Anthia (Odontanthia) convexipennis Putzeys, 1880

Serrano, Artur R. M., Capela, Rúben A. & Santos, Carmen Van-Dúnem Neto, 2017, Biodiversity and notes on carabid beetles from Angola with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 4353 (2), pp. 201-256 : 251

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6006309
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scientific name	Anthia (Odontanthia) convexipennis Putzeys, 1880
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Anthia (Odontanthia) convexipennis Putzeys, 1880 View in CoL

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

Material examined. Cachingues (2 km E) (13 ° 04´54´´ S, 16 ° 46´08´´ E, 1647 m alt., 282) (BIÉ), 11. XI.2015, 1 ♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps ; Mumbué (Cuanza riverhead) (13° 49´41´´ S, 17° 19´26´´ E, 1511 m alt., 303) (BIÉ), 8‒17. XI.2015, 1 ♀, PF, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps .

Remarks. An endemic species of Angola ( Puchner 2013). It was synonimized with Anthia calida Harold, 1878 by Basilewsky (1960), but re-established as a good species by Puchner (2013). Our specimens fit very well this species, presenting the typical subhumeral band ( Puchner 2013, figs 9, 10). Adult specimens were found within secondary meadows on sandy whitish soil together with some tiger and ground beetles (see G. alternatus and S. lucidus strigiceps remarks for the first and second localities, respectively). The species was known only for the south of Angola (Huíla Province), but the new localities enlarges its distribution for the eastern territory (Bié Province).