Lasiocera nitidula Dejean, 1831

Serrano, Artur R. M., 2024, Ground beetles of the subfamily Lebiinae (Carabidae) of Guinea-Bissau: description of three new species and faunistic notes, Zootaxa 5419 (3), pp. 361-393 : 378

* Lasiocera nitidula Dejean, 1831

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Distribution: BFO, DJB, GAM, GBI, GUI, MAR, MLI, NIG, NRE, RCH, SEN.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 2) GAB.

Historic records: none.

Material examined: Vendu Xama ( TOB), 2.VII.2009, 1 male, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Béli (1 km E) ( GAB), 3.VII.2009, 2 females, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Petaqui (=Pataque, 6 km N Béli) ( TOB), 4.VII.2009, 1 female, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Béli (2 km W) ( TOB), 4.VII.2009, 2 males, 2 females, 5.VII.2009, 3 males, 8 females, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Béli (1.5 km W) ( TOB), 5.VII.2009, 1 female, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species is widespread from western to northeastern Africa ( Lorenz 2021). The adult specimens were all found near the Béli locality during the day in open, moist patches within savannah and captured by DO ( Table 1 ). It is a new genus and species record for Guinea-Bissau.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of Lebiinae species. (a) Arsinoe aguiari n. sp. (dorsal view), holotype male, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC; (b) Dontolobus bivari n. sp. (dorsal view), holotype male, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC; (c) Lasiocera schwarzi n. sp. (dorsal view), female, Banhinda, CAC, ASC; (d) Lasiocera asmara (dorsal view) plus labels, paratype, Eritreia, MRAC; (e) Lasiocera mirei (dorsal view) plus labels, paratype, Cameroon, MRAC; (f) Lasiocera nitidula (dorsal view) plus labels, female, Central African Republic, MRAC.