Omophron (Phrator) grandidieri (Alluaud, 1899)

= Epactius grandidieri Alluaud, 1899: 409

Material examined. 1m: “ Madagascar ”, “ Omophron grandidieri comparé au Type par R. Oberthür ” (BMNH) ; 4f: “Bezaha, Tongobory” (BMNH); 1f: “Suberbieville” (BMNH); 1m, 1f: “Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” (ETHZ); 1m, 1f: “Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” (SMTD); 1f: “ Madagascar, Tulear”, “Comp. Type Basilewsky” (MRAC); 1m: “ Madagascar, Statiou Agric Bas Mangoky” (MRAC); 3m, 2f: “ Madagascar, Mandritsara, Mangarahara, 1938, Vadon & Lebis leg.” (MRAC); 3f: “ Madagascar, S Madagascar, Zongobory ” (MNHN), 2m, 1f: “ Bejaha (Catala), 10.1934” (MNHN) ; 1f: “Fieheremama, Catala, 10.1934” (MNHN); 1m, 1f: “Riv. Fiherena, Catola, 10.1934” (MNHN); 1m: “Tongobory, Catala” (MNHN); 1m: “Fiheranana, Boros. (vai Borvs.) riv., R. Catala, 10.-11.1934, Chasse de Mit ” (MNHN) ; 1m, 10f: “ Madagascar, Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” (MNHN); 1f: Suberbieville, Perrier leg.” (ZMHB) .

Comments. Loc. Typ.: “fleuve Onilahy, 100 km a l’interieur, 23 mai 1898 ”. This is the only species of the subgenus Phrator known from Madagascar. It is very similar in elytral pattern to O. multiguttatum, from which it differs in the weakly punctured elytral striae (Fig. 20).

Distribution. Madagascar (Fig. 57).