Bembidion semenovi
David R. MaddisonAdult External Characteristics
As this species is known from only one specimen, its characteristics are not well understood. The single specimen is large (standardized body length = 6.1 mm), convex, and shiny. The third elytral interval is narrow, with small silver spots. The appendages are pale rufous or rufotestaceous. The pronotum lacks a long basilateral carina, and is without midlateral seta. The third protarsomere of this male has an unusual lateral projection.
Comparison with Related Species
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Difficult to distinguish from some specimens of B. argenteolum. Shinier, with narrower interval 3, and smaller silver spots. Appendages paler than B. argenteolum, with antennomere 1 entirely rufotestaceous. Protarsomere 3 of male with lateral projection. Male genitalia of the holotype is identical in all studied aspects to that of B. argenteolum specimens.
Nomenclature
- Bembidion semenovi Lindroth 1965. Holotype male in Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg.
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