Redescription of Tachyura (s. str.) ferrugata (Reitter, 1895) (Coleoptera, Carabidae), with the comments on the availability of varieties described by Johan Reinhold Sahlberg in Tachyina Author Kopecký, Tomáš https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6314-1318 Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author Bezděk, Jan 0000-0003-4358-7211 Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author Mattila, Jaakko https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2328-6227 Entomology Team, Zoological Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, 00014 Helsinki, Finland text ZooKeys 2025 2025-03-31 1233 195 206 journal article 309051 10.3897/zookeys.1233.145545 99c28555-5f55-4f0d-90dc-2a6f6897f72d 5835266C-11BA-494D-8B16-58750897A18E

Table 1. Differential characters for species similar to Tachyura ferrugata.

Species (n = 10)	Body length (mm)	Elytra length / width (mean)	Dorsal striae	Pronotum width / length (mean)	Pronotum shape	Eye length / width (mean)
T. ferrugata	2.38–2.50	1.55	Eight strongly punctured dorsal striae, striae I – V and VIII well visible, with deep punctures, striae VI and VII formed only by punctures	1.56	Narrowed to apex, lateral parts of posterior margin slightly sinuate, posterior angles, sharp	1.67
T. emerita	1.83–2.08	1.51	Eight punctured dorsal striae, striae I – IV, with punctures, striae V – VIII formed only by punctures	1.94	Slightly narrowed to apex, lateral parts of posterior margin little sinuate, posterior angles obtuse	1.55
T. thoracica	2.00–2.45	1.57	Five finely punctured dorsal striae	1.37	Narrowed to apex, posterior margin little sinuate, posterior angles obtuse	1.43
T. sinaitica	2.00–2.23	1.65	Five finely punctured dorsal striae	1.33	Narrowed to apex, lateral parts of posterior margin slightly sinuate, posterior angles, sharp	2.00
T. confusa	1.88–2.05	1.59	Four dorsal striae, striae III in middle well visible and finely punctate, striae IV formed only by fine punctures	1.40	Narrowed to apex, posterior margin not sinuate, posterior angles obtuse	1.67