Tricondyla ( Tricondyla ) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850

11. Tricondyla ( Tricondyla) mellyi Chaudoir, 1850 View in CoL ( Fig. 11 View Figures 1-12 , 183 View Figures 183-184 , 208 View Figures 204-209 )

Tricondyla Mellyi View in CoL : Horn 1902: 66; 1913: 362; 1924: 4; 1929: 18, 21.

Tricondyla mellyi: Cassola and Probst 1996: 15 View in CoL .

Tricondyla ( Tricondyla) mellyi: Naviaux 2002: 49 View in CoL .

Published data. NORTHWEST: Dien Bien ( Dien Bien Phu) ( Horn 1924: 4), Lai Chau (Phong Tho) ( Horn 1924: 4); NORTHEAST: Lang Son ( Mont Mau Son) ( Horn 1902: 66; 1913: 362; 1924: 4), Lao Cai (Sa Pa) ( Horn 1924: 4; 1929: 18; Cassola and Probst 1996: 15); RED RIVER DELTA: Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao) ( Horn 1924: 3); CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: Lam Dong (Da Lat) ( Horn 1929: 21).

New records. NORTHEAST: Cao Bang, Mt. Pia Oac, 1600-2000m, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Fabiano, E. Orbach, 14-16.vi.2012, 3 males ( MZUF), Lao Cai, Sa Pa, 1250m, leg. A. Napolov, 31.v-5. vii.1998, 3 males, 1 female ( ANLC), Lao Cai, Sapa Mts. , 1800m, local collector, vii.2015, 1 female ( CKGC) ; RED RIVER DELTA: Ha Noi City, Ba Vi Dist., Ba Vi National Park , 700m, leg. E. Orbach, 21-24.vi.2012, 1 female ( EOIC), Ha Noi City , BaVi National Park , N21 o 4’ 4” E105 o 21’ 30”, day collecting, leg. J. Constant and J. Bresseel, 25-29.vi.2015, 1 female ( IRSNB), Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao, 80 km N of Ha Noi, 13.iv.1986, 1 male, ( JWGC), Vinh Phuc, vic. Tam Dao Town , Tam Dao National Park , N21 o 27’ E105 o 38’, 700-1000m, leg. A. Skale, 2-5.v.2013, 2 specimens ( ASGC), Vinh Phuc, vic. Tam Dao town , Tam Dao National Park , N21 o 27’ E105 o 38’, 700-1000m, 2-5.v.2013, leg. A. Weigel, 1 male, ( JGGC), Vinh Phuc, 55 km NNW of Ha Noi, Tam Dao, 800-900m, iv-viii.1998, 1 male, 2 females ( MPU, ANLC), Vinh Phuc, 55 km NNW of Ha Noi, near Tam Dao, 800m, leg. A Napolov, 27.vii.1998, 1 male ( ANLC), Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao Dist. , Tam Dao National Park , N21 o 47’ 52” E105 o 63’ 00”, 950m, E. Orbach, 1-3. vi.2013, 1 male ( EOIC), Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao National Park , 950m, leg. L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Cianferoni, G. Mazza, E. Orbach, 1-4.vi.2013, 1 male ( MZUF) GoogleMaps ; NORTH CENTRAL COAST: Nghe An, Pu Mat Mts., 1000m, local collector, v.2015, 1 female ( CKGC), Thanh Hoa, 180 km SSW of Hanoi, 40 km SW of Thanh Hoa, Ben En National Park, 50m, leg. A. Napolov, 23.vii-2.ix.1997, 1 female ( ANCL), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , surr. Hotel Morin , 1350-1400m, N16 o 12’ 0” E107 o 51’ 0”, leg. L. Bartolozzi, G. Chelazzi, A. Bandinelli, S. Bambi, F. Fabiano, 23-28.v.2014, 1 female ( MZUF), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , N16 o 11’ 42” E107 o 51’ 46.8”, Rhododendron Tr., 1150 m, Bezark, Bicha, Mudge and Schiff, 18-23.vi.2015, 1 male, 3 females ( CSCA), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park ., 1250m, N16 o 11’ 34.8” E107 o 51’ 10.8”, A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, E. Orbach, S. Bambi leg., 29-31.v.2017, 1 female ( ABIC), Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma National Park , 1400m, N16 o 6’ 25.2” E107 o 26’ 16.8”, A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, E. Orbach, S. Bambi leg., 31.v.2017, 1 male, 1 female ( ABIC) GoogleMaps ; CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: Kon Tum, surroundings of Kon Plong, N14 o 40’ 19.2” E108 o 15’ 50.4”, 1250m, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, 4-7.v.2016, 1 female ( ABIC), Kon Tum, surroundings of Kon Plong, N14 o 39’ 57.6” E108 o 15’ 21.6”, 1300m, leg. A. Bandinelli, L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, 5.v.2016, 2 females ( ABIC), Lam Dong, Bi Doup-Nui Ba National Park, near Long Lanh, N12 o 10’ 44” E108 o 40’ 44”, 1400-1600m, leg. D. Fedorenko, 30.iii.2008, 1 male, 20-21.iv.2008, 1 male, 1-8.v.2009, 2 males, 1 female ( MPU, SIEE), Lam Dong, Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park , N12 o 26’ E108 o 30’, light trap, leg. J. Constant and J. Bresseel, 21-25.vii.2014, 1 female ( IRSNB), Lam Dong, Bi Doup National Park , N12 o 10’ 55.2” E108 o 40’ 48”, 1456m, L. G. Bezark, 6-10.vi.2015, 2 males, 1 female ( CSCA), Lam Dong, Lac Duong Dist. , Bi Doup, Nui Ba National Park , N12 o 10’ 13” E108 o 41’ 51”, E. Orbach, 17.vi.2015, 1 male, 1 female ( EOIC) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Vietnam ( Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Ha Noi City, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lang Son, Lam Dong, Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Vinh Phuc), China ( Guangxi, Xizang, Yunnan), Laos ( Attapeu, Borikhamxay, Champasack, Houaphanh, Khammuane, Luangnamtha, Luangprabang, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Xiengkhuang, Vientiane), Thailand ( Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Ubon Ratchathani), Myanmar ( Kachin, Shan).

Remarks. New provincial records for Cao Bang, Ha Noi City, Kon Tum, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue.