Lebia (Nematopeza) melanura Dejean, 1831

Serrano, Artur R. M., 2024, Ground beetles of the subfamily Lebiinae (Carabidae) of Guinea-Bissau: description of three new species and faunistic notes, Zootaxa 5419 (3), pp. 361-393 : 369

Lebia (Nematopeza) melanura Dejean, 1831

Distribution: GAM, GBI, RCI, SEN, SLN.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 1) BAF, OIO, TOB, QUN; 2) CAC.

Historic records:

Bissorã (OIO), Bissorã-Binar (OIO), Contuboel ( BAF), Xitole ( BAF), Coli (Quebo) ( TOB), Mampatá-Cumbijã ( TOB), Mampatá-Guilege ( TOB), Mampatá-Nhocobá ( TOB), Cufada ( QUN) ( Serrano 2009a).

Material examined: Banhinda (P.N. T. Cacheu) (12º 12´16.67´´ N, 16º 02´56.45´´ W, 25 m alt.) ( CAC), 26. VI.2009, 1 male, 27. VI.2009, 1 male, 2 females, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Indjassen (P.N. Lagoas da Cufada) (11º 41´35.62´´ N, 15º 00´03.62´´ W, 23 m alt.) ( QUN), 16.VII.2009, 1 male, 3 females, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Nhala-Incasolé (P.N.L. Cufada) ( QUN), 17.VII.2009, 1 male, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species is known throughout West Africa, as well as in Saudi Arabia ( Serrano 2009a; Lorenz 2021). It was reported for the first time for Guinea-Bissau by Serrano (2009a). The adult specimens were captured by LT within open secondary forest (Banhinda) or semi-humid forests (P.N. Lagoas da Cufada) at the beginning of the wet season ( Table 1 ). It is a new species record for the CAC Administrative Region, Guinea-Bissau.