title: The tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelinae) of Angola: a descriptive catalogue and designation of neotypes.
abstract: An annotated catalogue of the species and subspecies of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelinae) hitherto known from Angola is given. A total of 89 forms (74 species and 15 subspecies) is recorded from this southwestern country of Africa. Within this assemblage there are 31 endemic forms (33.3%). Some species are represented by only the holotype specimen (some without locality) or the type series. Others were recorded based on a single specimen. Records for six species previously unknow from Angola are given: Foveodromica sp. n. 1, Foveodromica sp. n. 2, Ophryodera rufomarginata bradshawi Péringuey, 1888, Elliptica muata parallelestriata (W. Horn, 1923), Lophyra differens (W. Horn, 1892) and Myriochila jucunda (Péringuey, 1892). A historical review, as well as some considerations on the distribution and conservation status of these beetles in Angola are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biologia Ambiental/Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, R. Ernesto de Vasconcelos, C2, 1749-016 Lisboa - Portugal; Email: aserrano@fc.ul.pt.
authors.forename: Artur R M
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.affiliation: Universidade Agostinho Neto, Faculdade de Ciências, Av. 4 de Fevereiro, 71, Luanda - Angola; Email: rcapela@uma.pt.
authors.forename: Rúben A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Capela
mesh_terms: D000810:Angola; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity