Omophron limbatum, (FABRICIUS, 1777)

Valainis, Uldis, 2010, A review of genus Omophron Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Palearctic fauna and distribution, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 10 (2), pp. 105-128 : 112-114

OMOPHRON LIMBATUM (FABRICIUS, 1777)

= dubium ( Herbst, 1779) (Carabus) ; coccinelloides ( Petagna, 1819) (Nitidula) ; ab. disjunctum Dalla Torre, 1877 ; kanalense Fauvel, 1882 ; maculipenne ( Pic, 1901); corcyreum Sahlberg, 1903 ; sokolari Roubal, 1909 ; baenningeri Krausse, 1915 nec Dupuis, 1912; solskyi Zaitzev, 1916 ; confluens Chobaut, 1923 ; ab. kraussei Csiki, 1927

Description: lenght: 6.5- 6.2 mm, width: 3.6 – 4.3 mm. This is the species that has the features of the genus. The green pattern on pronotum and elytra characteristic of the genus can be very varied. Different colour variations have been allotted various names, but they have not yet acquired the status in nomenclature. As well as the pattern on the body surface, also the punctate of the pronotum and abdomen, and the microsculpture of elytra are very varied. The frons with microsculpture and the clypeus may be longitudinally plicated. Plication is usually characteristic of the O. limbatum F. spicemens from the regions of Central Asia. These specimens usually have not very dense punctation on their rather smooth abdominal sternites, as well as many other differences.

Comparisons: In appearance and structural peculiarities the species is very similar to O. aequale Mor. This species has characteristic finer and sparser puntation on the side margines of the sternites 1 and 2. There are some differences also in the pattern of the surface (see Fig. 1.3), but it can vary in both species. This species can be certainly stated only taking into account the top form of the aedeagus.

Distribution: PAR: AB; AF; AG; AL; AR; AU; BE; BH; BU; BY; CR; CT; DE; EN; FR; GB; GE; GG; GR; HU; IN; IT; KI; KZ; LA; LT; MC; MD; MO; NL; NT; PL; PT; RO; SE; SK; SL; SP; ST; SV; SZ; SY; TA; TD; TM; TRa; TRe; TU; UK; YU; WS

Processed material: Asia Central, Wernyi (6) (ETHZ); Azerbaijan: Yardymly, Avash, 1200 – 1500 m, 14.- 17.06.1996 (1 Male, 2 Females, Schawaller leg.) (SMNS); Lankaran (1) (ZIN); Lankorancaj, 26.08.1932 (3, Znajko leg.) (ZIN); Lerik, 12.06.1976 (3, Petrenko leg.); 15.07.1909 (2, Kirichenko leg.) (ZIN); Giljanchay, Naxich (1, Znajko leg.) (ZIN); Austria: (2, Miller leg.) (ZIN); Chech Republic: Stredocesky distr., Rakovnik (1 Male, Pprochazka leg.) (ETHZ); South Moravia, Lednice, Pavlł, 24.V 1954 (3 Males, 3 Females, M. Stiprais leg.) (DUBC); Moravia (1 Female, Reitter leg.) (MZBS); France: Bord de l’Ardčche , Arbas (2 Females, Negre leg.) (MZBS); Germany: Sommerda distr. , Vogelsberg munip., Grhzg. Hessen (1 Male, Schlitz leg.) (ETHZ); Hamburg (2) (ZIN); Brandenburg, Postdam, 24.04.1907 (ZIN); Greece: Thassos Crisso Akroyiali, nr. Potamia, 01.08.1972 (1 Male, Russell leg.) (BMNH); Hungary: Neusiedler lake (30) (ZIN); Moldova: Vall. Duberland (1, C. Montandon leg.) (ETHZ); Cahul distr., Roshu vill., Prut river ., 02.08.1981 (1 Female, Karchova leg.); 12.- 13.07.1991 (1 Female, Matalin leg.) (MPUC); Kazakhstan: Aktobe Province, Temira, 27.V 1999 (1 Male) (DUBC); Uralsk obl. , Tamir, 06.1904 (1, Kubanskij leg.), 14.05.1905 (1, Cvarov B. leg.) (ZIN); Uralsk, 08.05.1906 (1, Cvarov B. leg.) (ZIN); Xarkin, 13.06.1951 (1, Zinovjev leg.) (ZIN); left coast of river Ural , 26.05.1951 (15, Arnoldi L. leg.); 03.07.1951 (1, Arnoldi L. leg.) (ZIN); Ural river coast, 10.07.1951 (1, Gurjeva leg.) (ZIN); Turgaysk obl. , 1892 (1, Tanzen R. leg.) (ZIN); Kyrgyzstan: At-Bashi river , 07.06.1987 (1 Male, Chernjaxovskij leg.) (MPUC); Latvia: Kuldīgas distr. , Alsunga 28. VII 2005 (4 Males, 7 Females, U. Valainis leg.) (DUBC); Daugavpils distr, Silene, Riču lake , 21.VI 2005 (1 Male, 2 Females, A. Bukejs leg.), Ilgas, 25.-30.VI.1998 (2 Males, 1 Female, A. Barševskis leg.), 13.VI.1997 (4 Males, 4 Females, A. Barševskis leg.), 14.06.1997 (1 Male, 4 Females, A. Barševskis leg.) (DUBC); Jelgavas distr. , Dalbe, 21.07.1957 (1 Female, M. Stiprais leg.) (DUBC); Jēkabpils distr., Dunava, 04. IX 2004 (3 Females, A. Barševskis leg.) (DUBC); Tukuma distr. , Engures., Bērzciems 23.05.1992 (6 Males, 8 Females, M. Kalniņš leg.) (LUBIC); Preiļu distr. , Rušons lake 13.08.1952 (1 Female, Z. Spuris leg.) (LUBIC); Rīgas distr. , Silcielms 06.08.1992 (1 Male, R. Matrozis leg.) (LUBIC), Jūrmala, Ķemeri 29.06.1952 (1 Male, Z. Spuris leg.) (LUBIC); Riga distr., Melluzi, 14.07.1928 (2, Sumacov G. leg.) (ZIN); Ventspils distr., Usmas lake , Moricsala, 26.VI11983 (3 Males, 7 Females) (LDM); Lithuania: Alitus distr., Neman river , 13.06.1969 (1 Female, Gruntal leg.) (MPUC); Alytus distr., Varena, Coast lake Gribaulja, 01.08.1984 (1, Moksavichius leg.) (ZIN); Poland: Świętokrzyskie Province, Kielce, (1 Male, J. Netolitzky leg.) (ETHZ); Masovian voiv., Pultusk, Lokvica (1, Zhikarev P. leg.) (ZIN); Russia: Karachay- Cherkess Rep., Zagedan vill, Laba river , 1500 m, 13.07.1994 (1 Male, Matalin leg.) (MPUC); Moskovskaja obl. , Istrink distr. , Pavlovskaja Sloboda vill., Beljanka riv., 06.1960 (1 Female, Sharov leg.) (MPUC); 16.06.1968 (1 Male, Sharov leg.) (MPUC); Istrink distr. , Istrinsk reservoir, 22.07.1996 (1 Female, Makarov leg.) (MPUC); Rjazanskaja obl. , Okskij Nat. Res., Brjukin Bor vill., Pra river , 21.08.1997 (1 Male, 1 Female, Kotolenec leg.) (MPUC); Spasskij distr. , Pra river , Orehovo vill., 20.08.1982 (1 Male, Gongarev leg.) (MPUC); Vladimirskaja obl. , Xvoscovo, Ushna river , 27.07.1971 (1 Female, Semenov leg.) (MPUC); Volgogradskaja obl. , 50 km NE from Ilovlja river ., 12.- 15.06.2001 (1 Male, 1 Female, Skomoroxov leg.) (MPUC); Voronezh obl., Xopersk Nat. Res., Xoper river , 30.07.1974 (1 Female, Sharov leg.) (MPUC); Voronezh obl., Borisoglebsk, Telerman, Xoper river , 10.07.1981 (1 Male, Orlov leg.) (MPUC); Orenburg Oblast, Orenburg, 01.-03.08.05 (38 Males, 40 Females, Klinenko leg.) (DUBC); Lomzinsk obl. , Vizna vill., Narevch, 07.05.1915. (4, Barovskij V. leg.) (ZIN); 29.05.1915 (5, Barovskij V. leg.) (ZIN); Leningrad obl., Kingisepp (Yamburg), 28.05.1904 (1) (ZIN); Yamburg, Romanovka, 29.06.1906 (1, Barovskij V. V. leg.) (ZIN); Kaliningrad obl., Ribachij, 08.06.1956 (2, Kryzhanovskij O. L. leg.) (ZIN); Moscow obl., Moscow (2) (ZIN); Ubpljnaja coast, 12.04.1915 (1, Lugnjin V. leg.) (ZIN), Voskresensk, Istra river (1, Brzhezickaja E. V. leg.) (ZIN); Jaroslavl obl. (1) (ZIN); Voronezh obl., Borisoglebsk, Khopyor river , 08.08.1973 (9, Fomitchev leg.) (ZIN); Khopyor Nature Preserve, 03.07.1941 (1, Ogliblin A. leg.) (ZIN); Ryazan obl., Ryazan, Gremjachka 31.07.1903 (13, Semenov P. P. leg.) (ZIN), 01.08.1903 (21, Semenov P. P. leg.) (ZIN); Penza obl., Prokazna, 21.06.1919 (2, Oslufjev leg.) (ZIN); Rozhdestvensk, 12.06.1937 (66, Chekanovsk leg.) (ZIN); Saratav obl. (2, Xristof leg.) (ZIN); Samara obl, Stavropolj (1, Ponjatovskij A. leg.) (ZIN); Kavkaz (152); 08.06.1909 (1, Sumakov leg.) (ZIN); Krasnodar krai, The Republic of Adygea, Maykop, 17.07.1933 (1, Arnoldi K. leg.) (ZIN); Belgorod obl., Belgorod (2) (ZIN); Irkutsk obl., Irkutsk (1) (ZIN); Dnipropetrovsk (Yekaterinoslav) obl. , Dnepropetrovsk (2, Zhaldasha leg.) (ZIN); Tambovsk obl. , Kozlovj (1 Female) (ZIN); Republic of Dagestan, Derbent (ab. disporit colorum) (2 Females) (ZIN); Brjanskaja obl. , Bezhinsk, 29.06.1916 (1, Kostilev leg.) (ZMUM); Kaluga obl., near Kaluga, 15.09.1928 (1, Vorobjov leg.), 19.07.1928 (1, Vorobjov leg.) (ZMUM); Lepickaja obl. , Dolgorukovo, 26.07.1933 (2) (ZMUM); Moskovskaja obl. , Zvenigorodsk, 20.08.1938 (2, Krizhanovskij leg.) (ZMUM); Smolenskaja obl. , Smolensk (1) (ZMUM); Tambovskaja obl. , Tambov, 1864 (1) (ZMUM); Tulskaja obl. , Kolcovo vill., Oka riv., 07.1940 (1, Nikulin leg.) (ZMUM); Volgogradskaja obl. , Kamishin, 02.06.1951 (14, Fanfilov leg.), 22.06.1951 (10, Fanfilov leg.) (ZMUM); Volgogradskaja obl. , Volgograd, 1928 (2, Nikulin leg.) (ZMUM); Volgograd, 16.06.1951 (1, Aleksejev leg) (ZMUM); Volgogradskaja obl. , Tingut forestry, 22.06.1952 (1) (ZMUM); Spain: Granada, Orgiva-Trevelez Rd. , 11 km. N.E. of Orgiva R. Poqueira, 1000 m, 27.05.1967 (1 Male, Bacchus & Levey leg.) (BMNH); Cangas (1 Male, 5 Females) (BMNH); Cuenca (3 Males, 6 Females, Champion leg.) (BMNH); Millas, Pyren.-Orien. (1 Male, 3 Females, Champion leg.) (BMNH); El Barco de Valdeorras (1 Female, Champion leg.) (BMNH); Andalusia, Cadiz, San Roque, (2 Females, J. De Ferrer leg.) (MZBS); Barcelona, Circa, 26.03.1905 (1 Female, Mas de Xaxars leg.) (MZBS), Catalonia, Guilleries, 06.07.1929 (1 Female, Villarubia leg.) (MZBS); Catalonia, Balenya, 17. VIII 1926 (1 Male, Vilarrubia leg.) (MZBS); Catalonia, Mollet, Girona, Sant Pere Pescador (1 Female, De Grigorio leg.) (MZBS), San Hilario de Sacalm , VII 1945 (2 Males, Bvtlert leg.) (MZBS); Srra. De Cazorla , V 1953 (1 Male, 2 Females) (MZBS); Barna, Llobregat 17.05.1926 (1 Female) (MZBS); Sweden: Ring Sjo, 12.06.1938 (1 Female) (BMNH); Jämjė Blekinge, 17. VI 1957 (2 Females, A. Nielsen leg.) (ZMUC); Switzerland: Graubunden canton, Bonaduz (1 Female) (ETHZ); Tunisia, Jendouba Governorate, Ain Draham, B. V. (1 Male, Bodemeyer leg.) (ETHZ); Turkey: Taslicay, 29.09.1960 (1 Male, Brown leg.) (BMNH); Ukraine: Poltova obl. , Poltova (1, Lukjanovich leg.) (ZIN); Ogloblin, 07.06.1910 (1); Zolotonosha, 1908 (3, Kuzerjackij V. leg.) (ZIN); Kharkiv obl., Kharkiv (1) (ZIN); Zakarpatskaja obl. , Svaljavi, 01.08.1974 (1, Kryzhanovskij O. L. leg.) (ZIN); Kiev obl., Kiev, 30.04.1917 (2, Luchnik V. N. leg.) (ZIN); Saperkoe pole (2, Zhuxareva leg.) (ZIN); Dnjepra floodlands, 16.04.1917 (1, Luchnik V. N. leg.) (ZIN); Kiev, Puscha-Vodica, 04.05.1917 (1, Luchnik leg.) (ZIN); Luhansk obl., Baronok vill., 25.08.1929 (5, Talickij leg.) (ZIN); Luhansk, 25.08.1924 (2, Tolickij leg.) (ZIN); Kirovohrad obl., Kirovohrad (3, Kirichenko leg.) (ZIN); Denetsk obl. , Artemivsk (2) (ZIN); Sumy obl., Konotop 03.05.1913 (2) (ZIN); Chernihiv obl., Baturyn, 26.05.1905 (1) (ZIN); Dnipropetrovsk obl., Dnepropetrovsk (2) (ZIN); Ukraine: Kharkiv obl., Kharkiv, 09.1929 (1) (ZMUM). Uzbekistan: Bukhara Province, Bukhara, Hissar Mountains , (3 Males, 4 Females) (ETHZ); Samarqand Province, Tshupan Ata (1 Male) (ETHZ); Semirjtsch., Aksay-Tal (1 Female) (ETHZ); Fergana Province , Fergana , Kugarm-Su river, 13.05.1925 (1, Dobrzhanskij leg.) (ZIN); Tashkent Province, Tashkent , 01.06.1917 (1, Pulikovskaja K. leg.) (ZIN); Namangan Province , Namangan , 10.05.1903 (1, Jankovskij leg.) (ZIN); Tajikistan , 10 km E Dusti, 28- 25.11.1982, on light (1, Dubatolov leg.) (ZIN); Karotegin , Varzob , 21.06.1938 (1, Gusakovskij leg.) (ZIN); Iran , Teheran Province , Karaj , 3 km N of Dam, 1650 m, 10.08.1970 (1) (ZIN); Wldlf. Park Vicinity of Dasht , 650 m, 27- 30.07.1970 (1) (ZIN); Afganistan , Khinjan district , Khenjan , 1200 m, 02.08.1972 (2, Kabakov leg.) (ZIN) .

Type locality: “ Germania borealis” (holotype is deposited in ZMUC) .

References: Bänninger, 1915; Bänninger, 1918; Bänninger, 1956; Csiki, 1927; Chobaut, 1923; Fauvel, 1882; Gestro, 1892; Herbst, 1779; Hurka, 2003; Krausse, 1915; Kryzhanovskij, 1982; Kryzhanovskij et. al. 1995; Lindroth, 1992; Petagna, 1819; Pic, 1901; Roubal, 1909; Sahlberg, 1903; Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1922; Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1926; Valainis, 2009; Zaitzev, 1916