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Lebia (Nematopeza) melanura Dejean 1831

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Lebia (Nematopeza) melanura Dejean, 1831

Distribution: GAM, GBI, RCI, SEN, SLN.

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

Historic records:

Bissorã (OIO), Bissorã-Binar (OIO), Contuboel (BAF), Xitole (BAF), Coli (Quebo) (TOB), Mampatá-Cumbijã (TOB), Mampatá-Guilege (TOB), Mampatá-Nhocobá (TOB), Cufada (QUN) (Serrano 2009a).

Material examined: Banhinda (P.N. T. Cacheu) (12º 12´16.67´´ N, 16º 02´56.45´´ W, 25 m alt.) (CAC), 26. VI.2009, 1 male, 27. VI.2009, 1 male, 2 females, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Indjassen (P.N. Lagoas da Cufada) (11º 41´35.62´´ N, 15º 00´03.62´´ W, 23 m alt.) (QUN), 16.VII.2009, 1 male, 3 females, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Nhala-Incasolé (P.N.L. Cufada) (QUN), 17.VII.2009, 1 male, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species is known throughout West Africa, as well as in Saudi Arabia (Serrano 2009a; Lorenz 2021). It was reported for the first time for Guinea-Bissau by Serrano (2009a). The adult specimens were captured by LT within open secondary forest (Banhinda) or semi-humid forests (P.N. Lagoas da Cufada) at the beginning of the wet season (Table 1). It is a new species record for the CAC 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 page 369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5419.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/10791748

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Dejean
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Lebia
Species
melanura
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Lebia (Nematopeza) melanura Dejean, 1831 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)