taxonID	type	description	language	source
32262A0CFFE1E839D3B4FF05F4B7B435.taxon	description	(Figure 2 A – G)	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE1E839D3B4FF05F4B7B435.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype male, Paratypes (2 males). Labelled: “ India: Kerala: Kannur: Chambad (11 ° 52 ’ 23.5 ” N 75 ° 30 ’ 24.5 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 29. i. 2022. coll. Shigina K ”, deposited in ZSI-WGRC Calicut.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE1E839D3B4FF05F4B7B435.taxon	description	Description. Dorsal and ventral habitus (Figs 2 A, B). Color: Head black. Labrum and mandibles reddish-brown. Maxillary palpi and labial palpi yellowish except terminal segment, which is brownish with paler apex. Antennomeres blackish-brown, except 1 st – 3 rd and basal half of 4 th that are brownish. Prothorax blackish-brown. Elytra reddish-brown at base, to brown at apex. Elytral spots yellowish-white, elytral transverse fascia black. Femora yellowish with black apex. Tibiae yellowish-brown. Tarsi dark yellowish-brown. Ventral black to reddish-brown, except last three ventrites yellowish-brown. Head elongated, rhomboidal, broader than prothorax. Neck very narrow, not separated from vertex. Eyes large. Post orbital part oblique, almost straight. Anterior and posterior supraorbital setae present, posterior seta slightly away from the posterior margin of the eye. A carina along the inner margin of eye. Mandibles rather straight and incurved apically. Mentum and submentum separated. Mentum with triangular tooth, a pair of setae present behind the tooth. Labrum rectangular, isodiametrically reticulated, with 6 setae. Clypeus with a pair of setae. Fronto-clypeal suture distinct. Frons with a ‘ V-shape’ impression in the middle, frontal furrow short and shallow. Frons isodiametrically reticulated and vertex transversely reticulated. Latero-ventral surface of vertex with very short pilosity. Antennae elongate, filiform, surpassing the base of prothorax, pilose from apex of 4 th antennomere onwards. Prothorax narrow, elongate, bottle shaped, almost twice as long as wide. Dorsal surface convex, transversely reticulated and transversely striated, broadened slightly behind middle, constricted towards base. Lateral margin distinct with a marginal seta at middle. Short pilosity along dorso-lateral surface. Median line distinctly impressed but effaced towards base and apex. Elytra (Fig. 2 C) elongate, broadens towards apex, reaching maximum width slightly behind middle; surface convex with a shallow depression before black fascia; isodiamentrically reticulated; sparsely pubescent in lateral and apical areas. Striae represented by row of punctures, that become faint towards base and apex; interval 3 with 4 setiferous punctures. Anterior spot is small, narrow, located outside the transverse fascia on interval 5. Posterior spot is larger than anterior spot, located on intervals 4 – 5 and completely embedded in black fascia. Hind wings fully developed. Ventral (Fig. 2 B): Abdominal ventrites smooth and glossy. Proepisternum with row of coarse punctures. Metepisternum longer than wide. Male terminal abdominal ventrites bisetose and emarginated at apex. Legs elongate and slender. Tarsomere 4 with deep excision, first three protarsomeres of males are with adhesive hairs. Claws simple. Male genitalia: Genital ring elongate, almost parallel sided and narrowed towards apex (Fig. 2 G). Median lobe of aedeagus elongate, moderately slender and arcuate. Orificium wide. Apex moderately narrow and elongated with knobbed tip. Parameres dissimilar in shape. Left paramere larger than right (Figs 2 D – F). Measurements. Holotype (male), TLB = 7.63 mm, PL = 1.83 mm, PW = 0.78 mm, EL = 3.82 mm, EW = 2 mm; Paratype (n = 2), TLB = 7.30 – 7.54 mm, PL = 1.56 – 1.77 mm, PW = 0.77 – 0.85 mm, EL = 3.72 – 3.91 mm, EW = 1.80 – 1.91 mm.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE1E839D3B4FF05F4B7B435.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named in honor of Professor V. V. Ramamurthy, India, for his contributions to Indian coleopteran taxonomy.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE1E839D3B4FF05F4B7B435.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Ophionea vvrei sp. nov. is morphologically more similar to O. malickyi. However, it differs from O. malickyi in having the long and narrow prothorax, smaller and narrower elytral spots, elytral interval 3 with 4 setiferous pores, the transverse fascia on elytra forming ‘ V-shape’ at anterior edge towards the suture and the posterior edge of the transverse fascia is entire.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE1E839D3B4FF05F4B7B435.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Kerala (Kannur: Chambad).	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83BD3B4FF05F4A2B063.taxon	description	(Figure 3 D)	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83BD3B4FF05F4A2B063.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined (n = 4). (2 female). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Kannur: Chambad (11 ° 52 ’ 23.5 ” N 75 ° 30 ’ 24.5 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 28. i. 2022. coll. Shigina K ”; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Kozhikode: Mavoor (11 ° 15 ’ 37.4 ” N 75 ° 56 ’ 20.8 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 14. ii. 2022. coll. Neethu V. P ”; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Malappuram: Mampad (11 ° 14 ’ 15.4 ” N 76 ° 11 ’ 44.4 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 09. iii. 2022. coll. Kamila & Party ”; deposited in ZSI-WGRC Calicut.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83BD3B4FF05F4A2B063.taxon	description	Measurements. TLB = 6.46 – 6.67 mm, PL = 1.30 – 1.44 mm, PW = 0.76 – 0.80 mm, EL = 3.35 – 3.51 mm, EW = 1.84 – 1.99 mm.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83BD3B4FF05F4A2B063.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Sri Lanka.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83BD3B4FF05F4A2B063.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The examined materials reveal minor variations in the number of setiferous punctures on elytral interval 3 and in the width of basal and apical black fascia on elytra. The number of setiferous punctures on interval 3 ranges from 8 – 10 in the specimens examined, whereas in the holotype, the setiferous punctures on interval 3 range from 10 – 12. In the specimens examined, the width of basal and apical black fascia on elytra are wider than the black fascia in the holotype. These variations in characters are interpreted as intra-specific variations occurring in indigenous populations of O. ceylonica (Figs 3 C, D)	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83AD3B4FC36F56EB601.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined (n = 37). (1 male). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Pathanamthitta: Goodrical Forest Range (9 ° 22 ’ 43.8 ” N 76 ° 59 ’ 25.0 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 30. x. 2021. coll. P. M. Sureshan & party ”; (1 male). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Kozhikode: Maruthoor (11.4572 ° N, 75.7300 ° E), ‘ Light trap’, 16. i. 2022. coll. Anagha Sudhakar V. S ”; (2 male). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Kannur: Chambad (11 ° 52 ’ 23.5 ” N 75 ° 30 ’ 24.5 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 28. i. 2022. coll. Shigina K ”; (2 male). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Kozhikode: Mavoor (11.2604 ° N, 75.9391 ° E), ‘ Light trap’, 14. ii. 2022. coll. Neethu V. P ”; deposited in ZSI-WGRC Calicut; (2 male). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Thoothukudi: Authoor (8 ° 36 ’ 43.1 ” N 78 ° 05 ’ 02.8 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 10. v. 1993. coll. M. S. Ravi ”; (7 males). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli: Courtallam (8 ° 56 ’ 14.3 ” N 77 ° 16 ’ 11.4 ” E), Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary (8 ° 42 ’ 50.1 ” N 77 ° 45 ’ 23.9 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 02. x. 2018. coll. R Venkitesan ”; (1 male). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Theni: Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary (9 ° 35 ’ 25.6 ” N 77 ° 25 ’ 55.6 ” E): Moola Vaigai River (9 ° 49 ’ 36.9 ” N 78 ° 15 ’ 35.4 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 22. ii. 2019. coll. R. Babu ”; (1 male). Labelled ‘ India: Tamil Nadu: Theni: Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary (9 ° 35 ’ 25.6 ” N 77 ° 25 ’ 55.6 ” E): Cumbum East (9 ° 44 ’ 34.0 ” N 77 ° 16 ’ 38.7 ” E): Suruli (9 ° 39 ’ 36.5 ” N 77 ° 18 ’ 20.8 ” E), ‘ Light trap’, 27. ii. 2019. coll. R. Babu ”; (3 males). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli: Sengaltheri Kalakkad range (8 ° 32 ’ 02.9 ” N 77 ° 27 ’ 00.5 ” E), Manimuthar Falls (8 ° 39 ’ 12.8 ” N 77 ° 24 ’ 48.3 ” E), Ambasamudram (8 ° 42 ’ 38.5 ” N 77 ° 27 ’ 06.8 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 11. iii. 2021. coll. R. Babu ”; (2 males). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari: Kalikesam (8 ° 24 ’ 47.6 ” N 77 ° 23 ’ 30.9 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 09. iii. 2022. coll. R. Babu ”; (4 males). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli: Sengaltheri Kalakkad range (8 ° 32 ’ 02.9 ” N 77 ° 27 ’ 00.5 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 14. iii. 2022. coll. R. Babu ”; (1 male). Labelled “ India: Karnataka: Udupi: Malpe (13 ° 21 ’ 21.3 ” N 74 ° 42 ’ 14.8 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 16. ix. 1998. coll. M. B. Ragunathan ”; deposited in ZSI-SRC Chennai; (1 male). Labelled “ India: Manipur: Thoubal (24 ° 39 ’ 16.3 ” N 93 ° 59 ’ 51.2 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, coll. J. Das Gupta ”; deposited in ZSI-HQ Kolkata; (1 male). Labelled “ India: Uttarakhand: Haridwar: Roorkee (29 ° 50 ’ 38.4 ” N 77 ° 52 ’ 34.5 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 10. x. 1990. coll. A. Hussain ”; deposited in ZSI-NRC Dehradun; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Kerala: Kozhikode: Maruthoor (11.4572 ° N, 75.7300 ° E), ‘ Light trap’, 16. i. 2022. coll. Anagha Sudhakar V. S ”; deposited in ZSI-WGRC Calicut; (3 females). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Thoothukudi: Authoor (8 ° 36 ’ 43.1 ” N 78 ° 05 ’ 02.8 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 10. v. 1993. coll. M. S. Ravi ”; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Thiruvallur: Red hills lake area (13 ° 10 ’ 00.7 ” N 80 ° 10 ’ 17.4 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 21. i. 1997. coll. Mary Bai ”; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Tiruvannamalai: Cheyyar (12 ° 39 ’ 49.2 ” N 79 ° 32 ’ 28.3 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 22. xii. 2012. coll. Jayashree Thilak ”; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli: Sengaltheri Kalakkad range (8 ° 32 ’ 02.9 ” N 77 ° 27 ’ 00.5 ” E), Manimuthar Falls (8 ° 39 ’ 12.8 ” N 77 ° 24 ’ 48.3 ” E), Ambasamudram (8 ° 42 ’ 38.5 ” N 77 ° 27 ’ 06.8 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 11. iii. 2021. coll. R. Babu ”; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli: Sengaltheri Kalakkad range (8 ° 32 ’ 02.9 ” N 77 ° 27 ’ 00.5 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 14. iii. 2022. coll. R. Babu ”; (1 female). Labelled “ India: Karnataka: Udupi: Malpe (13 ° 21 ’ 21.3 ” N 74 ° 42 ’ 14.8 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 16. ix. 1998. coll. M. B. Ragunathan ”; Labelled “ India: Andhra Pradesh: Srikakulam: Kadagandi (18 ° 33 ’ 17.3 ” N 83 ° 53 ’ 02.5 ” E) ‘ Light trap’, 23. i. 2022. coll. Jayashree Thilak ”; deposited in ZSI-SRC Chennai. Measurements. Male: TLB = 6.69 – 6.97 mm, PL = 1.54 – 1.57 mm, PW = 0.73 – 0.77 mm, EL = 3.28 – 3.53 mm, EW = 1.65 – 1.70 mm; Female: TLB = 7.22 – 7.69 mm, PL = 1.64 – 1.77 mm, PW = 0.77 – 0.93 mm, EL = 3.48 – 3.90 mm, EW = 1.82 – 2.09 mm.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83AD3B4FC36F56EB601.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Kerala (Malabar, Palakkad: Pudussery, Chulanur, Pattambi, Wayanad: Ambalavayal), West Bengal (Kolkata); throughout Southeastern Asia; Sri Lanka; Vietnam; Myanmar; Thailand; Indonesia; Philippines; China; Japan; Nepal; Taiwan; Malay Archipelago from Japan to Papua New Guinea; Australia.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83AD3B4FC36F56EB601.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Ophionea indica was first described by Thunberg (1784) and the holotype of O. indica was destroyed (Jedlička 1963). While analyzing the type species from Zoological Museum, Kiel, Germany, it has been noted that the lectotype of O. indica has not been designated. The characters of the syntypes of Odacantha cyanocephala (Fabricius, 1798) (synonym of Ophionea indica) preserved at Kiel Museum exactly match with the type description of O. indica provided by Thunberg (1784). Hence, one of the syntypes has been designated as the lectotype of O. indica (Figs. 3 E).	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE3E83AD3B4FC36F56EB601.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined (n = 2): Lectotype (here designated), in India (Tamil Nadu: Tharangambadi), Daldorff, Mus. D. Lund, type in Zoological Museum, Kiel, Germany.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE2E83AD3B4FA10F377B4BE.taxon	description	(Figure 3 A)	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE2E83AD3B4FA10F377B4BE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills, Patkai Hills); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Papua New Guinea; Singapore; China; Japan.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFE2E83AD3B4FA10F377B4BE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Ophionea nigrofasciata differs from the closely similar O. bhamoensis by the lack of lateral setae on prothorax and the absence of bluish reflection on the black transverse fascia on the elytral upper surface.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE834D3B4FF05F79FB611.taxon	description	(Figure 3 F)	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE834D3B4FF05F79FB611.taxon	description	Color: Head dark blue. Labrum blackish-brown. Mandibles reddish-brown. Palpi, antennomeres 1 – 3 and basal half of 4 th antennomeres yellowish-brown, rest of antennomeres reddish-brown. Prothorax and elytra reddish-brown. A broad transverse fascia behind the middle of elytra is black with bluish reflection. Elytral spots yellowish-white. Femora yellowish-brown basally and dark reddish-brown apically. Tibiae light reddish-brown. Tarsi yellowish-brown. Head elongated, rhomboidal, convex, narrowed posteriorly forming a short neck. Dorsal surface smooth and shiny. Frons with a ‘ V-shape’ impression in the middle. Frontal furrow shallow. Fronto-clypeal suture fine. Eyes prominent. Orbit faintly swollen laterally. A carinae along the inner margin of eye. Anterior and posterior supra orbital setae present, posterior one slightly away from the posterior margin of the eye. Antennae elongate, filiform, pilose from 4 th antennomere onwards. Prothorax moderately elongate, convex, bottle shaped, widened slightly behind middle, more constricted towards the front than towards the back. Dorsal surface smooth, slightly wrinkled across the surface. One pair of setae present laterally. Anterior and posterior angles almost rectangular. Median line fine but distinct, obliterated at base and apex. Elytra long, reaching maximum width slightly behind the middle; apex obliquely truncated; apical truncation moderately sinuate; lateral apical angle obtuse; surface convex with a shallow depression in basal fourth. Striae represented by rows of coarse punctures which are almost complete; interval 3 with 5 – 6 setiferous punctures; median transverse fascia much broader with 2 pairs of spots; interval 5 broadened at anterior spot. Anterior spot is tangent to anterior margin of transverse fascia. Posterior spot is larger than anterior spot and it is located on intervals 4 and 5, halfway embedded in the fascia. Hind wings fully developed. Legs elongate and slender. Tarsomeres and apical half of tibiae with many setae.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE834D3B4FF05F79FB611.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: West Bengal (Gopaldhara); Myanmar.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE834D3B4FF05F79FB611.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Ophionea bhamoensis bhamoensis resembles O. nigrofasciata in form and coloration. But it is easily distinguishable from O. nigrofasciata by the presence of lateral setae on prothorax and bluish reflection on dark transverse fascia on elytra.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE837D3B4FAE1F472B199.taxon	description	(Figure 3 B)	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE837D3B4FAE1F472B199.taxon	description	Color: Head bluish-black. Labrum and mandibles reddish-brown. Palpi, antennomeres 1 – 3 and basal half of antennomere 4 yellowish-brown, rest of antennomeres reddish-brown. Prothorax reddish-yellow. Elytra reddish-yellow with bluish-black basal fascia, which is not interrupted at the suture, a broad transverse fascia behind the middle of elytra. Elytral spots yellowish-white. Legs reddish-yellow with the tip of the femur dark reddish-brown. First two ventrites pitch brown, remaining ventrites yellowish with a bluish-black ventral fascia. Head rhomboidal, convex, narrowed posteriorly forming a short neck. Dorsal surface smooth and glabrous. Eyes moderately prominent. Orbits almost regularly oblique. Carinae along the inner margin of eye reaches the middle of the eyes. posterior supraorbital setae slightly away from the posterior margin of the eye. Antennae elongate, filiform, surpassing the base of prothorax, pilose from antennomere 4 onwards. Prothorax moderately elongate, convex, bottle shaped, much narrower than the head, broadest almost in the middle length and more constricted towards the front than towards the back. Dorsal surface smooth, slightly wrinkled across basal and apical areas with one pair of setae present laterally. Anterior angle almost rectangular. Median line very fine, obliterated at base and apex. Elytra moderately long, reaching maximum width slightly behind the middle and obliquely truncated at the apex; apical truncation moderately sinuate; lateral apical angle obtuse; whole surface pilose and microreticulate; striae represented by rows of coarse punctures becoming faint towards base and apex. Interval 3 with 8 – 9 setiferous punctures. An elongated elytral spot located on interval 4 and partially on interval 5 is completely embedded in the apical portion of posterior broad fascia. Hind wings fully developed. Legs elongate and slender. Femora with few elongate setae.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE837D3B4FAE1F472B199.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Tamil Nadu (Genji), Bihar (Pusa), Pondicherry; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Vietnam, Cambodia; Indonesia; Thailand; Philippines; Malay Peninsula and Archipelago; China.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
32262A0CFFECE837D3B4FAE1F472B199.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Ophionea interstitialis resembles O. ceylonica but differs with setiferous punctures on elytral intervals. In O. ceylonica, setiferous punctures present on interval 3 and 5 whereas in O. interstitialis, setiferous punctures present on interval 3 only.	en	Sudhakar Anagha, V. S., Sabu, Thomas K. (2024): Additions to the taxonomy of the genus Ophionea Klug, 1821 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) and a new species from India. Zootaxa 5437 (4): 523-536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8
