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Chlaenius (Callistoides) maculiceps subsp. maculiceps Boheman 1848

Description

Chlaenius (Callistoides) maculiceps maculiceps Boheman, 1848

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Huambo; 2) Kwanza Sul.

Material examined. Calulo (Faz. Klein) (10° 02´14´´ S, 14° 54´38´´ E, 1059 m alt., 147) (KWANZA SUL), 1.XII.2015, 1♂, 3.XII.2015, 1♂, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species was reported for Angola by Basilewsky (1955) under the name C. hessei Basylewsky, 1949. The nominal species is widespread throughout Angola, D. R. of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Tanzania (Basilewsky 1955, Anichtchenko 2016, Insectoid.info 2017). Adults were found in the edges of small rain pounds, running quickly when disturbed. It is a new record for the Kwanza Sul Province.

Notes

Published as part of 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), pp. 201-256 in Zootaxa 4353 (2) on page 216, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1065124

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ASC
Event date
2015-12-01
Verbatim event date
2015-12-01/03
Scientific name authorship
Boheman
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Chlaenius
Species
maculiceps
Taxon rank
subSpecies
Taxonomic concept label
Chlaenius (Callistoides) maculiceps subsp. maculiceps Boheman, 1848 sec. Serrano, Capela & Santos, 2017

References

  • Basilewsky, P. (1955) Carabidae (Coleoptera) de l`Angola (premiere partie). Publicacoes Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 27, 91 - 137.
  • Anichtchenko, A. V. (2016) Carabidae of the world. Available from: http: // carabid. org (accessed 9 October 2017)