Taxonomic studies of the ground beetle subgenus <i>Falcinebria</i> Ledoux & Roux, 2005 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, <i>Nebria</i>) from the Japanese Alps (central Honshu), Shikoku, and Kyushu, Japan.

ABSTRACT: Nebria (Falcinebria) reflexa Bates and its relatives are among the most diverse groups of the genus in Japan, but their diversity has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, specimens from three regions that had not been covered previously-the Japanese Alps (central Honshu), Shikoku, and Kyushu-were examined. Descriptions of Nebria dracocephala sp. nov. (type locality: Honshu, Mount Ryûtô-san) and Nebria elephanta sp. nov. (type locality: Shikoku, Mount Tsurugi-san), a redescription of Nebria hikosana Habu (type locality: Kyushu, Mount Hiko-san), and new distribution records for N. niohozana Bates (Honshu, Mount Teraji-yama), N. furcata Sasakawa (Honshu, Mount Kurai-yama), Nebria dichotoma Sasakawa (Honshu, Hiraya-tôge Pass), an

SUBMITTER: Sasakawa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12508760 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature