G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 185-214
March 2025
A preliminary survey of the ground beetles of
Quirimbas National Park, Cabo Delgado Province,
Mozambique,
with descriptions of three new species
(Coleoptera, Carabidae)
by
SERGIO FACCHINI (1), FRANÇOIS GÉNIER (2), PETER SCHÜLE (3) &
PETR BULIRSCH (4)
(1) Via Prati 12, I-29121 Piacenza PC, ITALY. E-mail: sfacchini@virgilio.it;
sergiofacchini43@gmail.com
(2) Beaty Center for Species Discovery, Canadian Museum of Nature, 1740 Pink, Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA. E-mail: fgenier@nature.ca. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5399-8412
(3) Rosenstraße 9, D-71083 Herrenberg, GERMANY. E-mail: sei.schuele@gmx.de
(4) Milanska 461, CZ-109 00 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC. E-mail: p.bulirsch@seznam.cz
Abstract - We present the results of a preliminary study on the ground beetle fauna of Quirimbas National Park, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, with descriptions of three new species. The list is composed of species of Coleoptera Carabidae collected by François & Simon Génier, with the help of Marcelino Denja, in the Province of Cabo Delgado (Mozambique). The specimens were determined by Sergio Facchini, except the Scaritinae, which were determined by Petr Bulirsch, and the Cicindelini, Chlaeniini, Cyclosomini and Panagaeini by Peter Schüle. The following new species, currently known only from Cabo Delgado, are also described: Siopelus (Aulacoryssus) mossambicensis n. sp., Loxoncus bilobus n. sp, Lachnothorax immaculipennis n. sp. Photos of the habitus of the new species and drawings of the respective genitalia complete the article.
Riassunto - Viene presentato l’elenco delle specie di Coleoptera Carabidae raccolte da François e Simon Génier, con l'aiuto di Marcelino Denja, nella Provincia di Cabo Delgado (Mozambico) e determinate da Sergio Facchini, eccetto gli Scaritini, determinati da Petr Bulirsch e i Cicindelini, Chlaeniini, Cyclosomini e Panagaeini da Peter Schüle. Sono inoltre descritte le seguenti nuove specie, ad oggi note unicamente di Cabo Delgado: Siopelus (Aulacoryssus) mossambicensis n. sp., Loxoncus bilobus n. sp., Lachnothorax immaculipennis n. sp. Foto dell'habitus delle nuove specie e disegni dei rispettivi genitali completano l'articolo.
