Singilis (Singilis) soror oranensis, Anichtchenko, Alexander, 2017

Anichtchenko, Alexander, 2017, Review of the genus Singilis Rambur, 1837 of North Africa and Iberian Peninsula (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiini), Zootaxa 4231 (2), pp. 264-272 : 271

Singilis (Singilis) soror oranensis ssp. n.

Type material: ALGERIA: Holotype: male “ Oran ” ( ISNB) ; Paratypes: “ Oran ”, “ Collection Bonnaire ” (1♂, 2♀, ISNB) ; “S372, Singilis mauritanicus , Oran ”, “ R.I.Sc. N.B. 17.673, Coll. A. Fauvel, (ex. coll. Pandellé)” (1♂, ISNB) ; “ Oran, Lemoine ”, “coll. Bettinger, soror Ramb. ” (1 ♂, ISNB) ; “ Oran ” (1 ♂, 1 ♀, MNCN) ; Algier (1 ex., NMPC) ; Alg., Tremcen (1 ♂, NMPC); Alg., Tlemcen, A. Tondu (1 ♂, NMPC) .

Description. Resembles S. soror soror in overall appearance and body coloration ( Figs. 10–11 ). It differs from the other subspecies of S. soror by its short and thin setae on elytral intervals. The orientation of the apex of aedeagus can vary slightly (Figs. 19–20). It varies within the same intervals as that of the other subspecies of S. soror . The microtrichial patch of internal sac look more chitinized.

Etymology. The name refers to the area where the type series has been collected.

Distribution. Algeria ( Fig. 12 ).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Distribution map of Singilis bicolor - group.

FIGURES 1 – 11. Habitus of Singilis bicolor - group. 1 — S. bicolor; 2 — S. alternans; 3 — S. soror melillensis (Taurirt); 4 — S. soror riffensis syn. n., Paratype (Isaguen); 5 – 6 — S. soror riffensis syn. n. (Ketama); 7 — S. soror s. str. (15 km SE Berkane); 8 — S. soror s. str. = S. pardoi syn. n., Paratype (El Haraig); 9 — S. soror s. str. (Oudjda); 10 — S. soror oranensis ssp. n. Holotype; 11 — S. soror oranensis Paratype.