An annotated checklist of ground beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae) occurring in the state of Sonora, Mexico with descriptions of new species and notes about some collection localities

Autores/as

  • Danny Shpeley University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Thomas R. Van Devender Greater Good Charities, 6262 N. Swan Road, Suite 165, Tucson, Arizona 85718, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v29i1.7158

Palabras clave:

Biogeografia, listado, Carabidae, hábitats, especies nuevas, Sonora, vegetación

Resumen

Se presenta una lista comentada de los escarabajos de la familia Carabidae del estado de Sonora, México, incluye número de ejemplares examinados, municipios, hábitat, vegetación, elevación, y fechas de colecta. El listado contiene 388 taxones, de los cuales 270 son taxones descritos (se incluyen 19 subespecies y un híbrido) y 118 son morfoespecies sin nombre, en 92 géneros de 35 tribus. Con mapas de puntos se muestran los lugares de colecta. Se describen tres especies nuevas, con claves corregidas e imágenes: Calathus mcclevei, especie nueva (localidad tipo: México, Sonora, Municipio de Yécora, 10 km al sur de Yécora, ca. 28.278° N 108.926° W); Calathus tigrinus, especie nueva, (localidad tipo: México, Sonora, Municipio de Nacozari de García, Rancho El Tigre, 28.3 km (por aire) WNW Bavispe, Sierra El Tigre, 30.58988° N 109.20811° W); y Amblygnathus balli, especie nueva (localidad tipo: México, Sonora, Municipio de Fronteras, Rancho Capulín, 23.5 km (por aire) WSW Fronteras, Sierra Buenos Aires, 30.76167° N 109.82361° W).

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2022-01-01

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