Trichodela nubifera (Quedenfeldt, 1883)

Serrano, Artur R. M., Capela, Rúben A. & Oesterle, Andreas, 2015, Three new species of tiger beetles and new data on Cicindelina species from Angola (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae), Zootaxa 4032 (2), pp. 151-178 : 153

Trichodela nubifera (Quedenfeldt, 1883)

Distribution in Angola (provinces): 1) Lunda Norte, Malanje, Benguela and Huambo; 2) Bié. Material examined: Cachingues-Chipica (coord.: 13º 10´15.74´´ S, 16º 45´48.17´´ E, 1649 m alt., 281) (BIÉ), 1.XI.2014, 1♂, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC.

Remarks. A species found in southern D. R. of the Congo and Angola ( Werner 2000b). The genus Trichodela is represented in Angola by a single species. It is well spread throughout northeastern and central provinces ( Serrano & Capela 2013), being a new record for Bié province. We found the adult running in savannah on whitish sandy soil of a countryside road (Fig. 8b) together with some adults of other tiger beetles (see P. angusticollis ecological remarks).