Fedorenko D.N. 2018. Notes on Pterostichus subgenus Steropanus Fairmaire, 1889 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini), with descriptions of new species // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.27. No.2: 107–121 [in English].
A.N. Severtsov Institute of ecology and evolution, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia. E-mail: dmitri-fedorenko@yandex.ru
doi: 10.15298/rusentj.27.2.01
ABSTRACT. The subgenus Steropanus Fairmaire, 1889 of the genus Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810 is redescribed and a key to the species is provided. Six species are described: P. obliteratus, P. alveolatus, P. foveifrons, P. sulcatipennis, P. pseudoviolaceus, and P. asulcatus spp.n., all from Vietnam, and P. kataevi sp.n. from southern China.
KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichus, Steropanus, new species, Vietnam, Oriental region.