Kabak I.I.1, Schmidt J.2 2022. A new species of the genus Cymindis Latreille, 1805 from Nepal (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiini) // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.31. No.2: 124–127 [in English].

1 All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Podbelskogo 3, St. Petersburg–Pushkin 196608, Russia. E-mail: ilkabak@yandex.ru

2 University of Rostock, Institute of Biosciences, General and Systematic Zoology, Universitätsplatz 2, D-18055 Rostock, Germany. E-mail: schmidt@agonum.de

doi: 10.15298/rusentj.31.2.05

ABSTRACT. A new species of the genus Cymindis Latreille, 1805 is described from the vicinities of the Lake Phoksundo, western Nepal: C. (s. str.) dolpoensis sp.n., related to C. (s. str.) nitens Andrewes, 1935, but differs from it in lacking of hind wings, almost monochromous coloration without lightened spots on elytra, not dilated apically ultimate labial palpomere in male, less protruded humeri, reduced pubescence of dorsum and different shape of male genitalia.

KEY WORDS: Cymindis, taxonomy, new species, Himalaya, Nepal.

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