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- Species montislunae Neri & Toledano, 2022 (Bembidion, Bembidiini, Trechinae)
OM
- Species ornata Matalin, 2022 (Neocollyris, Collyridini, Cicindelinae)
VTN
- Subspecies dimidiata sensu stricto (Neocollyris, Collyridini, Cicindelinae) IDS, LAO, MLS, TAI
- Subspecies sabahensis Naviaux, 2004 (Neocollyris, Collyridini, Cicindelinae)
MLS
- Species pseudoholzschuhi Wiesner & Klícha, 2022 (Cicindela, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
CH (Yunnan)
- Species mahimborondrense Moravec & Wiesner, 2022 (Pogonostoma, Collyridini, Cicindelinae)
MAD
- Species inakerkeringi Wiesner, 2022 (Thopeutica, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
IDS (Sulawesi)
- Species petragehrmanni Wiesner, 2022 (Thopeutica, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
IDS (Sulawesi)
- Subspecies amisi Lin & Wiesner, 2022 (Therates, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
Taiwan
- Subspecies fangi Lin & Wiesner, 2022 (Therates, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
Taiwan
- Species chenrui Xinxin & Wiesner, 2022 (Probstia, Cicindelini, Cicindelinae)
CH (Hainan)
- Species ursulae Balkenohl, 2020 (Clivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae)
SRL
- Species boreri Balkenohl, 2020 (Clivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae)
IND (Bihar), NP
- Species ovalipennis Andrewes, 1924 (Oxylobus, Scaritini, Scaritinae)
SRL
- Subspecies miwai sensu stricto (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) Taiwan
- Subspecies continentalis Kataev & Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Sichuan; Yunnan), VTN
- Species subangulatus Ito, 2021 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Guangxi; Yunnan), VTN
- Species reufi Pavicevic & Popovic, 2003 (Duvalius, Trechini, Trechinae)
SRB
- Subspecies hamulipenis sensu stricto (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Yunnan)
- Subspecies nepalensis Kataev & Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
NP
- Subspecies semecensis sensu stricto (Duvalius, Trechini, Trechinae) BH
- Subspecies tarensis Ćurčić & Vesović, 2022 (Duvalius, Trechini, Trechinae) SRB
- Species awashimaensis Sasakawa & Itô, 2022 (Pterostichus, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae) JA (Honshu)
- Species shinbodakensis Sasakawa & Itô, 2022 (Pterostichus, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae) JA (Honshu)
- Species tateishiyamanus Sasakawa & Itô, 2022 (Pterostichus, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae) JA (Honshu)
- Species xikrin Pellegrini, Ferreira & Vieira, 2022 (Coarazuphium, Zuphiini, Dryptinae) BRZ (PA)
- Species kayapo Pellegrini, Ferreira & Vieira, 2022 (Coarazuphium, Zuphiini, Dryptinae) BRZ (PA)
- Species xingu Pellegrini, Ferreira & Vieira, 2022 (Coarazuphium, Zuphiini, Dryptinae) BRZ (PA)
- Species angustitarsis Kataev, Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Yunnan), LAO
- Species subrobustus Kataev, Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Yunnan)
- Species schmidti Kataev, Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Yunnan), NP
- Species fedorenkoi Kataev, Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
VTN
- Species hamulipenis Kataev, Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Yunnan), NP
- Species kavanaughi Kataev, Hongbin & Wrase, 2022 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
CH (Yunnan)
- Species changaica Horvatovich, 1973: 251 (Nebria, Nebriini, Nebriinae)
CH (Xinjiang)
- Species rekawaianus Balkenohl, 2021 (Dyschirius, Dyschiriini, Scaritinae)
SRL
- Species meghalayaensis Ito, 2016 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
IND (Meghalaya)
- Species distinctus Ito, 2016 (Trichotichnus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
PA
- Species fulvicollis Ito, 2016 (Allosiopelus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
IND
- Species splendidipennis Ito, 2016 (Hyphaereon, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
IND (Meghalaya)
- Species reuteri Toledano & Wrase, 2016 (Ocys, Bembidiini, Trechinae)
IQ
- Species rotundipennis C.Huber & Marggi, 2001 (Ocys, Bembidiini, Trechinae) GR
- Species kimanisensis N.Ito, 2014 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) IDS (Borneo), MLS
- Species fulvomarginatus N.Ito, 2017 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) IDS
- Species yamasakoi N.Ito & Liang, 2018 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) IDS
- Species turturensis N.Ito, 2016 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
NP
- Species ohtanii N.Ito & Liang, 2018 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
LAO
- Species nigrocupreus N.Ito & Liang, 2018 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) LAO
- Species nakajimai N.Ito, 2016 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
IND (Tamil Nadu)
- Species cupripennis N.Ito, 2014 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) IDS
- Species impunctatus N.Ito, 2014 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) IDS (Borneo), MLS
- Species nigridorsis N.Ito, 2014 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) IDS
- Species niisatoi N.Ito, 2017 (Coleolissus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) IDS
- Subspecies breuningi sensu stricto (Calosoma, Carabini, Carabinae)
KZ
- Subspecies iliense Kabak, 2022 (Calosoma, Carabini, Carabinae)
KZ
- Subspecies kashense Kabak, 2022 (Calosoma, Carabini, Carabinae)
CH (Xinjiang)
- Species batangensis Kabak & Liang, 2022 (Cymindis, Lebiini, Lebiinae)
CH (Sichuan)
- Species dolpoensis Kabak & Schmidt, 2022 (Cymindis, Lebiini, Lebiinae)
NP
- Subspecies atrovirens sensu stricto (Calosoma, Carabini, Carabinae) MEX
- Species donabaueri Zettel, 2020 (Vachinius, Chlaeniini, Licininae)
PLP (Luzon)
- Species fedorenkoi Matalin, 2022 (Neocollyris, Collyridini, Cicindelinae)
VTN
- Species borisbubeniki Moravec & Tryzna, 2022 (Pogonostoma, Collyridini, Cicindelinae)
MAD
- Subspecies insignitus sensu stricto (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
MO
- Subspecies presaharensis Lagar Mascaró, 1978 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
MO
- Subspecies brunneus sensu stricto (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
LB, TU
- Subspecies ferrantei Reitter, 1909 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
EG, IS
- Species brunneus Karsch, 1881 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae) EG, LB, TU, IS
- Species morvanianus Tian & Deuve, 2016 (Orthogonius, Orthogoniini, Orthogoniinae)
TAI
- Species afghanistanicus Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
AF
- Species arabicus Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
SA
- Species brunki Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
YE
- Species chatzakiae Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
GR
- Species felixi Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
IN
- Species irakensis Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
IQ
- Species iranicus Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
IN
- Species jordanensis Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
JO
- Species klapperichi Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
IN
- Species lassallei Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
IN
- Species vanensis Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
TR
- Species vrabeci Guéorguiev, Wrase, Assmann, Muilwijk & Machard, 2022 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
TR
- Subspecies alticola sensu stricto (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
CI
- Subspecies descendens Bedel, 1902 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
CI
- Subspecies gomerensis Machado, 1992 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
CI
- Subspecies hierroensis Machado, 1992 (Platyderus, Sphodrini, Platyninae)
CI
- Species landii Magrini, 2021 (Duvalius, Trechini, Trechinae) IT
- Species pitteti Casale & Magrini, 2021 (Chiapadytes, Trechini, Trechinae) MEX (Chiapas)
- Species gobettii Casale & Magrini, 2021 (Speocolpodes, Platynini, Platyninae)
MEX (Oaxaca)
- 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
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Dear Friends, Colleagues, Contributors and Visitors! I wish you Merry X-mas and happy new year of the Tiger 2022!
Sincerely, Alexander
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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