Chlaenius (Pseudochlaeniellus) lucasi Peyron, 1858: 361 comb. n.

(Figs. 21, 31)

Chlaenius (Trichochlaenius) lucasi Peyron, 1858: 361

Chlaenius irakensis Jedlicka, 1959c: 517 syn. n.

Pseudochlaeniellus mesopotamicus Mandl, 1979c: 169 Syn. with irakensis by Kirschenhofer, 1998

Material. IRAQ: 1♂ — “ Holotype Chl. (Pseudochlaeniellus) mesopotamicus Dr. K. Mandl 1979 ”, “ Assur Mesopot. Coll. F. Hauser”, “ Coll . Mus. Vindob.” (NMW). 1 ♂, 2 ♀ —“ Paratype Chl. (Pseudochlaeniellus) mesopotamicus Dr. K. Mandl 1979 ”, “ Assur Mesopot. Coll. F. Hauser”, “ Coll . Mus. Vindob.” (NMW). TURKEY: 1 ♂ — Syntype “ lucasi Peyr Tarsus ”, “ Hist. - Coll. ( Coleoptera), Nr. 42278, Chlaenius lucasi Peyr. Tarsus, Coll. Schaum, Zool . Mus . Berlin ” (ZMHB).

Diagnosis. Instantly recognizable by the dark brown femora and by very narrow yellow lateral band of elytra, occupying only one external interval and with large stair-step apical spot.

Description. Body length 8–9 mm. Dorsal surface with dense yellow pubescence. Coloration of head and pronotum metallic green with golden overtones on the disc. Mouthparts, antennomeres and legs yellow, except dark femora and antennomeres IV– XI. Ventral surface black, strongly iridescent.

Head shiny and smooth in median portion, densely punctate near eyes and on occiput. Pronotum strongly microreticulate, dull. Punctation on disc very dense and regular, punctures separated by less one their diameters. Lateral margins very narrow, metallic. Elytral striae narrow and minutely punctate. Intervals flat.

Aedeagus (Fig. 31).

Distribution. Iraq and Turkey.