Craspedophorus rikatlensis ( Péringuey, 1896 )

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 : 212

Craspedophorus rikatlensis ( Péringuey, 1896)

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Lunda Norte; 2) Huambo.

Material examined. Alto Hama (12° 13´20´´ S, 15° 32´57´´ E, 1512 m alt., 232) (HUAMBO), 31.X.‒ 2. XI.2015, 1 ♂, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC ; Caála (12° 51´11´´ S, 15° 33´07´´ E, 1758 m alt., 256) (HUAMBO), 4. XI.2015, 1 ♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. A species widespread throughout Angola, D. R. of the Congo, Burundi, Zambia and Mozambique ( Basilewsky 1955, Häckel & Farkač 2012, 2013a, Insectoid.info 2017), presenting some variability on the elytra maculae. Adults were found during night near public lights together with other ground beetles [e.g. S. guineense , Chlaenius cupreocinctus Reiche, 1847 , Ch. tenuicollis (Fabricius, 1801) , Progonochaetus planicollis ( Putzeys, 1880) , Agonidium alacre (Boheman, 1848) , Agonidium natalense (Boheman, 1848) , E. intermedius , Euleptus peringueyi Csiki, 1931 ]. It is a new record for the Huambo Province.