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
4353
2
201
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journal article
31353
10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1
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Atractonotus puncticollis
Schüle & Heinz, 2013
Distribution in
Angola
(Provinces):
2)
Bié
.
Material examined.
Catota (
2,5 km
S) (
14° 00´37´´ S
,
17° 24´00´´ E
,
1532 m
alt., 323) (
BIÉ
),
8‒17.XI.2015
,
1♀
, PF,
A
.
Serrano
&
R. Capela
leg.,
ASC
.
Remarks.
A
species described and known only from
Zambia
(
Schüle & Heins 2013
). The single female specimen was checked with one female
paratype
of this species. There is another species within this genus reported to
Angola
(
A
. mulsanti mulsanti
Perroud, 1847
) which presents a larger distribution throughout central, southern and eastern Africa) (
Háva & Hovorka 2007
,
Kleinfeld & Puchner 2012
). The adult was collected through pitfall trapping within an open secondary forest and is syntopic with some tiger and ground beetles (see
S. lucidus strigiceps
remarks). It is a new species record for
Angola
, enlarging its distribution to southwestern Africa.