Records of the carabid beetles (Coleoptera) from the Koshiki-jima Islands, west Japan

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by  Morita, Seiji

Elytra,Tokyo,36(1):60,May30,2008
Recordsof theCarabidBeetles(Coleoptera) fromthe
Koshiki-jimaIslands,WestJapan
SeijiMORITA
Higashi-gotanda5-19-7,Shinagawa-ku,Tokyo,141-0022Japan
ThecarabidfaunaoftheKoshiki-jimaIslands,KagoshimaPrefecture,WestJapanispoorly
known.ThroughthecourtesyofDr.HitooOHIRA,Ihadtheopportunitytoexamineashortseries
ofcarabidbeetlesobtainedbyhimself fromtheislands. Though theyare fullywingedand
widespreadspecies, Iprefer torecordtheminthisshortreport.
ScaritesacutidensCHAUDoIR, 1855
Specimenexamined.1ex.,Teuchi,22-VII-2002.
ClivinavulglvagaBoHEMAN,1858
Specimenexamined. 1ex.,Satomura-rindo,21-VII-2002.
Metacoplodesbuchannan1(HOPE,1831)
Specimenexamined. 1ex., Kamikoshiki-rindo,20-VII-2002.
Agonum (Atranodes) kyushuertseHABU,1954
Specimensexamined 3exs., Kamikoshiki-rindo,20-VII-2002.
Chlaeniusmicans(FABRIcIUs,1792)
Specimenexamined. 1ex.,Kamikoshiki-rindo,20-VII-2002.
ChlaeniustetragonoderusCHAUDoIR,1876
Specimenexamined. 1ex.,Kamikoshiki-rindo,20-VII-2002.
Aephnidiusadelioides(MAcLEAY,1825)
Specimene:xlamined. 1ex.,Satomura-rindo,21-VII-2002.
B「aChinusscotomedesREDTENBAcHER,1868
Specimenexamined.1ex.,Satomura-rindo,21-VII-2002.
I thankDr.HitooOHIRAforhiskindnessinsupplyingmewiththematerials.