Heptodonta pulchella ( Hope, 1831 )

Wang, Ke-Yi, Boetzl, Fabian A., Wiesner, Jürgen & Li, Cheng-De, 2024, New records and revised distribution of tiger beetles in China (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae), ZooKeys 1210, pp. 29-59 : 29-59

Heptodonta pulchella ( Hope, 1831)

Figs 8 B , 9 C

Cicindela pulchella : Hope 1831: 21.

Heptodonta pulchella : Wu 2011: 28; Wiesner and Geiser 2016: 82; Görn 2020: 48 .

Published data.

Fujian ( Wu 2011: 28; Wiesner and Geiser 2016: 82; Görn 2020: 51), Guangdong ( Görn 2020: 51), Guangxi ( Görn 2020: 51), Yunnan ( Wu 2011: 28; Wiesner and Geiser 2016: 82; Görn 2020: 51), Sichuan ( Görn 2020: 51), Xizang ( Wu 2011: 28; Wiesner and Geiser 2016: 82; Görn 2020: 51), Macao ( Wu 2011: 28; Wiesner and Geiser 2016: 82).

New records.

Hainan, Jianfengling, Roadside of Tianchi , 18 ° 43 ' 44 " N, 108 ° 53 ' 9 " E, 1000 m, leg. H. B. Liang, 4. v. 2007, 1 male, 2 females ( IZCAS) .

Distribution.

China (Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Xizang, Macao), Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Remarks.

New provincial record for Hainan.

Genus Pronyssiformia Horn, 1929

Figures

Figure 8. Habitus photographs A Lophyra (Spilodia) striolata dorsolineolata (Chevrolat, 1845) B Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831) C Pronyssiformia excoffieri (Fairmaire, 1897) D Therates biserratus Tan, Mo & Liang, 1991 E Therates guangdongensis Wiesner, 2016 F Therates hunanensis Matalin & Wiesner, 2023. Scale bars: 5 mm.

Figure 9. Distribution maps. Green indicates records with previously known distribution based on published data, blue indicates new records, red stars indicate the collection sites of the examined specimens A Lophyra (Spilodia) lineifrons (Chaudoir, 1865) B Lophyra (Spilodia) striolata dorsolineolata (Chevrolat, 1845) C Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831) D Pronyssiformia excoffieri (Fairmaire, 1897) E Therates biserratus Tan, Mo & Liang, 1991 F Therates guangdongensis Wiesner, 2016.