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Research Article

The types of some West Palearctic taxa of Zabrini, Platynini and Sphodrini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) described by Dejean

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Summary

Data on the designation of a number of type specimens of Dejean's collection deposited in the Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, in Paris, are given. Types correspond to species of carabid beetles belonging to tribes Zabrini, Platynini and Sphodrini, that are found in the West Palearctic region. The holotype of the following taxa was recognized: Amara tricuspidata Dejean, 1828, Zabrus marginicollis Dejean, 1828, Zabrus pinguis Dejean, 1831, Anchomenus cyaneus Dejean, 1828, Agonum thoreyi Dejean, 1828 and Anchomenus melanocephalus Dejean, 1828. The lectotype of the following taxa was designated: Amara rufipes Dejean, 1828, Zabrus gravis Dejean, 1828, Zabrus silphoides Dejean, 1828, Zabrus graecus Dejean, 1828, Olisthopus punctulatus Dejean, 1828, Olisthopus hispanicus Dejean, 1828 and Calathus rotundicollis Dejean, 1828. Notes on type story, present status of the taxon, references to keys to identify it and data on present geographic distribution are indicated for each species.

Résumé

Les types de quelques taxa de Zabrini, Platynini et Sphodrini (Coleoptera : Carabidae) de la région Paléarctique occidentale, décrits par Dejean. Des données sur la désignation d'un certain nombre de spécimens-types de la collection Dejean, déposés au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, à Paris, sont apportées. Les types dont il est question appartiennent à des espèces de Coléoptères Carabidae appartenant aux tribus Zabrini, Platynini et Sphodrini, que l'on trouve dans la région Paléarctique occidentale. L'holotype des taxa suivants a été reconnu : Amara tricuspidata Dejean, 1828, Zabrus marginicollis Dejean, 1828, Zabrus pinguis Dejean, 1831, Anchomenus cyaneus Dejean, 1828, Agonum thoreyi Dejean, 1828 et Anchomenus melanocephalus Dejean, 1828. Le lectotype des taxa suivants a été désigné : Amara rufipes Dejean, 1828, Zabrus gravis Dejean, 1828, Zabrus silphoides Dejean, 1828, Zabrus graecus Dejean, 1828, Olisthopus punctulatus Dejean, 1828, Olisthopus hispanicus Dejean, 1828 et Calathus rotundicollis Dejean, 1828. Des notes sur l'histoire du type, le statut actuel du taxon, des références à des clés d’identification et des données sur la répartition géographique actuelle, sont indiquées pour chaque espèce.

Acknowledgements

Thanks are due to the staff members of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who helped me a lot in the different visits carried out to Dejean’s collection: Thierry Deuve and Hélène Perrin, Azadeh Taghavian, curators at the Museum, and Olivier Montreuil. Photographs of type material were kindly provided by Christophe Rivier (MNHN). Antoine Mantilleri, editor and curator of Coleoptera, also helped with valuable suggestions. Two reviewers also indicated many valuable corrections.

The University of Murcia (Campus Mare Nostrum) and the Fundación Séneca de Murcia, project 19908/GERM/15 have granted my travels to Paris through the research group “Animal Phylogeny and Evolution”.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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