title: Two new species ofAnatrichisLeConte (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Oodini) from Japan, with notes on the taxonomic position ofOodesinfimusAndrewes.
abstract: Two new species of the genus Anatrichis LeConte, 1853 are described from Japan, A. morii, sp. n. (type locality: Fukuoka Prefecture, Shimotoubaru) and A. ryukyuensis, sp. n. (type locality: Okinawa Prefecture, Iriomote Island). Relevant diagnostic features of the new species are described, illustrated and compared with those of other species. A new combination is proposed: Anatrichis infima (Andrewes, 1936), comb. n. from Oodes infimus, and a lectotype designation is made for this species. The "indica" group of species is defined to include all the Asiatic congeners.
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Natural History, 1 Blvd. Tzar Osvoboditel, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.. gueorguiev@nmnhs.com.
authors.forename: Borislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guéorguiev
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D007564:Japan
keywords: Coleoptera, taxonomy, Sphaerodina, Japan, Palaearctic Region, Oriental Region