Chydaeus obtusicollis Schauberger, 1932

Kataev, Boris M., Wrase, David W. & Schmidt, Joachim, 2014, New species of the genus Chydaeus from China, Nepal, Myanmar, and Thailand, with remarks on species previously described (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini), Zootaxa 3765 (1), pp. 1-28 : 27

Chydaeus obtusicollis Schauberger, 1932

Chydaeus obtusicollis Schauberger, 1932: 51 , 53

Material examined. India. 1 ♀, ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Miri Hills, road from Ziro to Daporijo, 27.V.2006, Guillaume de Rougemont leg. (cWR); 1 ♀, Lumla near Tawang, 2500–3000 m, 23.VI.2008, C. Reuter leg. (cJS). China. XIZANG: 1 ♂, 3 ♀, S-Tibet, ca. 25 km SW of Cona, 2600–2800 m, env. of 27°49'N 91°45'E, 21+ 22.VII.2009, Tian Mingy leg. (cJS).

Remarks. Chydaeus obtusicollis was previously recorded from eastern Nepal, India (West Bengal, Sikkim) and China (southern Tibet and northwestern Yunnan) ( Kataev & Schmidt 2006; Kataev et al. 2012). The species is recorded here from the Indian state Arunachal Pradesh for the first time. Additional locality from southern Tibet is also given.