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Polyaulacus brunneus Chaudoir 1878

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Polyaulacus brunneus Chaudoir, 1878

Distribution: DOC, GBI, GUI, MOZ, RCI, RRW, RSA, SEN, TAN, ZAM, ZIM.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 1) OIO; 2) QUN.

Historic records:

Bissorã (OIO) (Serrano 2009a sub Polyaulacus brunnea Chaudoir, 1878).

Material examined: Indjassen (P.N. Lagoas da Cufada) (11º 41´35.62´´ N, 15º 00´03.62´´ W, 23 m alt.) (QUN), 16.VII.2009, 1 female, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout western, central, and southeastern Africa (Serrano 2009a; Lorenz 2021). It was reported for the first time for Guinea-Bissau by Serrano (2009a). The adult specimen was sampled by LT within a semi-humid forest at the beginning of the wet season (Table 1). It is a new species record for the QUN Administrative Region, Guinea-Bissau.

Notes

Published as part of Serrano, Artur R. M., 2024, Ground beetles of the subfamily Lebiinae (Carabidae) of Guinea-Bissau: description of three new species and faunistic notes, pp. 361-393 in Zootaxa 5419 (3) on pages 368-369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5419.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/10791748

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Chaudoir
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Polyaulacus
Species
brunneus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Polyaulacus brunneus Chaudoir, 1878 sec. Serrano, 2024

References

  • Serrano, A. R. M. (2009 a) Biodiversity and notes on Carabid beetles from Guinea-Bissau. VI. Lebiinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, Nouvelle Serie, 26 (1), 27 - 46.
  • Lorenz, W. (2021) Carabcat database. In: Banki, O., Roskov, Y., Doring, M., Ower, G., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Remsen, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Keping, M., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Adriaenssens, E. M., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., Akkari, N., et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist. Version 03. August 2021. Faunaplan, Tuzing. Available from: https: // doi. org / 10.48580 / dfqf- 3 dk (accessed 14 February 2024)