O. Merkl szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 68. (Budapest, 2007)

Carabus (Morphocarabus) hampei hampei KÜSTER, 1846 (= Carabus (Morphocarabus) hampei marusii ORMAY, 1890) (Figs 11, 14) Morphology - Length: 28-35 mm, relatively shiny, colour dark blue to bronze (specimens sometimes have bright metallic green pronotal and elytral edges). Primary foveae distinct. Distribution and habitat - It occurs on the lower hilly areas of the Southern and Eastern Carpathians and the Transylvanian Depression. In the zone of the deciduous forests (300-600 m), but in forest edges, meadows, never in closed forests. Localities - Aiud (Nagyenyed), Alba Iulia (Gyulafehérvár), Bod (Brenndorf, Botfalu), Buzas (Búzamező), Cerghid (Nagycserged), Chinari (Várhegy), Cristuru Secuiesc (Székelykeresztúr), Geoagiu (Algyógy), Iernut (Radnót), Ilia-Bacea, (Marosillye-Bácsfalva), Miercurea Nirajului, (Nyárádszereda), Odorheiu Secuiesc (Székelyudvarhely), Sibot (Alkenyér), Reghin (Szászrégen), Rimetea (Torockó), Rugánesti (Rugonfalva), Sincai (Mezősámsond), Sovata (Szováta), Târgu Mures (Marosvásárhely), Tirnäveni (Dicsőszentmárton), Troita (Szentháromság), Välisoara (Torockógyertyános: Kőköz), Vintu de Jos (Alvinc). Carabus (Morphocarabus) hampei mehelyanus CSIKI, 1906 (Fig. 12) Morphology - Length: 20-25 mm, the smallest of the subspecies. Its surface is shiny, the intervals are sharp, their number is usually 18. Primary intervals mostly without foveae, in the rare case when there are foveae, they are limited to the hind parts of the elytra. Distribution and habitat - In the higher parts of Bälan Mts. Mainly a montane species inhabiting the coniferous forests and alpine grasslands up to 1700 m a. s. 1. Localities - Bälan (Balánbánya), Ecem (Öcsém), Hasmasul Mare (Nagyhagymás), Piatra Singuratica (Egyeskő), Tárcau (Ter-kő). NOTES Carabus (Morphocarabus) incompsus KRAATZ, 1880 - Out of the infrasubspecies categories recognized by CSIKI (1946) C. incompsus KRAATZ, 1880 (Figs 13,15) is here accepted as a valid species (based on the morphological differences in the inner sac), contrary to the view of the more recent works, but following ISHIKAWA ( 1973), who extensively studied the inner sacs and also accepted C. incompsus as a valid species.