Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850

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11. Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850 ( Fig. 11 , 183 , 208 )

Tricondyla Mellyi : Horn 1902: 66; 1913: 362; 1924: 4; 1929: 18, 21.

Tricondyla mellyi: Cassola and Probst 1996: 15 .

Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mellyi: Naviaux 2002: 49 .

Published data. NORTHWEST: Dien Bien (Dien Bien Phu) ( Horn 1924: 4), Lai Chau (Phong Tho) ( Horn 1924: 4); NORTHEAST: Lang Son (Mont Mau Son) ( Horn 1902: 66; 1913: 362; 1924: 4), Lao Cai (Sa Pa) ( Horn 1924: 4; 1929: 18; Cassola and Probst 1996: 15); RED RIVER DELTA: Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao) ( Horn 1924: 3); CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: Lam Dong (Da Lat) ( Horn 1929: 21).

New records. NORTHEAST: Cao Bang, Mt. Pia Oac, 1600-2000m, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Fabiano, E. Orbach, 14-16.vi.2012, 3 males ( MZUF), Lao Cai, Sa Pa, 1250m, leg. A. Napolov, 31.v-5. vii.1998, 3 males, 1 female ( ANLC), Lao Cai, Sapa Mts. , 1800m, local collector, vii.2015, 1 female ( CKGC) ; RED RIVER DELTA: Ha Noi City, Ba Vi Dist., Ba Vi National Park , 700m, leg. E. Orbach, 21-24.vi.2012, 1 female ( EOIC), Ha Noi City , BaVi National Park , N21 o 4’ 4” E105 o 21’ 30”, day collecting, leg. J. Constant and J. Bresseel, 25-29.vi.2015, 1 female ( IRSNB), Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao, 80 km N of Ha Noi, 13.iv.1986, 1 male, ( JWGC), Vinh Phuc, vic. Tam Dao Town , Tam Dao National Park , N21 o 27’ E105 o 38’, 700-1000m, leg. A. Skale, 2-5.v.2013, 2 specimens ( ASGC), Vinh Phuc, vic. Tam Dao town , Tam Dao National Park , N21 o 27’ E105 o 38’, 700-1000m, 2-5.v.2013, leg. A. Weigel, 1 male, ( JGGC), Vinh Phuc, 55 km NNW of Ha Noi, Tam Dao, 800-900m, iv-viii.1998, 1 male, 2 females ( MPU, ANLC), Vinh Phuc, 55 km NNW of Ha Noi, near Tam Dao, 800m, leg. A Napolov, 27.vii.1998, 1 male ( ANLC), Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao Dist. , Tam Dao National Park , N21 o 47’ 52” E105 o 63’ 00”, 950m, E. Orbach, 1-3. vi.2013, 1 male ( EOIC), Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao National Park , 950m, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Cianferoni, G. Mazza, E. Orbach, 1-4.vi.2013, 1 male ( MZUF) ; NORTH CENTRAL COAST: Nghe An, Pu Mat Mts., 1000m, local collector, v.2015, 1 female ( CKGC), Thanh Hoa, 180 km SSW of Hanoi, 40 km SW of Thanh Hoa, Ben En National Park, 50m, leg. A. Napolov, 23.vii-2.ix.1997, 1 female ( ANCL), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , surr. Hotel Morin , 1350-1400m, N16 o 12’ 0” E107 o 51’ 0”, leg. L. Bartolozzi, G. Chelazzi, A. Bandinelli, S. Bambi, F. Fabiano, 23-28.v.2014, 1 female ( MZUF), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , N16 o 11’ 42” E107 o 51’ 46.8”, Rhododendron Tr., 1150 m, Bezark, Bicha, Mudge and Schiff, 18-23.vi.2015, 1 male, 3 females ( CSCA), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park ., 1250m, N16 o 11’ 34.8” E107 o 51’ 10.8”, A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, E. Orbach, S. Bambi leg., 29-31.v.2017, 1 female ( ABIC), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , 1400m, N16 o 6’ 25.2” E107 o 26’ 16.8”, A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, E. Orbach, S. Bambi leg., 31.v.2017, 1 male, 1 female ( ABIC) ; CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: Kon Tum, surroundings of Kon Plong, N14 o 40’ 19.2” E108 o 15’ 50.4”, 1250m, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, 4-7.v.2016, 1 female ( ABIC), Kon Tum, surroundings of Kon Plong, N14 o 39’ 57.6” E108 o 15’ 21.6”, 1300m, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, 5.v.2016, 2 females ( ABIC), Lam Dong, Bi Doup-Nui Ba National Park, near Long Lanh, N12 o 10’ 44” E108 o 40’ 44”, 1400-1600m, leg. D. Fedorenko, 30.iii.2008, 1 male, 20-21.iv.2008, 1 male, 1-8.v.2009, 2 males, 1 female ( MPU, SIEE), Lam Dong, Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park , N12 o 26’ E108 o 30’, light trap, leg. J. Constant and J. Bresseel, 21-25.vii.2014, 1 female ( IRSNB), Lam Dong, Bi Doup National Park , N12 o 10’ 55.2” E108 o 40’ 48”, 1456m, L. G. Bezark, 6-10.vi.2015, 2 males, 1 female ( CSCA), Lam Dong, Lac Duong Dist. , Bi Doup, Nui Ba National Park , N12 o 10’ 13” E108 o 41’ 51”, E. Orbach, 17.vi.2015, 1 male, 1 female ( EOIC) .

Distribution. Vietnam (Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Noi City, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lang Son, Lam Dong, Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Vinh Phuc), China (Guangxi, Xizang, Yunnan), Laos (Attapeu, Borikhamxay, Champasack, Houaphanh, Khammuane, Luangnamtha, Luangprabang, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Xiengkhuang, Vientiane), Thailand (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Ubon Ratchathani), Myanmar (Kachin, Shan).

Remarks. New provincial records for Cao Bang, Ha Noi City, Kon Tum, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue.

Figures

Figures 1-12. Habitus pictures. All scales = 10mm. 1) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) pulchripes White, 1844, Laos, Champasak, male (JWGC). 2) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) stricticeps Chaudoir, 1864, Laos, Champasak, male (JWGC). 3) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) ledouxi Naviaux, 2002, Annam, Djiringa, holotype male (GLFC). 4) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) deuvei Naviaux, 2002, China, Guizhou, male (JWGC). 5) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) distincta Fleutiaux, 1893,Vietnam, Bao Loc, male (JWGC). 6) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mourzinei Naviaux, 2002, Vietnam, Dong Nai, holotype male (SHNAO). 7) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) macrodera abruptesculpta Horn, 1925, China, Hainan, male (JWGC).8) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) gestroi gestroi Fleutiaux, 1893, Laos, Luangnamtha, male (JWGC). 9) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) gestroi scabra Fleutiaux, 1920, Laos, Phongsaly, male (JWGC). 10) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) ovaligrossa Horn, 1922, Laos, Luangnamtha, male (JWGC). 11) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850, China, Yunnan, male (JWGC).12) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) annulicornis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846, Laos, Luangphrabang, male (JWGC).

Figures 183-184. Habitat pictures, taken by Saulo Bambi, Firenze. 183) Kon Tum, surroundings of Kon Plong, 1250m, v.2016, collection site of Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850. 184) Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park, Do Quyen water falls, 1250m, v.2014, collection site of Heptodonta pulchella (Hope, 1831).

Figures 204-209. Distribution maps. 204) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) macrodera abruptesculpta Horn, 1925. 205) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) gestroi gestroi Fleutiaux, 1893. 206) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) gestroi scabra Fleutiaux, 1920. 207) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) ovaligrossa Horn, 1922. 208) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850. 209) Tricondyla (Tricondyla) annulicornis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846.