) but easily differs in external characters (bigger size, robust body, etc.). From geographically close P. (Phonias) stricticollis (Solsky, 1874) the species in question differs, first of all, in the pronotum shape and structure of the aedeagus

Keywords

• coleoptera
• carabidae
• pterostichus
• lectotype
• amu-darya
• uzbekistan