Craspedophorus impictus (Boheman, 1848)

Häckel, Martin, 2017, A contribution to the knowledge of the subfamily Panagaeinae Hope, 1838 from Africa. Part 2. Revision of the Craspedophorus leprieuri and C. regalis groups (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 4236 (2), pp. 201-243 : 227-228

Craspedophorus impictus (Boheman, 1848)

Panagaeus impictus Boheman, 1848: 124 (type loc. “Caffraria interior” [=South Africa: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West provinces; Zambia, Zimbabwe]). Isotarsus impictus Schaum 1853: 434 . Epicosmus impictus Chaudoir 1861: 347 . Eudema impictum Harold 1879: 20 . Quedenfeldt, 1883: 259, Péringuey 1896: 476. Craspedophorus impictus Chaudoir 1879: 99 . Alluaud 1930: 7, Burgeon 1930b: 160, 1935: 182, Basilewsky 1953: 172, Ferreira 1963: 120, Häckel et Farkač 2012: 81.

Craspedophorus aequalitas Thomson, 1856: 481 . Harold 1879: 20 syn. nov.

Craspedophorus alloderus Chaudoir in litt.

Craspedophorus ethmoides Alluaud, 1930: 8 . Häckel et Farkač 2012: 80. syn. nov.

Type material. 1♂: “Museum Paris / Monts Rouwenzori / versant oriental / zone inférieure 1600 m / Ch . Alluaud 1909 [printed, blue label] // janvier [printed white label] // TYPE [printed, red letters, white on red label]// Craspedophorus / ethmoides / Type [handwritten in black ink] / Alluaud det. 1930 [printed, brown letters, combined with handwritten corrections in black ink]” (HT of C. ethmoides Alluaud, 1930 , MNHN).

Other material examined. Angola: Bié. 1♂: “S of Quarenta, 1693 m ” (cPS) . Lunda Norte . 3♂, 5♀: “ Dundo ” ( MRAC). DR Congo : Kasaï-Occidental. 4♂, 5♀: “ Tschuapa, Lulua ” ( MRAC) . Katanga . 1♂, 2♀: “ Katanga ” ( MRAC) ; Nord Kivu . 1♂: “Région du Kivu ” ( MNHN) ; 1♂,1♀: “Masisi” (MRAC). Orientale. 2♂, 2♀: “Kibali- Ituri ” ( MRAC) . Sud-Kivu. 2♂: “ Terr. Fizi ” ; 1♂,1♀: “Kadjudju”; 2♂, 3♀: “ Malungu ” ( MRAC). Malawi . 1♂: “ Malawi Lake . Nkhotakota ” (cMH) . South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal. “ Port Natal [= Durban env.]” ( MNHN); 1♂: “ KwaZulu-Natal, 25 km S Pongola , S27°34' ; E31°35', 500 m ” (cIB); 1♀: “ KwaZulu-Natal, Mtubatuba, Dukud ” (cRK) . Mpumalanga. 2♂, 6♀: “ Pilgrim's Forest , Graskop ” ( MRAC) ; 1♂: “ Transvaal. 25 km NE Barberton ” (cMH). Tanzania : Mwanza. 1♂, 1♀: “ Musutunguru I., Ukerewe ” ( MRAC) . Rukwa. 1♀: “ Mbizi Forest , Sumbawanga, S07°53.692' ; E31°40.697', 1236 m ” ( BMNH). Zambia . 1♂, 1♀: [Northwestern Province] “ Hillwood, Ikelenge, S11°16'02” ; E24°18'59”, 1400 m ”, (BMNH); 1♂: “ Northwestern province. 20 km E Solwezi. ” (cMH) ; 1♀: [Central Province] “ 240 km SE Mansa . 25 km SE Mukuku ”, (cMH); 1♀: “near Mumbwa ” (cPS) ; 1♂, 3♀: “N. E. prov. [= Central Province] Kafue N. P. (cDM) ; 1♂: [Southern Province] “ Kafue NP, Nanzhila Plains , S 16°12.35' E 25°47.40' ” (cPS) ; 1♂: [Southern Province] “ Bradshaw, Zamboesi [= Livingstone env.]” ( MNHN) ; 1♀: “ Southern Province, 10 km S Mazabuka ” (cIB). Zimbabwe . 1♀: “ Matabeleland North Region . Bulawayo. Shangani Naletale Ruins” (cMH).

Distribution. Angola: Bié, Lunda Norte Province; DR Congo: Kasaï-Occidental, Katanga, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu Provinces; South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga Provinces; Tanzania: Mwanza, Rukwa; Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.