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Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) tenuicollis

Description

* Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) tenuicollis (Fabricius, 1801)

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 2) Huambo.

Material examined. Alto Hama (12° 13´20´´ S, 15° 32´57´´ E, 1512 m alt., 232) (HUAMBO), 31.X‒ 2. XI.2015, 1 ♂, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Caála (12° 51´11´´ S, 15° 33´07´´ E, 1758 m alt., 256) (HUAMBO), 4. XI.2015, 1 ♂, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC.

Remarks. A species with a known scattered distribution throughout Africa: Ethiopia, D. R. of the Congo and South Africa (Anichtchenko 2016, Insectoid.info 2017). Adults were found also on ground during night near public lights (see comments on C. rikatlensis remarks). It is a new species record for Angola.

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 215, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1065124

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ASC
Event date
2015-11-01
Verbatim event date
2015-11-01
Scientific name authorship
Fabricius
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Chlaenius
Species
tenuicollis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) tenuicollis (Fabricius, 1801) sec. Serrano, Capela & Santos, 2017

References

  • Anichtchenko, A. V. (2016) Carabidae of the world. Available from: http: // carabid. org (accessed 9 October 2017)