Catalogue and Bibliography of the Hong Kong Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Adephaga), with notes on the historic boundaries of Hong Kong as related to zoological collections
Author
Aston, Paul
text
Zootaxa
2016
4121
3
201
257
journal article
38912
10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.1
6cb37831-da16-4763-a32c-aef636512990
1175-5326
265007
172021D4-55C8-483F-A6B2-F823C3022F90
Subgenus
Paratachys
Casey, 1918
Tachys
(
Paratachys
)
fasciatus
Motschulsky, 1851
New record for
Hong Kong
. This widespread species was determined using
Terada
et al.
(2013)
.
Material:
1 ex. W.T.L.,
26.ii.15
; 4 exx.
Hong Kong
, Lantau, Mui Wo,
24.iii.13
mud in Buffalo wallow; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
12.v.14
; 1 ex. W.T.L
22.v.15
; 2 exx.
Hong Kong
, Sha Lo Tung,
28.v.15
(Leg. G.T.Reels); Ƌ W.T.L.,
14.vi.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
24.vi.15
; Ƌ W.T.L.,
11.vii.14
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
10.vii.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
30.ix.14
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
25.x.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
27.x.08
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
October 2010
; ♀ W.T.L.,
28.xi.14
.
Biology
: Imago found February to November. Lives in mud, or (at least in March) tending to disperse in October when conditions dry out. Can be attracted to light, it is fully winged.
Tachys
(
Paratachys
)
plagiatus sexmaculatus
Andrewes, 1925
Another widespread species, new for
Hong Kong
. Determined to species and subgenera from
Terada
et al.
(2013)
and
Jedlièka (1965b)
.
Material:
1 ex. W.T.L.,
21.iii.09
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
20.iv.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
21.iv.15
; Sight record W.T.L.,
25.iv.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
12.v.08
; Sight record W.T.L.,
2.vi.15
; 2ex. W.T.L.,
5.vi.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
7.vi.12
; Sight record 2 exx. W.T.L.,
12.vi.15
; sight record W.T.L.,
14.vi.15
;; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
24.vi.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
8.vii.09
; 3 exx. W.T.L.,
10.vii.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
17.vii.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
21.viii.08
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
21.ix.11
; ♀ W.T.L.,
26.ix.14
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
28.ix.15
; 2 exx. W.T.,
September 2011
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
17.x.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
22.x.14
; Sight record 3 exx. W.T.L.,
24.x.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
25.x.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
October 2010
.
Biology
: Imago found March to October. Can be attracted to light, it is fully winged and readily flies.
Tachys
(
Paratachys
)
pseudosericeus
Kirschenhofer, 1986
Kirschenhofer (1986a)
described this species from a male specimen collected in
Hong Kong
on
29th February 1928
, by Eigin Suenson (
Kirschenhofer 1986a
).
Hua (2002)
lists this species for
Hong Kong
.
Kopecky (2003)
does not list this species in the original publication, though it is included in an on line errata of this work as occurring in
Hong Kong
and Shanghai. This specimen matches perfectly with Kirschenhoffer’s description and illustration of this species. It is quite distinctive with the thread like antennae and large size.
Material
: 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Ping Shan Chai
12.vii.14
–
26.vii.14, Malaise Trap PSC 1. (Leg. C. Barthelemy).
Biology
: Imago found February and July, presumably can fly as caught in a Malaise trap.
I have collected a large number of specimens possibly represent at least 5 more species belonging to subgenus
Paratachys
. A revision of this subgenus in the Oriental Region is badly needed.