Ground Beetle

Male genitalia with median lobe of aedeagus tubular, laterally compressed, slightly bent; in dorsal view, strongly bent to right side; apical orifice with basal two-thirds surrounded by long setae; apical lamella very small, placed at right side of apex, apex rounded. Internal sac with main flagellum very short, only reaching basal one-third of median lobe; trumpet-form expansion indistinct, very small and narrow; secondary flagellum weakly sclerotized, half length of median lobe; internal sac with two scaled areas, one near base, adjacent to trumpet-form expansion, the other one near middle, just after the termination of main flagellum (Fig. 94). Female genitalia. Apical segment of ovipositor slightly widened, length three times basal width; apex slightly rounded; sides nearly parallel, base nearly as wide as apex; apical one-third finely setose; membranous extension very narrow, placed on the outer side of apex (Fig. 125). Inner structure of reproductive system not studied. Detailed description of external characters has been provided by Habu (1979b).

India, Sri Lanka, China (Fujian, Taiwan), Japan, Indo-China Peninsula, Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, Sumatra, Bali, New Guinea, Micronesia, Samoa, Cocos Islands, New Hebrides, Ellice Islands, Hawaii, Tonga, Fiji, Maquesas, Polynesia.