Biodiversity and notes on carabid beetles from Angola with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Author
Serrano, Artur R. M.
Author
Capela, Rúben A.
Author
Santos, Carmen Van-Dúnem Neto
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-23
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2
201
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journal article
31353
10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1
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Scarites
(
Orientolobus
)
vilhenai
Basilewsky, 1955
Distribution in
Angola
(Provinces):
1)
Huambo
; 2)
Malanje
.
Material
examined.
Catata-Nova Monção
(
13° 25´59´´ S
,
15° 21´22´´ E
,
1607 m
alt., 279) (
HUAMBO
), 6.
XI.2015,
1
♂,
1♀
, DO,
A
.
Serrano
&
R. Capela
leg.,
ASC
;
Kalandula
(
1,5 km
N) (
09° 03´51´´ S
,
15° 58´42´´ E
,
1126 m
alt., 112) (
MALANJE
), 18.
XI.2015,
1
♀, DO,
A
.
Serrano
&
R. Capela
leg.,
ASC
;
Cambamba
(Catoio-
Quela
) (
09° 14´42´´ S
,
17° 00´33´´ E
,
1178 m
alt., 115) (
MALANJE
), 20.
XI.2015,
1
♂, DO,
A
.
Serrano
&
R. Capela
leg.,
ASC
;
Mutubanzamba
(
Cangandala
) (
09° 47´45´´ S
,
16° 31´40´´ E
,
1136 m
alt., 132) (
MALANJE
), 21.
XI.2015,
2
♂,
1♀
, DO,
A
.
Serrano
&
R. Capela
leg.,
ASC
;
Carima
(
Cacuso-Pungandongo
) (
09° 35´00´´ S
,
15° 42´01´´ E
,
1117 m
alt., 130) (
MALANJE
), 23.
XI.2015,
2
♀, DO,
A
.
Serrano
&
R. Capela
leg.,
ASC
.
Remarks.
An Angolan scaritid beetle endemic species whose description was based on one single female from Monte Moco (
Huambo province
). Our specimens conform well to the
Basilewsky (1955)
description. Adult specimens were found whitin secondary open forests on sandy whitish soil (first locality) or on reddish soil (
Malanje
localities) together with some adults of tiger and ground beetles [Catata-Nova Monção:
Euryarthron reticostatum
(
Wellman & W. Horn, 1908
)
,
Dromica
(
Foveodromica
)
sp.,
P. angusticollis
,
Trichodela nubifera
(
Quedenfeldt, 1883
)
,
Lophyra
(
Stenolophyra
)
saraliensis saraliensis
(Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
,
Lophyra
(
Bothryolophyra
)
wellmani
(W. Horn, 1907)
,
Chlaenius ovalipennis
,
Euleptus intermedius
Péringuey, 1896
,
Orthotrichus patroboides
(Murray, 1859)
,
Orthogonius
sp. 1,
Netrodera vethi
(Bates, 1889)
,
Cypholoba graphipteroides monardi
Burgeon, 1935
and
Anthia
(
Odontanthia
)
kleinfeldi
Puchner, 2013
;
Malanje
localities:
Dromica
(
Foveodromica
)
spp.,
P. angusticollis
,
T. nubifera
,
Epitrichodes villosus
(
Putzeys, 1880
)
,
Lophyra
(
Stenolophyra
)
infuscatula
(W. Horn, 1915)
,
L. saraliensis
,
L. wellmani
,
Graphipterus ellipticus
Burgeon, 1928
]. It is a new record for the
Malanje Province
.