Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) assecla (Laferté-Sénectère, 1851)

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), Zootaxa 4353 (2), pp. 201-256 : 214

* Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) assecla (Laferté-Sénectère, 1851)

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 2) Luanda.

Material examined. Luanda near Motor racing circuit (08° 59´S, 13° 05´E, 50 m alt., 89) (LUANDA), 12.VI.2016, 1♂, 1♀, DO, R. Capela leg., ASC.

Remarks. A species with a scattered distribution throughout Africa south of Sahara ( Mauritania, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Mali, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa), but known from West Asia ( Oman) and some Atlantic Islands ( Cape Verde, Saint Helena and São Tomé and Príncipe) also (Insectoid.info 2017). Adult specimens were found on a wall during night near a public light. It is a new species record for Angola.