New species of the genus Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from North-Western China

Three new species of carabid beetles belonging to the subgenus Petrophilus Chaudoir, 1838 of the genus Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810 are described from the Mongolian Altai Mountain Range within Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region of China: P. kapanovi sp. n. from the right bank of the Kom (= Hemu) River, similar to members of the P. altaicus species group but differing in the shape of pronotum: its lateral margins concave posteriorly and hind angles rounded; P. huguai sp. n. from mountains in the Burqin River valley, similar to P. magus (Mannerheim, 1825) in the endophallus structure but differing in having smaller body size, narrower lateral border of the pronotum, lacking of prescutellar pore of elytra, one pair of setae on the anal sternite of male, and narrow apical lamella of the aedeagus in dorsal view; and P. mongoloaltaicus sp. n. from the mountains to the East of the Koektogai (= Keketuohai) village and environment of the Keshtau Mountain (Qinghe County), similar to P. seriatus (Chaudoir, 1850), but differing in the larger body size, lateral margins of the pronotum less arcuate, its anterior angles more salient, median lobe of the aedeagus less sharply bent basally, right paramera narrowing to the apex

A New Species of the Genus Leistus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from China

Leistus (Evanoleistus) nanshanicus sp. n. from the Qilian Shan Mountain Range (China, prov. Gansu) is described. Its comparision with L. farkaci Sciaky is given.Описан Leistus (Evanoleistus) nanshanicus sp. n. с хребта Циляньшань (Китай, провинция Ганьсу). Приведено его сравнение с L. farkaci Sciak

A New Species of the Genus Leistus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Nebriini) from Kazakhstan

Leistus (Pogonophorus) tatianae Kabak et Putchkov, sp. n. is described from the right bank of the Bayankol River (South-Eastern Kazakhstan). Its differences from the closely related species L. mitjaevi Kabak, 2008 and L. tschitscherini Semenov, 1906 are discussed.Описан Leistus (Pogonophorus) tatianae Kabak et Putchkov, sp. n. с горы по правому берегу р. Баянкол (Юго-Восточный Казахстан). Обсуждены его отличия от близких видов, L. mitjaevi Kabak, 2008 и L. tschitscherini Semenov, 1906

New and little known taxa of the ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Middle Asia

Three new species and three new subspecies are described: Carabus(Semnocarabus)rustemi sp. n. from the southeastern part of the Dzhungarskyi Alatau Mountain system and middle course of the Ili River (SE Kazakhstan); C. (Eotribax) valikhanovi bagua ssp. n. from the Karaterek Valley on the western part of the Narat Mt. R. (Xinjiang, China); C. (Alipaster) thianshanskii sarkhobensis ssp. n. from the mountains on the left bank of the Aghiaz River (Xinjiang, China); C. (Cechenotribax) petri alipastroides ssp. n. from the Basulytau and Karatau mountains and upper course of the Shalkudysu River (SE Kazakhstan); Pseudotaphoxenus aralensis sp. n. from the northern coast of the Aral Sea (S Kazakhstan), and Curtonotus glebi sp. n. from the Suuktiube Mt. R. in Northern Tien Shan (SE Kazakhstan). New synonymy is proposed: Carabus (Alipaster) thianshanskii thianshanskii Breuning, 1932 = C. thianshanskii shatyensis Deuve et Tian, 2004, syn. n., the redescription of this taxon is given

Рис. 1–4. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, общий виΔ. 1–2 – самки: 1 – гоΛотип, 2 – паратип; 3–4 – самцы: 3 – из окрестностей оз. МаркакоΛь (Казахстан), 4 – из Рахмановского Λесничества (Казахстан). Figs 1–4. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, general view. 1–2 – females: 1 – holotype, 2 – paratype; 3–4 – males: 3 – from the Markakol Lake vicinities (Kazakhstan), 3 – from the Rakhmanovskoe Forestry (Kazakhstan). in To the systematic position of Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides (Straneo, 1937) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Altai Mountains

Рис. 1–4. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, общий виΔ. 1–2 – самки: 1 – гоΛотип, 2 – паратип; 3–4 – самцы: 3 – из окрестностей оз. МаркакоΛь (Казахстан), 4 – из Рахмановского Λесничества (Казахстан). Figs 1–4. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, general view. 1–2 – females: 1 – holotype, 2 – paratype; 3–4 – males: 3 – from the Markakol Lake vicinities (Kazakhstan), 3 – from the Rakhmanovskoe Forestry (Kazakhstan).Published as part of <i>Kabak, I.I., 2022, To the systematic position of Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides (Straneo, 1937) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Altai Mountains, pp. 9-13 in Caucasian Entomological Bulletin (Caucas. entomol. bull.) 18 (1)</i> on page 11, DOI: 10.23885/181433262022181-913, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10124547">http://zenodo.org/record/10124547</a&gt

New data on the taxonomy of the genus Carabus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Ili River basin (China)

Two new taxa of carabid beetles are described from the Xinjiang-Uygur autonomous region of China. Carabus (Ophiocarabus) ernsti ulastaiensis subsp.  n. is described from the southern slopes of the Boro-Horo Mt.  Range, NNE of Ulastai Village, the central part of the species range. This new subspecies differs from the nominotypical one by the larger body size (on average, 18.2 mm vs 16.4 mm in nominotypical subspecies), wider flattened lateral sides of pronotum, longer elytra with less rounded margins, and the structure of the male genitalia (median lobe of aedeagus with more evenly curved ventral margin and less massive apical lamella, endophallus with another shaped lobes). The new subspecies occurs in meadows in the forests and alpine zone; collected at 1765–3280 m. Carabus (Alipaster) semenoviellus tokkuztaraensis subsp. n. is described from central part of the Narat Mt. Range (the eastern part of the species range). This taxon differs from nominotypical in having: the frons distinctly punctured in middle; pronotum with dense punctuation on disc, less markedly rounded lateral margins and maximum width located closer to the anterior margin; apical lamella of the aedeagus shorter and distinctly bent ventrally in lateral view. The subspecies inhabits Picea forests at 1660–2600 m. The subspecific rank of C. (Ophiocarabus) ernsti ssp. nilkiensis Kabak, 2014, stat. n. is established, because of C. ernsti ssp. ulastaiensis subsp. n. demonstrates some transitional characters between C. ernsti ssp. nilkiensis and the nominotypical subspecie

To the intraspecific structure of Carabus (Morphocarabus) brinevi Kabak, 2014 (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

The intraspecific structure of Carabus (Morphocarabus) brinevi Kabak, 2014 from Chinese part of the Mongolian Altai Mountain Range is discussed. A new subspecies is described – C. brinevi kanasensis subsp. n. from left bank of Kanas Lake (Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region of China). The new subspecies differs from the nominotypical one in the larger body size, widely depressed lateral sides of pronotum, presence of supplimentary lateral setae of the latter, dark colouration of tibiae, as well as in the convex distally right lateral wall of the aedeagal tube, and in the endophallus structure. The subspecific rank of Carabus (Morphocarabus) brinevi subsp. altaicola Deuve et Tian, 2019, stat. n. is establishe

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

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

Рис. 5–10. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, этикетки и генитаΛии самца. 5 – этикетки гоΛотипа; 6 – этикетки паратипа; 7 – энΔофаΛΛус, виΔ сΛева (экземпΛяр из Рахмановского Λесничества, Казахстан); 8–9 – меΔиаΛьная ΔоΛя эΔеагуса (экземпΛяр с Курчумского хребта, Казахстан): 8 – виΔ сΛева, 9 – виΔ сверху; 10 – правая парамера, виΔ сбоку (этот же экземпΛяр). Figs 5–10. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, labels and male genitalia. 5 – labels of the holotype; 6 – labels of the paratype; 7 – endophallus, left view (specimen from the Rakhmanovskoe Forestry, Kazakhstan); 8–9 – median lobe of aedeagus (specimen from the Kurchum Mountain Range, Kazakhstan): 8 – left view, 9 – dorsal view; 10 – right paramere, lateral view (the same specimen). in To the systematic position of Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides (Straneo, 1937) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Altai Mountains

Рис. 5–10. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, этикетки и генитаΛии самца. 5 – этикетки гоΛотипа; 6 – этикетки паратипа; 7 – энΔофаΛΛус, виΔ сΛева (экземпΛяр из Рахмановского Λесничества, Казахстан); 8–9 – меΔиаΛьная ΔоΛя эΔеагуса (экземпΛяр с Курчумского хребта, Казахстан): 8 – виΔ сΛева, 9 – виΔ сверху; 10 – правая парамера, виΔ сбоку (этот же экземпΛяр). Figs 5–10. Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides, labels and male genitalia. 5 – labels of the holotype; 6 – labels of the paratype; 7 – endophallus, left view (specimen from the Rakhmanovskoe Forestry, Kazakhstan); 8–9 – median lobe of aedeagus (specimen from the Kurchum Mountain Range, Kazakhstan): 8 – left view, 9 – dorsal view; 10 – right paramere, lateral view (the same specimen).Published as part of <i>Kabak, I.I., 2022, To the systematic position of Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides (Straneo, 1937) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Altai Mountains, pp. 9-13 in Caucasian Entomological Bulletin (Caucas. entomol. bull.) 18 (1)</i> on page 12, DOI: 10.23885/181433262022181-913, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10124547">http://zenodo.org/record/10124547</a&gt