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O. (A.) exaratus Mulsant 1844 Originally described from Central France [différentes parties du midi de France ”]. I have examined specimens from England, France, Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, including the male genitalia (Fig. 3), to make certain that the specimens represent only one species, and to make certain that O. (A.) strangulatus Régimbart 1906 is a distinct species, not a junior synonym of O. (A.) exaratus Mulsant. Type specimens of O. (A.) exaratus Mulsant, including the male genitalia, should be examined to confirm my decisions. Type specimens will probably be in the Mulsant collection at the Paris Museum (MNHN).Published as part of Perkins, Philip D., 2023, Taxonomic revision of African water beetles in the genus Ochthebius L...
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