Taxonomic revision of the African genus Trechosiella Jeanne) (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae)

摘要

The genus Trechosiella Jeannel, 1960 (Carabidae: Trechinae) is revised. In addition to the known species T. laetula (Peringuey, 1898), T. scotti (Jeannel, 1937), T. basilewskyi Jeannel, 1960 and T. katicola Jeannel, 1964, T. endroedyyoun-gai spec. nov., T. oligophthalma spec. nov. and T. scotti swartbergensis subspec. nov. are newly described. Trechosiella laetula peringueyi (Jeannel, 1926) is recognized as a new synonym of T. laetula sensu stricto. Trechosiella macroptera Casale, 1986 is demoted tobecome a subspecies of T. scotti, as T. scotti macroptera status demotus. An identification key to the known species and subspecies of Trechosiella and a distribution map of the southern African taxa are provided.