Siopelus (Laparhetes) gracilis (Harold, 1879)

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Lunda Norte, Kwanza Sul, Malanje, Moxico; 2) Huambo. Material examined. Caála (12° 51´11´´ S, 15° 33´07´´ E, 1758 m alt., 256) (HUAMBO), 4.XI.2015, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC.

Remarks. A species originally described from Angola (Harold 1879), but with a wide distribution throughout Africa (Guinea, Central African Republic, Congo, D. R. of the Congo, Angola, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania) (Ferreira 1965, Anichtchenko 2016, Insectoid.info 2017). The adult was collected on a wall near public lights with other ground beetles (see P. elegans remarks). It is a new record for the Huambo Province.