Porotachys ottomanus ottomanus Schweiger, 1968

Muilwijk, Jan, Seiedy, Marjan & Wrase, David W., 2021, Contribution to the knowledge of Carabidae in Iran with the descriptions of five new taxa, proposing of four synonyms and providing of nine new records (Insecta: Coleoptera), Zootaxa 5067 (1), pp. 55-81 : 70

Porotachys ottomanus ottomanus Schweiger, 1968

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Examined material: 1 ♂, Iran, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Suq cave, 812 m, 30°49ˊ25.9´´ N, 50° 25ˊ37.9´´ E, 16.vi.2018, S. Rahideh & J. Muilwijk leg., CJM ; 2 ♂♂, 2 females, same place but: 5.vi.2019, S. Rahideh, Y. Fatemi & J. Muilwijk leg., HMIM, CJM .

Remarks: The difference between Porotachys and Tachyura is based on the presence of labial pores in Porotachys while these pores are absent in Tachyura and in Porotachys the 8th stria is only present at the apex, while in Tachyura the 8 th stria is present at the base and apex.

Distribution. Iran, South-East Europe, Turkey and eastern Mediterranean region, the new locality is the most southeastern finding of the species.

Habitat. The same cave where Trechus kouroshi sp. n. was found.

Remark. Porotachys bisulcatus (Nicolai, 1822) , a sister species of P. ottomanus , was also regularly collected in caves ( Bellés 1992).

Identification reference. Arndt et al. (2011).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Porotachys ottomanus ottomanus habitus, Suq cave, scale: 2 mm. FIGURE 9. Tachyura (Tachyura) shahinei habitus, 13 km SSE Nikshahr riv., scale: 2 mm. FIGURE 10. Tachyura (Tachyura) conspicua habitus, Kuh-e Geno, scale: 2 mm. FIGURE 11. Polyderis algiricus habitus, 10 km W Naghan, scale: 1 mm. FIGURE 12. Polyderis impressipennis habitus, Minab, scale: 1 mm.