Copyright © 2012 Magnolia Press.[...]. Some time after the publication of their paper in Zootaxa, the authors found out that another Madeiran Orthomus species had been described one month earlier (Donabauer 2008). Taking in consideration the morphological characteristics of the specimens described in both papers and the coincidence of the type localities no doubts remained regarding the synonymy between the two species

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Accepted by K.A. Ober: 23 Feb. 2012; published: 2 Mar. 2012ZOOTAXAISSN 1175-5326  (print edition)ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition)Copyright © 2012  ·   Magnolia PressZootaxa 3219: 67–68   (2012) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article 67Synonymy of Orthomus susanae Serrano & Borges, 2009 with Orthomus annae (Donabauer, 2008) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)ARTUR R.M. SERRANO1, CARLOS A.S. AGUIAR1, MÁRIO BOIEIRO1, PAULO A.V. BORGES2, CARLAREGO2, ISABEL R. AMORIM2, SÉRVIO P. RIBEIRO2,3 & FERNANDO PEREIRA21Centro de Biologia Ambiental/Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, R. Ernesto de Vascon-celos, C2, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal2CITA-A (Azorean Biodiversity Group)/Departamento de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade dos Açores, Pico da Urze, 9700–042 Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Açores, Portugal3Lab. Ecologia Evolutiva de Herbívoros de Dossel/DECBI, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, 35400–000, Ouro Preto, MG, BrasilKnowledge of the biodiversity of Madeiran islands has for long attracted entomologists in search of new, rare or biologi-cally interesting beetle species. During the XIXth century, Trevor Wollaston extensively sampled the Madeiran islands,compiling a list of almost 700 beetle species, many of them new to science and described by him (e.g., Wollaston 1854,1865). Thus, for many decades it was thought that the inventory of Madeiran beetle diversity was complete (Machado2006, but see Lobo & Borges 2010). However, particularly in recent decades, a number of beetle species (most of themof small size and from groups taxonomically more difficult) have been described (see a complete list in Borges et al.2008b) and important taxonomic revisions have also been made incorporating critical analysis by taxonomic experts. Forthese reasons, it was as a surprise to find a medium-size and yet undescribed ground beetle species following an exten-sive survey of epigean arthropods occurring in Madeiran laurel forest fragments. The new species was described in ageneric revision of Madeiran Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838 submitted to Zootaxa (Serrano et al. 2009) and the species wasincluded in the comprehensive list of Madeiran terrestrial biodiversity (Borges et al. 2008a), a reference publication onMadeiran fauna and flora published in May 2008. This book also presented a chapter where the distribution of the newspecies was modelled using predictive distribution models (Jiménez-Valverde et al. 2008). Some time after the publication of their paper in Zootaxa, the authors found out that another Madeiran Orthomusspecies had been described one month earlier (Donabauer 2008). Taking in consideration the morphological characteris-tics of the specimens described in both papers and the coincidence of the type localities no doubts remained regarding thesynonymy between the two species. Species diagnosis: Both descriptions are coincident in the diagnostic characters of the species. In this species thepronotum has two lateral setae and each elytron has two discal setae inserted on or very close to the third stria. The spe-cies shows sexual dimorphism, with male mesotibiae and metatibiae arcuated and having their inner margin dilated.Female abdominal sterna 3 and 4 are provided with deep lateral concavities. The male genitalia is quite characteristicwith the median lobe slightly arched and the basal lobe lacking a prominent apophysis. These diagnostic characteristicsare highlighted and well illustrated in both species descriptions [see figure 8 in Donabauer (2008) and figures 4 and 5 inSerrano et al. (2009)].New synonymy: Orthomus susanae Serrano & Borges, 2009 = Orthomus annae  (Donabauer, 2008).Remarks: In both species descriptions Fanal (in western Madeira) is indicated as the type locality, where the speciesseems to be locally abundant. Serrano and colleagues have also found the species in one other locality (Ribeiro Bonito),considering the species as having a very restricted distribution. Both papers are coincident on the phylogenetic and mor-phological affinities of the new species, but they differ in species placement at generic level. Serrano and colleagues(2009) placed it in genus Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838 while Donabauer (2008) included it in Nesorthomus Bedel, 1899.According with the most recent information on Orthomus systematics (Löbl & Smetana 2003, Lorenz 2005),Nesorthomus Bedel is not considered a distinct genus, but instead has been assigned as a subgenus of Orthomus Chau-doir (see also “Introduction” in Serrano et al. 2009). For this reason the authors proposed the abovementioned synonymy.ReferencesBorges, P.A.V., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.M.F., Carvalho, P., Jardim, R., Melo, I., Oliveira, P., Sérgio, C., Serrano, A.R.M. & Vieira, P.(eds) (2008a) A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. Direcção Regional do Ambi-ente da Madeira and Universidade dos Açores, Funchal and Angra do Heroísmo, 440 pp. TERMS OF USEThis pdf is provided by Magnolia Press for private/research use. Commercial sale or deposition in a public library or website is prohibited.SERRANO ET AL.68  ·   Zootaxa 3219  © 2012 Magnolia PressBorges, P.A.V., Aguiar, A.M.F., Boieiro, M., Carles-Tolrá, M. & Serrano, A.R.M. (2008b) List of arthropods (Arthropoda). In: Borges,P.A.V., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.M.F., Carvalho, P., Jardim, R., Melo, I., Oliveira, P., Sérgio, C., Serrano A.R.M. & Vieira, P. (Eds.),A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. Direcção Regional do Ambiente daMadeira and Universidade dos Açores, Funchal and Angra do Heroísmo, pp. 271–356.Donabauer, M. (2008) Zwei neue Arten der Gattungen Nesorthomus und Eutrichopus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini).Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen, 60, 117–120.Jiménez-Valverde, A., Hortal, J., Lobo, J., Borges, P.A.V., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.M.F., Boieiro, M., Fontinha, S., Jardim, R., Oliveira,P., Sérgio, C., Serrano, A.R.M., Sim-Sim, M., Nunes, D. & Azevedo, E.B. 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