Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997

Nijisha, Kuzhikkatil, Sabu, Thomas K. & Hegde, Viswanath D., 2024, First record of Loxoncus renitens (Bates, 1886) and additional records of Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 from India (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalinae), Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (4), pp. 719-724 : 720-721

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scientific name	Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997
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Idiomelas fulvipes indus Kataev, 1997 View in CoL ( Fig. 2A–D)

Material examined (n = 5). 1♂, 08.viii.2019, light attracted, Krishnan Kovil ( 9°33'51.3"N, 77°40'51.7"E), Virudhunagar District , Tamil Nadu, India, coll. K. Nijisha; deposited in ZSIK. ZSIK GoogleMaps Regd. No.SJC- ZOO-KKVNK001; 1♂, 26.ii.2022, light trap, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary ( 11°58'03.4"N, 75°46'19.2"E), Kannur, Kerala, India, coll. K. Shigina, deposited in ZSIK. ZSIK GoogleMaps Regd. No. SJC-ZOO-AWSNK001 ; 2♀♀, 26.ii.2022, light trap, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary ( 11°58'03.4"N, 75°46'19.2"E), Kannur, Kerala, India, coll. K. Shigina, deposited in ZSIK. ZSIK GoogleMaps Regd. No. SJC-ZOO-AWSNK002–003 ; 1♂, 18.vi.2022, light trap, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, ( 13°53'55.4"N, 74°44'42.4"E), Areshiroor , Karnataka, India, coll. V GoogleMaps . D. Hegde & Party, deposited in ZSIK .

Measurements. (Males), TL = 7.7 mm, PL = 1.6 mm, PW = 2.4 mm, EL = 4.7 mm, EW = 2.9 mm. (Females), TL = 7.7 mm, PL = 1.7 mm, PW = 2.4 mm, EL = 4.7 mm, EW = 3 mm.

Distribution. India: Chhattisgarh: Jagdalpur, Forest rest house ( Nijisha & Sabu, 2023:466); Odisha: Surada, Ganjam ( Andrewes, 1924:39); Goa: Südgoa, Canacona Raj Baga Beach ( Kataev, 2014: 249); Karnataka: Bangalore ( Kataev, 2014:249), Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary (Present study); Tamil Nadu: Krishnanan Kovil (Present study), Chennai, Coimbatore ( Kataev, 2014:249), Kodaikanal ( Alluaud, 1916:73; Jeannel, 1948:695), Tiruchirappalli ( Kataev, 2014:249); Kerala: Kannur, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary ( Nijisha & Sabu, 2023:466); Myanmar ( Kataev, 2014:249); Nepal ( Kataev, 1997:348).

Remarks. Among the five specimens collected, one shows entirely black coloration, two exhibits dark reddish-brown legs while the other two specimens with pale yellowish-brown legs. However, upon closer comparison of aedeagus, it becomes evident that all these specimens belong to the same taxon Idiomelas fulvipes indus and the coloration of their legs may vary in this subspecies (Boris M. Kataev, pers. com.). Additionally, one specimen with black color exhibits a remarkable deep emargination in the basal edge of pronotum, an unusual trait in harpalines and it may be an aberrant character (Boris M. Kataev, pers. com.).

All the type specimens of the species of Idiomelas are in European museums ( Erichson, 1843; Kataev, 1997) and the present study leads to deposition and availability of the studied specimens of I. fulvipes indus in Indian National depository at ZSI Calicut.