Paussus madurensis

Paussus madurensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Beetle
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Paussus
Species:	P. madurensis
Binomial name
Paussus madurensis Wasmann, 1913

One of 368 myrmecophilous species in the carabid genus Paussus.

Diagnosis

Subgenus Cochliopaussus There is little information available on P. madurensis, and we identified two specimens in the historical collections and newly collected material form Southern India. Here, we illustrate the female deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum in Paris. According to Wasmann’s original description, the studied specimens slightly differ in the coloration of the head, antennae, and tarsi. The female has a more prominent, wrinkled frontal crest, a wide pronotum, and slightly more robust legs with wide tibiae of mesothoracic legs.

Distribution

India