New poorly known taxa of the ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Afghanistan and north-western China

Abstract

Two new species of carabid beetles are described from Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region of China: Leistus (Pogonophorus) kazenasi sp. n. from the Dunsala Valley on the Khalyktau Mt. Range and the Kokterek Valley on the Narat Mt. Range, similar to L. spinangulus Reitter, 1913 and L. mitjaevi Kabak, 2008 but differs by larger body size, the shape of the pronotum and elytra, and the conformation of the humeral teeth; and Carabus (Ophiocarabus) wusunshanicus sp. n. from the southern slopes of the Wusunshan Mt. Range, related to C. (O.) regeli A. Morawitz, 1886 but differs by the numerous primary foveae on the elytra and the structure of the endophallus. One new species, Microdaccus sugonjaevi sp. n., is described from Afghanistan (Baghlan), it is similar to M. glasunovi Emetz, 1979 but differs in having larger and narrower body, dark spot on the elytra, longer mandibles and appendages, another shape of pronotum etc. Leistus (Pogonophorus) spinangulus Reitter, 1913 from Xinjiang is redescribed based of newly collected material, the exact data on the distribution and bionomics of this poorly known species are provided for the first time.

Keywords

• Coleoptera
• Carabidae
• Leistus
• Carabus
• Microdaccus
• taxonomy
• Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region
• China
• Afghanistan