Fig. 1b
Brachinus inops Andrewes, 1932: 142; Hrdlička, 2003: 215; 2017: 477.
Type locality. India: Uttarakhand: Almora, coll. H. G. Champion.
Type depository. BMNH.
Specimens examined (n = 4). Holotype labelled “ Type, ‘ India: W. Almora Du, Almora U. P’, Mar. ’19, coll. H. G. Champion, B.M.1932-27, det. H. E. Andrewes; 2 males, 1 female, labelled “ India: Karanataka: Kolar: Krishnarajapuram, 25.xii.2001, coll. Dr. Raghunathan ”.
Description. Length 7.0–8.0 mm. Elytra, lateral borders of pronotum, metepisterna, and apical joints of venter black; head, pronotum and legs brownish red with head darker. Microsculpture isodiametric, distinct on elytra, indistinct on pronotum, invisible on head.
Head with frontal fovea subrugose and moderately deep; sides of neck punctated, middle and front of vertex smooth; eyes moderately prominent; apical segment of palpi bluntly pointed; antennae long, slender, extending beyond the middle of elytra.
Pronotum cordate, narrower than head, wider than long, base narrower than apex; disc punctate with lateral sides convex anteriorly, diverging posteriorly; basal and apical angles fairly sharp, basal angle projecting laterally; median groove fine, shallow medially and deeper at extremities; basal fovea moderately deep. Metepisterna length twice the width.
Elytra convex, widest just before apex, longer than wide, highly contracted to base, slightly contracted to apex; humerus straight, corners rounded; apex with a re-entrant angle; pale membranous margin without long seta, having minute pale hairs; striae wide, shallow, without any rows of punctures, intervals moderately convex; disc densely punctate.
Distribution. INDIA: Uttarakhand: Tanakpur, Haldwani, Ranikhet, West Almora, Kumaon, Haridwar, River Sardah Gorge; Karnataka: Kolar: Krishnarajapuram.