Habrodera nilotica nilotica (Dejean, 1825)

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 : 170

Habrodera nilotica nilotica (Dejean, 1825)

Distribution in Angola (provinces): 1) Cunene; 2) Kwanza Sul.

Material examined: Cambambe (coord.: 9º 45´27.15´´ S, 14º 30´38.15´´ E, 111 m alt., 109) (KWANZA SUL), 6.XI.2014, 6♂, 5♀, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. One of the three species of Habrodera genus present in Angola. The species occurs throughout the African countries south of the Sahel ( Werner 2000b) and in Egypt ( Abdel-Dayem et al. 2003). It occupies the shores and banks of rivers and lakes. The adults ( Fig. 9 c) were found in hunting activity in the clay-sandy Kwanza river edge near the Cambambe dam ( Fig. 9 d). Very close and behind appears L. negleta intermediola . The presence of H. nilotica in Cambambe locality increases its distribution far to the north of Angola. It is a new record for the Kwanza Sul province.

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FIGURE 9. a) Adult of Lophyra sumlini, Kakande, Bié; b) adult of Lophyra wellmani, Cruzeiro, Huambo; c) adult of Habrodera nilotica, Cambambe, Kwanza Sul; d) habitat of Habrodera nilotica and Lophyra neglecta intermediola, Cambambe, Kwanza Sul (notice the waste on the sandy as well); e) adult of Habrodera nitidula, Cabo Ledo, Bengo; f) habitat of Habrodera nitidula, Cabo Ledo, Bengo.