Omoglymmius (Indoglymmius)
Ross T. Bell- Omoglymmius lineatus
- Omoglymmius astraea
Introduction
Indoglymmius is a small subgenus with two known species, one from Sulawesi (O. astraea) and the other either from southern India or else from the Kei Islands, west of New Guinea.Characteristics
The antenna is without a stylet or basal setae. The clypeal setae are absent. The medial angles of the temporal lobes are simple, with translucent areas. Temporal setae are absent. The frontal grooves are linear and complete. The frontal space is very small. The postorbital tubercle is absent.
Omoglymmius (Indoglymmius) lineatus. (A) Dorsal aspect of head and pronotum. (B) Lateral aspect of head. Modified from Bell and Bell (1982). Copyright © 1982 Ross T. Bell and Joyce R. Bell.
The pronotal carinae are impunctate. Both sexes have deep lateral pits on sternum IV, and both have a ventral tooth on the anterior femur. The eyes are either normal or extremely reduced.
References
Bell, R. T. and J. R. Bell. 1982. Rhysodini of the World Part III. Revision of Omoglymmius Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Carabidae or Rhysodidae) and substitutions for preoccupied generic names. Quaestiones Entomologicae 18: 127-259.
Bell, R. T. and J. R. Bell. 1988. Rhysodini of Sulawesi (Indonesia) and nearby islands (Coleoptera: Carabidae or Rhysodidae). Journal Of The New York Entomological Society 96(1):7-15.
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