Clivina wallacei solomonensis, Balkenohl, 2025

Balkenohl, Michael, 2025, On Asian Clivinini. Revision of the westwoodi-species group of the genus Clivina Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Clivinini), Zootaxa 5592 (1), pp. 1-70 : 50

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5592.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14953754
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scientific name	Clivina wallacei solomonensis
status	subsp. nov.

Treatment

Clivina wallacei solomonensis ssp. nov.

( Figs 32 View FIGURES 27–37 , 67 View FIGURES 53–67 , 99 View FIGURES 97–104 , 125 View FIGURES 110–128 )

Type material. Holotype: ♂, with labels and data: white, handwritten in black ink “ SOLOMON ISLANDS ” [yellow underlined] “San Cristoval 24:VII:65 Warahito R. 175’ P.J.M.Greenslade. Roy. Soc. Exped. B.M. 1966-1” / black printed “at light” ( NHMUK).

Paratypes: 1 ♂, same data as holotype ( NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, with labels and data: white, handwritten in black ink “ SOLOMON ISLANDS ” [yellow underlined] “ Guadalcanal Umasani R. 18702 5-VII- 65 P. Greenslade Roy. Soc. Exped. B.M. 1966-1” / “River bank under stones” ( NHMUK) ; 1 ♂ with labels and data: white, black printed “ SOLOMON ISLANDS:” [yellow underlined] San Cristoval, S. Wainoni. 25.vii. 65 P. N.Lawrence. B.M. 1966-1.” / “at light” / handwritten in black ink and printed “ Clivina wallacei Putz. det. C. Louwerens ” ( NHMUK) .

The subspecies differs from the nominotypical subspecies mainly in the following characters.

Description. Measurements. Holotype: Body length 5.18 mm, width 1.43 mm; ratio length/width of pronotum 0.96; ratio length/width of elytra 1.92. All material: Body length 4.71-5.21 mm (ẍ = 5.02 mm *), width 1.35–1.46 mm (ẍ = 1.41 mm *), ratio L/W of pronotum 0.93–0.96 (ẍ = 0.94*), ratio L/W of elytra 1.92–1.98 (ẍ = 1.96*); (*n = 4).

Head with clypeo-frontal furrow flat, indistinct, neck constriction more closed by band of irregular punctures.

Pronotum ( Fig. 67 View FIGURES 53–67 ) with lateral margin indistinctly convex, nearly straight, with slight impression basally at level of posterior setigerous puncture.

Elytron ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 27–37 ) with shape seemingly more slender with lateral margin not as much convex as in the nominative subspecies.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 99 View FIGURES 97–104 ). Median lobe narrowed towards apex, somewhat thickened apically, distorted and fractuate at apex.

Female gonocoxites and epipleurite ( Fig. 125 View FIGURES 110–128 ). Gonocoxite slightly wider, epipleurite with one medium sized setae.

Variation not observed.

Distribution. Solomon Islands.

Diagnosis. The subspecies differs from the nominotypical subspecies mainly by the more prominent eye, the pronotum which is more slender and shows slight depressions at level of posterior setigerous punctures, and the male aedeagus with narrowed distorted and fractuate apex.

Etymology. The name refers to the Solomon Islands, where the specimens were found.