Brachynopterus rufulus Bedel, 1898 rediscovered almost 130 years after its original description and first report for Morocco (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae)

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Dec 19, 2025
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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2025)
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Alexander Anichtchenko
Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Latvia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8512-830X
Daniele Sechi
Via F. Cocco Ortu, Italy
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6309-5216

Keywords : ground beetles, redescription, taxonomy, country record
Abstract

An enigmatic ground-beetle species Brachynopterus rufulus Bedel, 1898 were collected in Morocco for the first time. Detailed redescription of the genus and species were made. Its taxonomic position within the subfamily is discussed. Photographs of the habitus and details of the structure are provided.

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Alexander Anichtchenko, Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Latvia

Alexander Anichtchenko. Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils
University, Vienibas 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia; e-mail:
alexander.anishchenko@du.lv;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8512-830X

Daniele Sechi, Via F. Cocco Ortu, Italy

Daniele Sechi. Via F. Cocco Ortu, 75 – 09128 Cagliari (CA), Italy; e-mail:
daniele.sechi1973@tiscali.it;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6309-5216

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