Siopelus (Pseudosiopelus) natalicus Péringuey, 1896

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

Material examined. Satchijamba-Somakwanza (13° 43´38.76´´ S, 17° 12´17.74´´ E, 1601 m alt., 303) (BIÉ), 7.IV.2014, 2♀, LT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Chitembo (18 km SE) (13° 36´17.53´´ S, 16° 54´00.44´´ E, 1538 m alt., 302) (BIÉ), 30.X.2014, 1♂, 2♀, LT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Caála (12° 51´11´´ S, 15° 33´07´´ E, 1758 m alt., 256) (HUAMBO), 4.XI.2015, 1♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. A species with a scattered distribution throughout eastern, central and southern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, D. R. of the Congo, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa) (Basilewsky 1950a, Ferreira 1965, Insectoid.info 2017). Adults were sampled by light trapping in Bié province within open secondary forests together with other ground beetles (see S. angolense remarks) and on walls during night (Caála) near public lights together with several other ground beetles (see P. incrassatus remarks). It is a new record for the Bié Province.