3.2.17 Onitis falcatus (Wulfen, 1786)

Scarabaeus falcatus Wulfen, 1786, Descr. Capens. Ins.: 14, t.2, f.17.

Onitis sphinx Herbst, 1789, Nat. Kafer, 2: 186, t.13, f.8 (nec Fabricius, 1775).

Onitis himaleyicus Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1848, Hügel’s Kaschmir, 4(2): 518 (ANLW).

Onitis falcatus: Lansberge, 1875, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 18: 53, 126.

Onitis kiuchii Masumoto, 1995, Ent. Rev. Jap., 50: 88; Hanboonsong & Masumoto, 2000, Elytra, 28(1): 108, illustr. (Syn.).

Material examined. [AFCD] China, Hong Kong, Shing Mun, 1♂, 2016. V.17, coll. M.H. Leung; Sai Wan, 1♂, 2017. IV.19, coll. M.H. Leung.

[IZAS] China, Shanghai, 5♂ 3♀, 1930.VII.8, coll. unknown . Hubei, Huangpo, 4♂ 4♀, 1978.V.31, coll. Youwei Zhang ; Zigui Jiulingtou, 110 m, 1♂ 2♀, 1994.IX.7, coll. Jian Yao. Jiangxi, Yeyang, 7♂ 8♀, 1979.V.29, coll. Youwei Zhang. Hainan, Diaoluoshan, 1♂ 2♀, 1987.V.28, coll. Wenzhu Li ; Jianfengling Tianchi, 1♂ 2♀, 1982.VI.31, coll. Huanqiang Chen ; Diaoluoshan, 2♀, 1984.V.4, coll. unknown ; Wuzhishan, 800 m, 1♂ 1♀, 1987.V.28, coll. Wenzhu Li. Guangxi, Fangcheng Fulong, 200–500 m, 2♂ 3♀, 1999.V.24, coll. Yanzhou Zhang ; Fangcheng Fulong, 200–500 m, 1♂ 3♀, 1999.V.23, coll. Xin Ke ; Fangcheng Dongzhong, 200–550 m, 4♂ 6♀, 1999.VI.4, coll. Jun Chen ; Shangsi Nanping, 200–300 m, 6♂ 8♀, 1999.VI.10, coll. Wenzhu Li ; Longzhou Sanlian, 350m, 1♂ 3♀, 1999.VI.13, coll. Wenzhu Li, Jun Chen. Yunnan, Mangshi, 900 m, 1♂ 1♀, 1955.V.16, coll. Появ ; Nujiang, 800 m, 1♂ 3♀, 1955.V.1 ; Mangshi Mt. Santai, 1200 m, 1♂ 3♀, 1955.V.18, coll. Yi Zhao ; Xiaomengyi, 850 m, 5♂ 4♀, 1957.IV.2, coll. Fuji Pu ; Jinping County, 500 m, 7♂ 9♀, 1956.V.2, coll. Keren Huang; Puer, 1500 m, 1♂ 1♀, 1955.IV.19, coll. Caiyun Zhou ; Liku Menghai, 720 m, 1♂, 1957.IV.23, coll. Guangji Hong. Vietnam, Hoa- Binh, 1♂, coll. Cooman ; Hanoi, 20 m, 5♂ 8♀, 2000.XII.23, coll. Wenzhu Li; Mangjie, 2♂ 1♀, 2000.VII.3, coll. Wenzhu Li.

[BMNH] Sikkim, Rungbong Vall., Gopaldhara, 3♂ 2♀, H. Stevens Coll., 1916-218 ; Perak, F. M. S., 1♂, 1907.IX ; Bengal, Darjiling, Singla, 1500 ft., 1♂, 1930-VI ; Mahe, chasseurs indigenes, 1♂, about 1901 .

Distribution. China (Hong Kong, Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangxu, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Bangladesh, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam.