Scarites ( Orientolobus ) vilhenai Basilewsky, 1955

Scarites ( Orientolobus) vilhenai Basilewsky, 1955 View in CoL

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) Huambo; 2) Malanje.

Material examined. Catata-Nova Monção ( 13° 25´59´´ S, 15° 21´22´´ E, 1607 m alt., 279) ( HUAMBO), 6. XI.2015, 1 ♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps ; Kalandula ( 1,5 km N) ( 09° 03´51´´ S, 15° 58´42´´ E, 1126 m alt., 112) ( MALANJE), 18. XI.2015, 1 ♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps ; Cambamba (Catoio- Quela ) ( 09° 14´42´´ S, 17° 00´33´´ E, 1178 m alt., 115) ( MALANJE), 20. XI.2015, 1 ♂, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps ; Mutubanzamba ( Cangandala ) ( 09° 47´45´´ S, 16° 31´40´´ E, 1136 m alt., 132) ( MALANJE), 21. XI.2015, 2 ♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps ; Carima ( Cacuso-Pungandongo ) ( 09° 35´00´´ S, 15° 42´01´´ E, 1117 m alt., 130) ( MALANJE), 23. XI.2015, 2 ♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC GoogleMaps .

Remarks. An Angolan scaritid beetle endemic species whose description was based on one single female from Monte Moco ( Huambo province). Our specimens conform well to the Basilewsky (1955) description. Adult specimens were found whitin secondary open forests on sandy whitish soil (first locality) or on reddish soil ( Malanje localities) together with some adults of tiger and ground beetles [Catata-Nova Monção: Euryarthron reticostatum ( Wellman & W. Horn, 1908) , Dromica ( Foveodromica) sp., P. angusticollis , Trichodela nubifera ( Quedenfeldt, 1883) , Lophyra ( Stenolophyra) saraliensis saraliensis (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) , Lophyra ( Bothryolophyra) wellmani (W. Horn, 1907) , Chlaenius ovalipennis , Euleptus intermedius Péringuey, 1896 , Orthotrichus patroboides (Murray, 1859) , Orthogonius sp. 1, Netrodera vethi (Bates, 1889) , Cypholoba graphipteroides monardi Burgeon, 1935 and Anthia ( Odontanthia) kleinfeldi Puchner, 2013 ; Malanje localities: Dromica ( Foveodromica) spp., P. angusticollis , T. nubifera , Epitrichodes villosus ( Putzeys, 1880) , Lophyra ( Stenolophyra) infuscatula (W. Horn, 1915) , L. saraliensis , L. wellmani , Graphipterus ellipticus Burgeon, 1928 ]. It is a new record for the Malanje Province.