Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) cribrata argentina (Lynch, 1878)

Wiesner, Jürgen & Bandinelli, Aligi, 2014, Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117. Contribution towards the knowledge of Cicindelidae, Insecta Mundi 2014 (377), pp. 1-66 : 18

30. Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) cribrata argentina (Lynch, 1878) ( Fig. 32)

Cicindela cribrata argentina: Bruch 1911: 149 ; Horn 1926: 303.

Prepusa cribrata argentina: Sarmiento 1963: 133 .

Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) cribrata argentina: Moravec (pers. communication)

Distribution ( Fig. 134). Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Río Negro, Santa Fé, Salta, San Juan, Tucumán).

Records. Salta: Aguas Blancas, Orán, 700 m, E.O.Vollenweider leg., 17.xii.1958, 2 females ; Dept. San Martin, Tartagal, xii.1971, 2 females; Pichanal, i.1975, 2 males; Pocitos, i.1975, 1 male, 1 female; Senda Hachada, ii.1979, 5 males, 1 female; Río Blanco , Orán, ii.1991, 1 male ; Angosto Río Parani, 20.x.1994, 1 male; Dto. Orán, Angosto del Parani , 1700/ 1800m, 28.x.1994, J. Carreras leg., 1 male ( JWGC) ; Río del Valle , c/o Las Lajitas, 24°42,218’S 64°11,345’W, 450 m, leg. Aligi Bandinelli, 15.xii.2010, 1 male, 1 female. ( JWGC), 6 males 7 females ( ABIC) ; Parque National El Rey, Zanja del Arenal , 900 m, leg. A. Bandinelli, 27.xii.2011, 6 males, 7 females ; 30.xii.2011, 2 males ( ABIC) ; Ruta Prov. 5, 28 km SW Las Lajitas, 24°53,085’S - 64°23,467’W, 600 m, leg. A. Bandinelli, 13.i.2013, 19 males, 25 females ; 30.xii.2011, 2 males, 1 female ( ABIC). San Juan : San Agustin de Valle Vertil , Río del Valle, 900 m, leg. A. Bandinelli, 19.xii.2011, 1 female ( ABIC). Misiones: Itaembé, i.1987, 1 male ( JWGC) .