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- Species praetermissus (Chaudoir, 1868) (Pterostichus, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae)
CAN, USA
- Species pararuficollis Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
- Species rileyi Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) USA (Texas), MEX
- Species balli Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) USA (Texas), MEX
- Species elytrostictus Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) USA (Texas)
- Species undatus Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) USA (Texas), MEX
- Species neoruficollis Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) USA (Louisiana; Texas)
- Species schaefferi (Csiki, 1932) (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
USA (Arizona; California)
- Species nonellipticus Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) USA
- Species pumilus Messer & Raber, 2021 (Selenophorus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) USA (Arizona), MEX
- Species spelunca Pellegrini, Ferreira & Vieira, 2022 (Perigona, Perigonini, Lebiinae)
BRZ
- Species schach (Fabricius, 1792) (Aspidoglossa, Clivinini, Scaritinae)
ANT
- Subspecies sinepunctatus sensu stricto (Syleter, Clivinini, Scaritinae)
IDS (Borneo), Brunei
- Subspecies kluangensis Balkenohl, 2021 (Syleter, Clivinini, Scaritinae) MLS
- Species sinepunctatus Balkenohl, 2021 (Syleter, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IDS (Borneo), MLS, Brunei
- Species acutipalpis (Putzeys, 1877) (Syleter, Clivinini, Scaritinae)
CH, BRM
- Species gradus Balkenohl, 2021 (Syleter, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IDS (Borneo), Brunei
- Genus Parasyleter Balkenohl, 2021 (Clivinini, Scaritinae)
- Genus Clypeuspinus Balkenohl, 2021 (Clivinini, Scaritinae)
- Species excisa Balkenohl, 2021 (Clivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae)
PLP (Mindanao)
- Subspecies altipox sensu stricto (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Subspecies pallipox Darlington, 1952 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) IDS, Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species giluwe Baehr, 2018 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species loebli Baehr, 2018 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species oculare Baehr, 2018 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species opacipenne Baehr, 2018 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) IDS, Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species quadrimaculatum Baehr, 2018 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) IDS, Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species riedeli Baehr, 2018 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae) Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species coeruleipenne Baehr, 2018 (Maculagonum, Platynini, Platyninae)
IDS, Melanesia (Papua New Guinea)
- Species hiekei Kataev & Wrase, 2016 (Pseudognathaphanus, Anisodactylini, Harpalinae)
NP
- Species impuncta Kataev, 2007 (Nornalupia, Anisodactylini, Harpalinae)
AST
- Species obscurus (Laporte, 1834) (Lesticus, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae)
IDS (Java)
- Species joanivivesi Vives & Comas, 2021 (Speleopidius, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae)
SP
- Genus Speleopidius Vives & Comas, 2021 (Pterostichini, Pterostichinae)
- Subspecies crenulatus sensu stricto (Meroctenus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
SUD, ERT, CHD
- Subspecies orientalis Kataev, 2017 (Meroctenus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
PA
- Subgenus Meroctenus sensu stricto (Meroctenus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
- Species lucidipennis Facchini, 2022 (Omostropus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) RSA
- Species similis Facchini, 2022 (Boeomimetes, Harpalini, Harpalinae) ANG, BTW, NAM, TAN, ZMB
- Species lucidicollis Facchini, 2022 (Bradybaenus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) KEN, SOM
- Species anglemensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species nunni Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species nanus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species monticola Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species mohiensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species marrisi Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species garnerae Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species discoideus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species corvinki Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species arthurensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species trechoides Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species taieriensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species quadripunctatus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species punctatus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species palmai Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Oopterus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species fiordlandensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Pseudoopterus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species otiraensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Pseudoopterus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Genus Pseudoopterus Csiki, 1928 (Zolini, Trechinae)
- Species kauriensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Zolus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species unisetosus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Zolus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species wongi Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Zolus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Genus Zolus Sharp, 1886 (Zolini, Trechinae)
- Species tararuaensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Maungazolus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species ranatungae Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Maungazolus, Zolini, Trechinae) NZL
- Species acutus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Maungazolus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species priestleyensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Maungazolus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Species septempunctatus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Maungazolus, Zolini, Trechinae)
NZL
- Genus Maungazolus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 (Zolini, Trechinae)
- Subtribe Merizodontina Sloane, 1920 (Zolini, Trechinae)
- Species neonomas Will & Liebherr, 2022 (Mecyclothorax, Moriomorphini, Psydrinae) POL (HAW)
- Species brunneonubiger Will & Liebherr, 2022 (Mecyclothorax, Moriomorphini, Psydrinae) POL (HAW)
- Species puchneri Häckel, 2022 (Craspedophorus, Panagaeini, Panagaeinae)
TAN
- Species schuelei Häckel, 2022 (Craspedophorus, Panagaeini, Panagaeinae)
MZB
- Species sciakyi Häckel, 2022 (Craspedophorus, Panagaeini, Panagaeinae)
RSA
- Species orbachi Bulirsch & Magrini, 2022 (Orictites, Clivinini, Scaritinae)
VTN
- Species arveense Baehr, 2016 (Notagonum, Platynini, Platyninae)
AST
- Species tasmanicum Baehr, 2016 (Notagonum, Platynini, Platyninae)
AST (Tasmania)
- Species lioderus (Tschitschérine, 1898) (Holconotus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
CBD, TAI, VTN
- Species elongatus Fedorenko, 2022 (Holconotus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
NAM
- Species trapezicollis Fedorenko, 2022 (Tiferonia, Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
VTN
- Species sumatrensis Fedorenko, 2022 (Tiferonia, Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
IDS (Sumatra)
- Species tenuimargo Fedorenko, 2022 (Holcoferonia, Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
VTN
- Genus Holcoferonia Fedorenko, 2022 (Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
- Subspecies altaica sensu stricto (Cymindis, Lebiini, Lebiinae) KZ, MG
- Subspecies bukhtarmensis Kabak, 2022 (Cymindis, Lebiini, Lebiinae)
KZ
- Species hakusana Sasakawa, 2022 (Nebria, Nebriini, Nebriinae)
JA (Honshu)
- Species sakuraii (Nakane, 1973) (Omoglymmius, Rhysodini, Rhysodinae Castelnau, 1840 incertae sedis)
CH (Yunnan), VTN, JA, Taiwan
- Species lewisi (Nakane, 1973) (Omoglymmius, Rhysodini, Rhysodinae Castelnau, 1840 incertae sedis)
JA (Kyushu)
- Subspecies carthagena sensu stricto (Cicindela, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
ANT (Jamaica), GTM, COL, CRC, ECD, MEX (Campeche; Chiapas; Chihuahua; Colima; Guanajuato; Guerrero; Jalisco; Michoacan; Morelos; Nayarit; Oaxaca; Sinaloa; Sonora), NCG, PNM, HDR, SVD
- Subspecies colossea (W. Horn, 1926) (Cicindela, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
MEX (Baja California; Baja California Sur)
- Species philippensis (Chevrolat, 1875) (Omoglymmius, Rhysodini, Rhysodinae Castelnau, 1840 incertae sedis)
PLP
- Species rolandi Kabak & Schmidt, 2022 (Cymindis, Lebiini, Lebiinae)
CH (Xinjiang)
- Subspecies sharoiensis Fominykh, Zamotajlov, Avtaeva et Titarenko, 2019 (Carabus, Carabini, Carabinae)
RU (Kabardino-Balkaria, Ossetia (C Caucas))
- Subspecies usagarensis sensu stricto (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
TAN
- Subspecies reichardi Straneo, 1958 (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae) TAN
- Subspecies subnitens sensu stricto (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae) CNG
- Subspecies similis Straneo, 1951 (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae) CNG, TAN
- Subspecies rotundicollis sensu stricto (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae) CNG
- Subspecies kundelunguensis Straneo, 1958 (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae) CNG
- Subspecies parallelus sensu stricto (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae)
CNG, WAF (Gambia; Senegal), KEN, MZB, TAN
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Contributors and Visitors! I wish you Merry X-mas and happy new year of the Tiger 2022!
Sincerely, Alexander
Sincerely, Alexander

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
TARRIER (M.), 2021. – Nouvelles sous-espèces de France et d’Espagne du genre Carabus L., 1758 (Coleoptera, Carabidae)- Paru le 29 juin 2021 - Issued on June 29, 2021
Summary
Descriptions of nineteen new subspecies in the genus Carabus L., 1758, from
France and Spain: Carabus (Ctenocarabus) melancholicus tietarensis n. subsp., C.
(Oreocarabus) guadarramus hirschfelderi n. subsp., C. (Oreocarabus) guadarramus
sagranus n. subsp., C. (Mesocarabus) lusitanicus problematicoides n. subsp., C. (s. str.)
deyrollei neoreductus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) pseudomonticola hispanicola n. subsp.,
C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis litigiosus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis
montisdiniensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri devillei n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) solieri strobinoi n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri teillonensis n.
subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri axiomorphus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri piezus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri dujardini n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus)
solieri rouyricus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis subsalmantinus n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) lateralis sanabriensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis opulentior
n. subsp., C. (Macrothorax) rugosus baeticoides n. subsp.
TARRIER (M.), 2021. – Nouvelles sous-espèces de France et d’Espagne du genre Carabus L., 1758 (Coleoptera, Carabidae)- Paru le 29 juin 2021 - Issued on June 29, 2021
Summary
Descriptions of nineteen new subspecies in the genus Carabus L., 1758, from
France and Spain: Carabus (Ctenocarabus) melancholicus tietarensis n. subsp., C.
(Oreocarabus) guadarramus hirschfelderi n. subsp., C. (Oreocarabus) guadarramus
sagranus n. subsp., C. (Mesocarabus) lusitanicus problematicoides n. subsp., C. (s. str.)
deyrollei neoreductus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) pseudomonticola hispanicola n. subsp.,
C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis litigiosus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis
montisdiniensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri devillei n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) solieri strobinoi n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri teillonensis n.
subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri axiomorphus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri piezus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri dujardini n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus)
solieri rouyricus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis subsalmantinus n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) lateralis sanabriensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis opulentior
n. subsp., C. (Macrothorax) rugosus baeticoides n. subsp.
Stop describing fake species!
Under each stone does not live another species new to science.
If you follow the logic of some "specialists", then Homo sapiens can be divided into several species, and dogs into several genera.
Under each stone does not live another species new to science.
If you follow the logic of some "specialists", then Homo sapiens can be divided into several species, and dogs into several genera.
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Contributors and Visitors! I wish you Merry X-mas and happy new year 2021!
Sincerely, Alexander
Sincerely, Alexander

Recently was published excellent paper of Fominykh, Zamotajlov, Khomitskiy & Titarenko, 2020 "Contribution to the knowledge of Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli Mannerheim, 1830 in the Caucasus, with description of two new subspecies (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Carabini)", "dedicated to study of variability of species Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli", although, in fact, the sole purpose of the work was to describe new taxa in order to sell their Paratypes.
But, this work perfectly proves that there are no differences between the previously described subspecies, as well as the newly described ones. New synonymy in the species Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli proposed here 12.2.2020 by A. Anichtchenko
But, this work perfectly proves that there are no differences between the previously described subspecies, as well as the newly described ones. New synonymy in the species Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli proposed here 12.2.2020 by A. Anichtchenko
I'm looking for Cicindelinae (especially Nearctic and Australian), Cychrini (Nearctic and from China) and Carabus from China. Quality of material is not important. For exchange I can offer huge quantity of material of Coleoptera worldwide, of all families except Carabidae. For detales please contact Alexander Anichtchenko beetl2000(*)mail.ru