title: A new species and new synonym of subgenusChlaeniellusReitter, 1908 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with re-establishment ofChlaenius(Chlaeniellus)rapylliiMorvan, 1975 as a valid species.
abstract: A new species of the subgenus Chlaeniellus Reitter, 1908 (Coleoptera: Carabidae), namely Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) kirschenhoferi sp. n., is described and illustrated from northeast Pakistan. Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) rapyllii Morvan (1975), is confirmed as a valid species and it is proposed that Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) asara Kirschenhofer, 2014 is a synonym of Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) flavipes Menetries, 1832.
authors.affiliation: Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, 79187-99963, Iran.. azadbakhsh@live.com.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azadbakhsh
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera; D009929:Organ Size; D010154:Pakistan
keywords: Coleoptera, Carabidae, Chlaenius, new species, re-establishment, new synonymy