title: To the knowledge of Oriental species of subgenusPseudochlaeniellusJeannel, 1949 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Chlaenius).
abstract: The species of subgenus Pseudochlaeniellus Jeannel, 1949 (Carabidae: Chlaenius) from Oriental region are revised. The following new synonyms and new combinations are proposed: C. (Pseudochlaeniellus) puncticollis Dejean, 1826 = C. (P.) panjabensis Kirschenhofer, 1998 syn. n.; C. (P.) germanus Chaudoir, 1876 = Chlaenius laevipennis Chaudoir, 1876: 196 syn. n. = C. (P.) buriensis Kirschenhofer 1998 syn. n.; C. (P.) sobrinus Dejean, 1826 = C. (P.) callichloris Bates, 1873 syn. n. = C. (P.) ladon Kirschenhofer, 1998 syn. n.; C. (P.) lomsakensis Kirschenhofer, 1998 = C. (P.) farkaci Kirschenhofer, 2005 syn. n. = C. (P.) viangchanensis Kirschenhofer, 1998 syn. n.; C. (P.) celer Chaudoir, 1876 = C. (P.) chitwanensis Kirchenhofer, 2005 syn. n.; C. (P.) lucasi Peyron, 1858 comb. n. = C. (P.) irakensis Jedlicka, 1959 syn. n.; C. (P.) nigrosuturatus Mandl, 1978 transferred to subgenus Chlaeniellus Reitter, 1908. Key to species and images of habitus and genitalia for all species provided.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienibas 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia.. beetl2000@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anichtchenko
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirschenhofer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera
keywords: Coleoptera, Carabidae, Chlaenius, taxonomy, new synonymy, new combinations, Asia