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Graphipterus congoensis subsp. lundanus Basilewsky 1977

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Graphipterus congoensis lundanus Basilewsky, 1977

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Lunda Norte; 2) Bié.

Material examined. Chingueia-Mandongue (13° 35´46´´ S, 16° 58´59´´ E, 1648 m alt., 302) (BIÉ), 9.XI.2015, 2♂, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC.

Remarks. A subspecies known only from Angola and described on the basis of Caluango specimens (Basilewsky 1977). Our specimens fit very well this subspecies. Adult specimens were found within an open secondary forest together with the tiger beetle E. muata parallelestriata, among other tiger and ground beetles (see S. lucidus strigiceps remarks). Interestingly, both species present a similar pattern of elytral bands (Figs 6a, 6b) suggesting a possible mimicry. Moreover, both species ressemble in the running behaviour also, thus being difficult to segregate them in situ without its capture. Similar observations were already reported to other Graphipterini / Cicindelini associations in Africa (Cassola & Taglianti 1988). It is a new record for the Bié Province.

Notes

Published as part of Serrano, Artur R. M., Capela, Rúben A. & Santos, Carmen Van-Dúnem Neto, 2017, Biodiversity and notes on carabid beetles from Angola with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae), pp. 201-256 in Zootaxa 4353 (2) on page 236, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1065124

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EFF252F3277F4014BFA1BDFAF6FACD

Cites
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.1065136 (DOI)
Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4353.2.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/1065124 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFD68A2AF3047F631428A273FFF3FFBF (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/D2902BF9-0213-40F3-91A4-EC4D4FDB3B27 (URL)
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https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03EFF252F3277F4014BFA1BDFAF6FACD (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/137541434 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/31353/taxon/03EFF252F3277F4014BFA1BDFAF6FACD.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
ASC
Event date
2015-11-09
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Graphipterus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Basilewsky
Species
lundanus
Taxon rank
subSpecies
Verbatim event date
2015-11-09
Taxonomic concept label
Graphipterus congoensis subsp. lundanus Basilewsky, 1977 sec. Serrano, Capela & Santos, 2017

References

  • Basilewsky, P. (1977) Revision du genre Graphipterus Latreille (Coleoptera Carabidae). Annales du Musee Royale de l`Afrique Centrale, In- 8, Zoology, 221, 1 - 472.
  • Cassola, F. & Taglianti, A. V. (1988) Mimicry in Cicindelini e Graphipterini africani (Coleoptera, Caraboidea). Biogeographia, 14, 229 - 233.