Polyaulacus brunneus Chaudoir, 1878

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 : 368-369

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5419.3.3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13891046
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B187B5-FFDF-3D7B-6BB3-F8C5FD11FE6B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Polyaulacus brunneus Chaudoir, 1878
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Polyaulacus brunneus Chaudoir, 1878 View in CoL

Distribution: DOC, GBI, GUI, MOZ, RCI, RRW, RSA, SEN, TAN, ZAM, ZIM.

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

Historic records:

Bissorã (OIO) ( Serrano 2009a sub Polyaulacus brunnea Chaudoir, 1878 ).

Material examined: Indjassen (P.N. Lagoas da Cufada) (11º 41´35.62´´ N, 15º 00´03.62´´ W, 23 m alt.) ( QUN), 16.VII.2009, 1 female, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout western, central, and southeastern Africa ( Serrano 2009a; Lorenz 2021). It was reported for the first time for Guinea-Bissau by Serrano (2009a). The adult specimen was sampled by LT within a semi-humid forest at the beginning of the wet season ( Table 1 View TABLE 1 ). It is a new species record for the QUN Administrative Region, Guinea-Bissau.