Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) bipustulatus Boheman, 1848

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Huíla, Huambo; 2) Bié.

Material examined. Cruzeiro (Pedra do Alemão) (12° 46´41.14´´ S, 15° 54´09.49´´ E, 1743 m alt., 232) (HUAMBO), 7. XI.2015, 1 ♂, 1♀, DO, A Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC ; Satchijamba-Somakwanza (13° 44´46.50´´ S, 17° 11´2.26´´ E, 1611 m alt., 303) (BIÉ), 2. XI.2014, 3 ♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Catota (2,5 km S) (14° 00´37´´ S, 17° 24´00´´ E, 1532 m alt., 323) (BIÉ), 8‒17. XI.2015, 2 ♀, PF, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. A polymorphic ground beetle species with a distribution throughout Africa south of Sahara. The nominal subspecies seems restricted to the southern countries of Africa (Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique) (Insectoid.info 2017). Adults were found beneath litter (first locality) or in activity on sandy whitish soil within a secondary open forest (second locality) during night together with other ground beetles (e.g. S. tenebrosus fatalis, S. tibialis, T. massilicata). In the third locality the specimens were collected by pitfall trapping within a secondary open forest. It is a new record for the Bié Province.