Acinopus giganteus Dejean, 1831: 813

Serrano, José, 2022, Designation of types of European Harpalini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) described by Dejean and deposited in the MNHN, Paris, Zootaxa 5141 (5), pp. 484-500 : 488

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.5.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7D94D05B-59A5-4ECE-BFA1-FADA5C8CC41E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6598894
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scientific name	Acinopus giganteus Dejean, 1831: 813
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Acinopus giganteus Dejean, 1831: 813 View in CoL .

The specimen here recognized as holotype is a male bearing the labels: “ giganteus Kollar in Hispania mer. in Cadix D”, “ex-Museo Chaudoir” and “ Holotype of Acinopus giganteus Dejean, 1831 desig. by J. Serrano ” .

Acinopus giganteus is currently included in the subgenus Acinopus and differs from other related species in the lack of punctures in elytron intervals 5 and 7, the lack of ventral pubescence on male protarsomeres forming two rows, and its large body size.

It is solely known from Andalusia ( Serrano, 2020), south of River Guadalquivir. Keys to the species are found in Fuente (1927) and Puel (1934).