Callistoides Motschulsky, 1865

Aston, Paul, 2016, 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, Zootaxa 4121 (3), pp. 201-257 : 223

Genus Callistoides Motschulsky, 1865

Callistoides deliciolus (Bates, 1873)

Bates (1873a) described this species from Japan. A junior synonym Callistoides cyaniceps ( Bates 1873b) was described from Hong Kong and listed for Hong Kong by Gemminger & Harold (1868), Chaudoir (1876b) and Thaxter (1902). Material: 1 ex. Hong Kong, Lantau, Sunset Peak, 24.vi.06 at circa 640 altitude in scrubby grassland; 1 ex. W.T.L., 1.vii.14; Ƌ+♀ W.T.L., 10.vii.13. Biology: Imago found June – July. Probably lives in high altitude grasslands. Attracted to light and fully winged.

Callistoides guttula ( Chaudoir, 1856)

Chaudoir described this species from Hong Kong specimens given to him by Dohrn. Also listed for Hong Kong by Chaudoir (1876b), Gemminger & Harold (1868), Mroczkowski (1960), Darlington 1968 and Kirschenhofer (2003a). Andrewes (1926) notes a specimen of a junior synonym of this species Chlaenius cuspidatus Heller 1923 from Hong Kong.

Callistoides pericallus ( Redtenbacher, 1867)

Redtenbacher described this species from Hong Kong and appears to have used two names to describe it. In the text under species 77 he describes Chlaenius pulcher Redtenbacher, 1867 . However in the illustrations of species 77 it is Chlaenius pericallus Redtenbacher 1867 followed with a bracket and the word " pulcher antea", antea being 'former' in latin. Redtenbacher makes no other mention of pericallus , however Andrewes (1924) explains the name pulcher was pre-ocupied by Nietner. Kirschenhofer (2003a) treats pulcher as junior synonym. Also listed for Hong Kong by Gemminger & Harold (1868), Bates (1873a), Chaudoir (1876b), Fairmaire (1888b) and Kirschenhofer (2003a).