Megadiestramima ( Leodiestramima ) lecta Gorochov, 1998

Megadiestramima ( Leodiestramima) lecta Gorochov, 1998 View in CoL

( Figs 3A–B View FIGURE )

Megadiestramima lecta Gorochov, 1998: 93 View in CoL .

Leodiestramima lecta View in CoL : Storozenko & Dawwrueng 2014: 289.

Megadiestramima ( Leodiestramima) lecta View in CoL : Storozhenko 2009: 13; Gorochov & Storozhenko 2019: 142.

Material examined. Thailand: Ratchaburi Province, Suan Phueng District, Khao Krajom “Huai Tong An”, 600– 800 m, 20.I.2021, 4 males, 2 females, coll. P. Dawwrueng ( RIM) .

Remarks. This species was described in the genus Megadiestramima from Phetchaburi Province, Thailand ( Gorochov 1998). After that, this species was placed in a special subgenus ( Leodiestramima ) of this genus ( Storozhenko 2009), but later this subgenus was erected up to a separate genus ( Storozhenko & Dawwrueng 2014) and finally returned to the original subgeneric condition ( Gorochov & Storozhenko 2019). It is not unpredictable to found this species in Ratchaburi Province, because these two localities are not much far from each other. And here, this species is recorded from this northernmost locality at the first time.

Biological note. When we conducted a study in Khao Krajom Area of Ratchaburi Province, we found these large insects on tree trunks or on the ground in the forest. We also observed them eating a large cicada ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE ) and each other at night ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE ). Therefore, we speculate that this species may be one of the predatory insects in these forests.