Subgenus Diocarabus Reitt., 1896 (Carabus)

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Aleksandr Safronov, 18.10.2009 20:35

Carabus (Diocarabus) caustomarginatus Imura & Mizusawa, 1994
Endemic To North Korea.
08-VI-2008 Mt. Solhan Ridge, h=1433 m.
South Hamgyong Prov., N. Korea
male 19 mm, female 22 mm.

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picture: C_caustomarg_P.jpg
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15.12.2012 19:57, rpanin

That's where the nominative lives. But if mongoliensis is indeed a subspecies living on Khangai , why is it described only from one specimen? The species is not uncommon. And since carabus are generally characterized by variability of morphological characteristics, especially for those living in the highlands, it is most likely that there was a specimen that was somewhat different from the rest of the individuals (if , of course, more than one beetle was collected).

And I mean the same thing, to describe one copy at a time is complete stupidity. After all, sometimes such freaks fall out of the general framework that you can not immediately understand which subgenus, let alone the species.

This post was edited by rpanin - 12/15/2012 20: 03