Lophyra

Serrano, Artur R. M., Capela, Rúben A. & Oesterle, Andreas, 2015, Three new species of tiger beetles and new data on Cicindelina species from Angola (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae), Zootaxa 4032 (2), pp. 151-178 : 165-166

Lophyra (s. str.) clathrata Dejean, 1825

Distribution in Angola (provinces): 2) Benguela, Huíla.

Material examined: Biópio‒Benguela (coord.: 12º 27´38.17´´ S, 13º 44´02.92´´ E, 148 m alt., 228) (BENGUELA), 26.X.2013, 1♂, 1♀, DO, R. Capela leg., ASC; Bicuar, Parque Nacional (coord.: unknown) ( HUÍLA), 21.II.2014, 4♂, 4♀, DO, R. Capela leg., ASC.

Remarks. Wiesner (1992) included Angola in the distribution of this species surely based in the erroneous record given by Wellman & Horn (1908) under the name of L. brevicollis clathrata [regarding this matter see also Cassola (1993) and Serrano & Capela (2013)]. Later Cassola (1993) and Werner (2000b) refer that the species is only widespread throughout South Africa, Mozambique and Malawi.

The adults got in both localities conform very well to the description given by Cassola (1993) to segregate this species from L. endroedyi Cassola, 1993 . Cassola (1993) also postulated the possibility of L. clathrata and L. endroedyi be the same species as soon as intermediate forms are found. However, the Angolan specimens now got are not intermediate forms, presenting the same elytral drawing pattern of the southern populations. The fourth antennomere of the male has not a penicillum, which allows easily separating the species from L. bertolonia (W. Horn, 1926) and L. fasciculicornis (Barker, 1919) also. The adults in Biópio and Bicuar were found in a sandy dry riverbed and in small irrigation ditches connected with a pond within a corn field plantation, respectively. Based on these findings it may be stated that L. clathrata is a new record for the Angolan tiger beetle fauna, increasing to northern its known southwestern distribution.