Archicolliuris dimidiata (Chaudoir, 1834)

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 : 377-378

Archicolliuris dimidiata (Chaudoir, 1834)

Distribution: CAM, CON, DOC, ETI, GAM, GBI, GUI, SEN, SUD.

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

Historic records:

“ Guinée portugaise ” (without precise locality) ( LaFerté-Sénectère 1849 sub Casnonia senegalensis Dejean );

Bissorã (OIO), Bissorã–Binar (OIO), Contuboel ( BAF), Sonaco ( BAF), Xitole ( BAF), Canjandude – Ché Ché ( GAB), Coli (Quebo) ( TOB), Mampatá–Cumbijã ( TOB) ( Serrano 2009a).

Material examined: Cacheu ( IBAP) (12º 15´29.59´´ N, 16º 09´24.45´´ W, 25 m alt.) ( CAC), 25. VI.2009, 1 male, 28. VI.2009, 4 males, 3 females, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Banhinda (P.N. T. Cacheu) (12º 12´16.67´´ N, 16º 02´56.45´´ W, 25 m alt.) ( CAC), 26. VI.2009, 2 males, 1 female, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species is scattered throughout West, Central and northeastern Africa ( Serrano 2009a; Lorenz 2021). The first record was for Guinea-Bissau by LaFerté-Sénectère (1849) under the name of Casnonia senegalensis Dejean, 1831 and then later reported in several localities of Guinea-Bissau by Serrano (2009a). It seems a common species in this country. The adult specimens were captured by LT within urban environments (Cacheu) and open secondary forest (Banhinda) ( Table 1 ). It is a new species record for CAC Administrative Region, Guinea-Bissau.