Catalogue and Bibliography of the Hong Kong Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Adephaga), with notes on the historic boundaries of Hong Kong as related to zoological collections
Author
Aston, Paul
text
Zootaxa
2016
4121
3
201
257
journal article
38912
10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.1
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1175-5326
265007
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Subgenus
Stenaptinus
Maindron, 1906
Pheropsophus
(
Stenaptinus
)
javanus
Dejean, 1825
Bates (1892)
lists a junior synonym of this species,
Pheropsophus agnatus
Chaudoir 1876
as occurring in
Hong Kong
.
Hrdlièka (2003)
, however, does not indicate it for
Hong Kong
. It can be quite common under rocks in gravel or coarse sandy areas adjacent to marshes. Specimens were determined from
Habu (1984)
.
Material:
1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
26.ii.08
, under wet stone; Sight record
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
3.iii.09
, under wet stone; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
11.ix.12
, under wet stone; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
30.ix.08
, under wet stone; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
9.x.12
, under wet stone; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
9.x.12
; Sight record
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
October 2009
, under wet stone; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Pui O,
27.xi.07
, under wet stone.
Biology:
Imago found September to March, though this may be biased as accessibility into the marsh habitat is difficult in the summer wet season. This species is common in Pui O under the heaped stones and rocks in the gravel / coarse sandy areas forming the banks of the wet marsh. Found singularly or in pairs.
Pheropsophus
(
Stenaptinus
)
jessoensis
Morawitz, 1862
Chaudoir (1876a)
noted that a specimen of this species was sold to him as coming from
Hong Kong
. There is one modern record, which was identified from
Habu (1984)
.
Material:
1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Kam Tin, Tin Sam Tsuen
16.iv.08
(Leg. Yiu Vor).
Pheropsophus
(
Stenaptinus
)
occipitalis
(
MacLeay, 1825
)
Andrewes (1930)
lists
P. fuscicollus
(
Dejean 1825
)
a junior synonym of this species occurring in
Hong Kong
.
Hrdlièka (2003)
lists
Hong Kong
for this species.