Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831)

Wiesner, Jürgen, Bandinelli, Aligi & Matalin, Andrey, 2017, Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) of Vietnam. 135. Contribution towards the knowledge of Cicindelinae, Insecta Mundi 2017 (589), pp. 1-131 : 43

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Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831)
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118. Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831) View in CoL ( Fig. 118 View Figures 109-120 , 184 View Figures 183-184 , 311 View Figures 306-311 )

Heptodonta Hopei View in CoL : Horn 1902: 66.

Odontochila (Heptodonta) pulchella: Horn 1913: 364 ; 1924: 12.

Published data. NORTHEAST: Lang Son (Mont Mau Son) ( Horn 1902: 66; 1913: 364; 1924: 12); RED RIVER DELTA: Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao) ( Horn 1924: 12).

New records. NORTHWEST: Hoa Binh, Pa Co Hang Kia Nature Reserve , 700-900m, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Cianferoni, G. Mazza, E. Orbach, 5-7.vi.2013, 1 female ( MZUF) ; NORTHEAST: Cao Bang, Nguyen Binh, Pia Oac Nature Reserve, 1400m, leg. E. Orbach, 14-16.vi.2012, 1 male ( EOIC), Cao Bang, Mt. Pia Oac, 1600-2000m, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Fabiano, E. Orbach, 14-16.vi.2012, 2 females ( MZUF), Cao Bang, Phen env., 965m, N22 o 33’56.736” E105 o 52’ 13.548”, L. G. Bezark coll., 18-24.v.2013, 1 male ( SSUC), Phu Tho, Xuan Son National Park , 500m, at light, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Fabiano, E. Orbach, 18-20.vi.2012, 1 male ( MZUF), Bac Giang, Dong Ri, Kho Moc Mts. , Tay Yen Tu Reserve , leg. A. Weigel, 20.v.2015, 2 specimens ( NMEG) GoogleMaps ; RED RIVER DELTA: Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao National Park , 950m, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Cianferoni, G. Mazza, E. Orbach, 1-4.vi.2013, 1 female ( MZUF) ; NORTH CENTRAL COAST: Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , 1400 m ; N16 o 12’ 0” E107 o 51’ 0”, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, 23-28.v.2014, 5 males, 5 females ( ABIC), 2 males, 1 female ( MZUF), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park, Do Quyen water falls, 1250m, N16 o 12’ 0” E107 o 51’ 0”, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, 24.v.2014, 1 female ( ABIC), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , N16 o 11’ 42” E107 o 51’ 46.8”, Rhododendron Tr., 1150 m, Bezark, Bicha, Mudge and Schiff, 18-23.vi.2015, 1 male ( CSCA), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , 1400m, N16 o 11’ 56.4” E107 o 51’ 28.8”, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, E. Orbach, S. Bambi, 31.v.2017, 2 males, 6 females ( ABIC), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , 1250m, N16 o 11’ 34.8” E107 o 51’ 10.8”, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, E. Orbach, S. Bambi, 29-31.v.2017, 1 male, 2 females ( ABIC), Thua Thien-Hue, Sao La Nature Reserve , Rangers HQ, A Luoi District , 650m, N16 o 4’ 37.2” E107 o 29’ 16.8”, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, E. Orbach, S. Bambi, 20.v.2017, 1 female ( ABIC), Thua Thien-Hue, A Luoi district, Sao La Nature Reserve , 650m, N16 o 04’ 37” E107 o 29’ 16”, E. Orbach, 20-22.v.2017, 1 female ( EOIC), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , 1200m, N16 o 11’ 38” E107 o 51’ 23”, E. Orbach, 30.v.2017, 1 male, 1 female ( EOIC) GoogleMaps ; CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: Lam Dong, Bi Doup-Nui Ba National Park, near Long Lanh, N12 o 10’ 44” E108 o 40’ 44”, leg. D. Fedorenko, 1-6.v.2009, 2 males, 2 females ( MPU, SIEE), Lam Dong, Bi Doup National Park , N12 o 10’ 55.2” E108 o 40’ 48”, 1456m, L. G. Bezark, 6-10.vi.2015, 1 female ( CSCA), Kon Tum, Dak Glei, 700 m, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, 30-31.v.2014, 1 male ( ABIC) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Vietnam (Bac Giang, Cao Bang, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Hoa Binh, Kon Tum, Phu Tho, Thua Thien-Hue, Vinh Phuc), China (Fujian, Macao, Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar (Kachin), India (Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim), Nepal.

Remarks. New provincial records for Bac Giang, Cao Bang, Hoa Binh, Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Phu Tho and Thua Thien-Hue.

Horn, W. 1902. Neue Cicindeliden gesammelt von Fruhstorfer in Tonkin 1900. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1: 65 - 75.

Horn, W. 1913. Materiaux pour servir a l'etude de la faune entomologique de l' ndo-Chine. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 57: 362 - 366.

Horn, W. 1924. Faune entomologique de l'Indochine francaise, Fam. Cicindelidae. Opuscules de l' Institut Scientifique de l'Indochine Saigon 3: 3 - 25.

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Figures 109-120. Habitus pictures. All scales = 10mm. 109) Therates rugosoangustatus Horn, 1929, Vietnam, Chapa, syntype male (SDEI). 110) Therates fruhstorferi fruhstorferi Horn, 1902, Vietnam, Ninh Binh, male (JWGC). 111) Therates vitalisi Horn, 1913, Vietnam, Bac Giang, male (JWGC). 112) Prothyma (Paraprothyma) exornata Schmidt-Goebel, 1846, Cambodia, Mondolkiri, female (JWGC). 113) Prothyma (Paraprothyma) schmidtgoebeli Horn, 1895, Thailand, Khampaeng Phet, male (JWGC). 114) Prothyma (Genoprothyma) heteromalla (Macleay, 1825), Thailand, Saraburi, male (JWGC). 115) Prothyma (Genoprothyma) bouvieri bouvieri Horn, 1896, Laos, Khammuane, male (JWGC). 116) Prothyma (Genoprothyma) annamica Deuve, 2002, Annam, holotype female (MNHN). 117) Prothyma (Genoprothyma) fallaciosa fallaciosa Rivalier, 1964, Laos, Vientiane, male (JWGC). 118) Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831), China, Fujian, male (JWGC). 119) Heptodonta ferrarii ferrarii Gestro, 1893, Vietnam, Tay Yen Tu, male (JWGC). 120) Heptodonta eugenia Chaudoir, 1865, Laos, Luangnamtha, male (JWGC).

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Figures 183-184. Habitat pictures, taken by Saulo Bambi, Firenze. 183) Kon Tum, surroundings of Kon Plong, 1250m, v.2016, collection site of Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850. 184) Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park, Do Quyen water falls, 1250m, v.2014, collection site of Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831).

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Figures 306-311. Distribution maps. 306) Therates vitalisi Horn, 1913. 307) Prothyma (Paraprothyma) exornata Schmidt-Goebel, 1846. 308) Prothyma (Genoprothyma) heteromalla (Macleay, 1825). 309) Prothyma (Genoprothyma) bouvieri bouvieri Horn, 1896. 310) Prothyma (Genoprothyma) fallaciosa fallaciosa Rivalier, 1964. 311) Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831).

MZUF

Museo Zoologico La Specola, Universita di Firenze

SSUC

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

NMEG

Naturkundesmuseum

CSCA

California State Collection of Arthropods

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Heptodonta