3.2.16 Onitis excavatus Arrow, 1931

Onitis excavatus Arrow, 1931, Fauna Brit. India, Lamell., 3: 391 (BMNH).

Onitis chiangmaiensis Masumoto, 1995, Ent. Rev. Jap., 50: 91; Hanboonsong & Masumoto, 2000, Elytra, 28(1): 109 (Syn.).

Material examined. [AFCD] China, Hong Kong, Tai Mo Shan, 1♂, 2010.VII.2, coll. unknown .

[ IZAS] China: Zhejiang, Tian Mu Shan, 1♂, 1998. V.20, coll. Zhiyong Yu. Jiangxi, Yiyang, 1♂, 1979. V.28, coll. Youwei Zhang. Sichuan, Jin He, Yanyuan, 1270 m, 1♂, 1984. VI.29, coll. Shuyong Wang; 1230 m, 1♂, 1984.VII.2, coll. Shuyong Wang. Yunnan, Liu De, Yong Sheng, 2250 m, 1♂, 1984.VII.9, coll. Dajun Liu.

[ BMNH] Tenasserim, 1♂, Atkinson, Coll. 92-3 (Lectotype) .

Distribution. China (Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangxu, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Remarks. The species is firstly recorded in Hong Kong, China.