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more or less straight; anterior bead broadly interrupted
medially; anterolateral angles poorly developed, slightly
rounded; sides moderately rounded anteriorly, moderately
sinuate posteriorly; lateral beads strongly widening from
apex to base; lateral depressions absent; two setiferous
punctures on each side; each anterolateral setiferous puncture
situated just in front of middle and touching lateral
bead; posterolateral angles acute and projecting laterally,
denticulate; laterobasal foveae well defined, coarsely
punctate, deep, moderately wide, elongate; base emarginate
medially, slightly oblique laterally, slightly wider than
apex, moderately narrower than elytral base. Prosternum
punctate, unwrinkled. Proepisterna punctate, unwrinkled.
Metepisterna impunctate. Legs. Segment 5 of metatarsi
with a single pair of ventral setae. Elytra. Strongly convex,
ovate, widest in front of middle. Shoulders rounded,
denticulate. Sides moderately rounded. Scutellar striole
absent. Striae mostly complete (stria 7 obsolete basally),
moderately deep, coarsely punctate. Intervals depressed,
becoming slightly convex apically. Sutural apices angular.
Abdomen. Sterna impunctate, unwrinkled. Last visible
sternum (sternum VII): male with two apical ambulatory
setae; female with four apical and two medial ambulatory
setae. Aedeagus. Lateral view (Fig. 69): strongly
arcuate; apex moderately wide, rounded, not projecting
dorsoventrally, slightly notched posteromedially. Dorsal
view: asymmetrical (ostium deflected to the right); apex
rather straight. Parameres. Left paramere setulose (with
a few short setae at apex); right paramere setulose (with
numerous short ventral setae in apical fourth).
Material examined. 11 specimens (BMNH, JNNZ,
NZAC).
Geographic distribution (Map p. 176). North Island:
GB─Lake Waikaremoana. WN─Dundas Hut area (Tararua
Range). Kohitere Forest (Levin). Mangahao No. 1 Reservoir.
Manakau North. Mount Quoin. Waiotauru Road.
RI─Armstrong Saddle, Ruahine Range. `
Ecology. Lowland, montane, subalpine, alpine. Dry or wet
forests (beech, broadleaf) and alpine meadows. Shaded
(mostly) and open ground; dry or wet soil. Nocturnal;
hides during the day under and in logs, branches, in leaf
litter, in moss growing on tree-trunks, and at the base of
tussock-clumps. The species is primarily xylophilous (associated
with wood).
Biology. Seasonality: September, November, February,
June, August. Tenerals: March. Predacious (based on
mouthpart morphology).
Dispersal power. Elytra fused basally along suture. Subapterous.
Moderate runner. Occasional climber (on trees).
Vagility limited by flight incapacity.
Reference. Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 65 (catalogue;
Larochelle & Larivière (2013): Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)
biology, dispersal power, ecology, geographic distribution,
references).
Molopsida lindrothi E new species
Figures 70, 115, 210; Map p. 176
Molopsida lindrothi Larochelle & Larivière, new species. Holotype:
male (NZAC) labelled “Upper Maitai Nelson 11 Nov
69 J.I. Townsend (hand-written) / HOLOTYPE [male symbol]
Molopsida lindrothi Larochelle & Larivière, 2013 (red
label; typed).” Paratype: one male (NZAC) from the same
locality as the holotype, bearing blue paratype label.
Description. Body: length 6.0–6.8 mm. Head, pronotum,
elytra, and abdomen testaceous; antennae, palpi, and legs
entirely pale red. Microsculpture absent on head and pronotum,
strong and very transverse (with microlines) on
elytra. Iridescence absent on head and pronotum, strong
on elytra. Very shiny on head and pronotum, moderately
shiny on elytra. Head. Coarsely punctate in and between
frontal furrows, unwrinkled dorsally, much narrower
across eyes than pronotal apex. Mandibles very long.
Labrum quadrate, slightly emarginate anteriorly. Antennae
subfiliform; segment 1 (scape) very long, about 2× longer
than its maximum width. Frontal furrows wide, deep. Eyes
reduced, very small, depressed; two supraorbital setiferous
punctures on inner side of each eye. Interocular fovea
present, deep, oblong. Tempora inflated, oblique, very long
(about as long as eyes). Mentum: medial tooth rounded
apically, slightly shorter than lateral lobes. Paraglossae
membranous, prominent, much longer than ligula. Palpi:
penultimate maxillary segment glabrous. Thorax. Pronotum
(Fig. 115) moderately convex anteriorly, depressed
posteriorly, coarsely punctate across base and at apex,
finely punctate along lateral beads, unwrinkled, moderately
transverse, subrectangular; apex straight; anterior bead
narrowly interrupted medially; anterolateral angles poorly
developed, obtuse; sides moderately rounded anteriorly,
not sinuate posteriorly; lateral beads strongly widening
from apex to base; lateral depressions absent; two setiferous
punctures on each side; each anterolateral setiferous
puncture situated just in front of middle and touching
lateral bead; posterolateral angles rectangular, denticulate;
laterobasal foveae ill-defined, coarsely punctate, shallow,
wide; base emarginate medially, slightly oblique laterally,
much wider than apex, much narrower than elytral
base. Prosternum impunctate, unwrinkled. Proepisterna
impunctate, unwrinkled. Metepisterna impunctate. Legs.
Segment 5 of metatarsi with two pairs of ventral setae (a
single pair in other species). Elytra. Depressed, subovate,
widest in front of middle. Shoulders rounded, denticulate.
Sides slightly rounded. Scutellar striole bipunctate. Striae
complete, shallow, finely punctate. Intervals depressed,
becoming slightly convex apically. Sutural apices angular-