Strotocera emerita ( Péringuey, 1899 )

John M. Leavengood, Jr., 2015, On the distribution of some African species of Diplocladus Fairmaire and Strotocera Schenkling (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Tillinae), Insecta Mundi 2015 (411), pp. 1-3 : 3

Strotocera emerita ( Péringuey, 1899)

Distribution Records for Strotocera emerita (Péringuey) . Bechuanaland (N’Gamiland?), March- April 1965 (data suspect) (CMNH; 1); Malawi: Chitipa District Jembya Reserve, 18km SSE Chisenga. 10-08S, 33-27E, 1870m. 1-10 Jan 1989, J. Rawlins, S. Thompson (CMNH; 1); Somalia, Gelib Alessandra, 1937.F.BIGI (WOPC; 1).

Discussion of Strotocera emerita . Malawi and Somalia, new country records, are added to the known distribution. Assuming the data from the other specimen is correct (the label reads “data suspect”) then the distribution of S. emerita also includes Botswana (Ngamiland), new country record.