Sophronica apicalis (Pic, 1922)

Lin, Mei-Ying, Perissinotto, Renzo & Clennell, Lynette, 2021, Census of the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae and Vesperidae) of the Macau SAR, China, ZooKeys 1049, pp. 79-161 : 79

Sophronica apicalis (Pic, 1922)

Fig. 34

Phunginus apicalis Pic, 1922: 15. TL: Vietnam (Tonkin); TD: MNHN

Distribution.

Palaearctic Region: India (Uttarakhand); Nepal ( Danilevsky 2020). Oriental Region: Thailand (https://www.thailandnatureproject.com/sophronica-apicalis.html).

Macau records.

Coloane Village, 1 May 2021, on wall under light in ablution block, R Perissinotto & L Clennell (IZCAS).

Remarks.

This is a new record for China. The specimen observed at Coloane exhibits a total length of 9 mm and a maximum width of 2.5 mm. Adult activity is presumably nocturnal and the specimen in question was obviously attracted to artificial light. No information is available in the literature on the larval food plant(s) or general biology of this species.

Figures

Figure 34. Sophronica apicalis (Pic, 1922): dorsal (A) and lateral (B) views of specimen observed at Coloane Village on 1 May 2021 (photographs: LC).