Graphipterus congoensis lundanus Basilewsky, 1977

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 : 236

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6006072

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scientific name

Graphipterus congoensis lundanus Basilewsky, 1977
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Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Lunda Norte; 2) Bié.

Material examined. Chingueia-Mandongue (13° 35´46´´ S, 16° 58´59´´ E, 1648 m alt., 302) (BIÉ), 9.XI.2015, 2♂, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps .

Remarks. A subspecies known only from Angola and described on the basis of Caluango specimens ( Basilewsky 1977). Our specimens fit very well this subspecies. Adult specimens were found within an open secondary forest together with the tiger beetle E. muata parallelestriata , among other tiger and ground beetles (see S. lucidus strigiceps remarks). Interestingly, both species present a similar pattern of elytral bands ( Figs 6a, 6b View FIGURE 6 ) suggesting a possible mimicry. Moreover, both species ressemble in the running behaviour also, thus being difficult to segregate them in situ without its capture. Similar observations were already reported to other Graphipterini / Cicindelini associations in Africa ( Cassola & Taglianti 1988). It is a new record for the Bié Province.

ASC

Northern Arizona University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Graphipterus

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