3.2.20 Caccobius (Caccophilus) brevis Waterhouse, 1875

Caccobius brevis Waterhouse, 1875, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1: 73 (BMNH, MNHN).

Caccobius atomarius Balthasar, 1935a, Kol. Rundschau, 21: 185, 192; Kabakov, 1979, Zhuki Vost. Vos. Sib.: 70 (Syn.).

Caccobius matsuoi Matsumura, 1937, Ins. Matsum., 11: 120.

Material examined. [AFCD] China, Hong Kong, Pui O, 1 ex., 2010.II.20, coll. C.H. Shih.

[ IZAS] China, Shanxi, Yicheng, dahexiang, 1130 m, 1♀, 1982.VII.25, coll. unknown .

[BMNH] Japan, Hiogo, 1♀ (Syntype); Japan, Awornoti, 1♀, 1980.VIII.31, coll. G. Lewis (Syntype) .

[ MNHN] Lewis, 1♀ (Syntype); Japan, G. Lewis, Museum Paris, 1936, coll. A. Boucomont (Syntype) .

[ NMPC] Sibiria orient, B. v. Bodemeyer, 1♀ (Type of Caccobius atomarius Balthasar, 1935) .

Distribution. China (Hong Kong, Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Tianjin), Japan, Russia.

Remarks. The species is firstly recorded in Hong Kong, China.