Abacetus (s. str.) distinctus Chaudoir, 1878

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Lunda Norte, Moxico; 2) Kwanza Sul.

Material examined. Alto Ventura (Faz. Monte Café) (Calulo) (9° 59´15´´ S, 14° 50´12´´ E, 1086 m alt., 128) (KWANZA SUL), 30. XI.2015, 2 ♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Calulo (Faz. Klein) (10° 02´14´´ S, 14° 54´38´´ E, 1059 m alt., 147) (KWANZA SUL), 3. XII.2015, 1 ♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Calulo-Cabuta (9° 53´59´´ S, 14° 54´26´´ E, 831 m alt., 128) (KWANZA SUL), 29.XI‒6. XII.2015, 6 ♂, 2♀, PF, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. A species widespread throughout Angola, D. R. of the Congo, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Straneo 1958, 1959). Adults were found in activity within the litter of secondary rainforests together with adults of some tiger and ground beetles [e.g. Dromica (Foveodromica) sp., Hipparidium interruptum (Fabricius, 1775), Abacetus optimus Péringuey, 1904, Disphericus tarsalis Bates, 1886, Craspedophorus magnicollis discrepans Basilewsky, 1987, Galerita procera capelai ssp. n.] and collected also by pitfall trapping in the same habitats. It is a new record for the Kwanza Sul Province.