On taxonomic position of Nesarpax labiatus (Erichson), endemic to the Cabo Verde Islands, with remarks on Acinopi genus-group (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
B.M. Kataev
Abstract. Examination of a male of Nesarpax labiatus (Erichs.), endemic to the Cabo Verde Islands, and comparison with specimens of various Palaearctic and African genera have shown that this species should be included in the Palaearctic genus Acinopus Dej. and that Nesarpax All. may be treated as one of its subgenera closest to Acinopus s. str. At the same time, Nesarpax may be considered a link between more plesiomorphic genera Nesarpalus Bed. and Nesacinopus Tschit. from Canaries and Madeira, on the one hand, and more apomorphic subgenera of Acinopus from Mediterranean Region, on the other hand. The distinguishing features of Dregus Motsch., Cratognathus Dej., and Pangus Dej., also probably related to Acinopus, are given.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1994, 3(2): 273–278 ▪ Published in print 1 August 1995
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