Messer Peter W
4315 W. Riverlake Dr., Mequon, WI 53092, USA.
Zookeys. 2011(147):419-24. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.147.1918. Epub 2011 Nov 16.
The Mexican carabid species Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) nobilis Liebke is documented from the United States for the first time based on two specimens captured in southeastern Texas. A new taxonomic key distinguishes the 10 members of subgenus Thalpius known in North America, including Mexico. Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) dorsalis, which is found to be highly variable in its dorsal coloration, is compared to similar Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) hoegei. Geographic ranges are extended for several species.
基于在得克萨斯州东南部捕获的两个标本,墨西哥步甲物种高贵伪穴步甲(Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) nobilis Liebke)首次在美国被记录。一个新的分类检索表区分了在北美(包括墨西哥)已知的伪穴步甲亚属(Thalpius)的10个成员。被发现其背面颜色高度可变的背色伪穴步甲(Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) dorsalis)与相似的赫氏伪穴步甲(Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) hoegei)进行了比较。几个物种的地理分布范围得到了扩展。