NIGIDIUS

Nigidius W.S. MACLEAY, 1819

(G. = Nigidius cornutus)

= Eudora CASTELNAU 1840 (G. = Eudora midas)

= Hadronigidius KRAATZ 1896 (G. = Hadronigidius benningseni)

Nigidius acutangulus HELLER, 1917.

Heller, 1917:173; Miwa, 1934:318; Benesh, 1960:31; Klausnitzer, 1982:45; Maes, 1992:43; Sakaino, Yu & Chu, 1994:123; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:304, pl. 137.

Taiwan = Formosa : Nantou Distr. (Puli), ? (Kosempo*).

Nigidius amplicollis QUEDENFELD, 1884.

Quedenfeld, 1884:266; Van De Poll, 1889:228; Kriesche, 1920:107; Séguy, 1953:174, 176; Benesh, 1960:31; De Lisle, 1966:118; Bomans, 1988:356; Maes, 1992:43; Uhlig & Jaeger, 1995:234.

Cameroon : Okola, Lolodorf--3°12N-10°45E;

Uganda : Budongo Forest--1°46N-31°33E;

Angola : Kwango River*;

Tanzania : Morogoro [Nguru Mts.];

Zanzibar I.--6°09S-39°14E;

Malawi;

Zambia;

Zimbabwe = Rhodesia : Upper Zambesi, Mt. Selinda, Khami, Victoria Falls--17°58S-25°50E, Harare--17°50S-31°03E = Salisbury;

Namibia : Katima Mulilo--17°33S-24°14E.

Nigidius auriculatus (GUERIN-MENEVILLE, 1829-1844).

Platycerus auriculatus GUERIN-MENEVILLE, 1829-1844:109, pl.27 [Senegal].

Gray en Griffith, 1832:pl.57; Westwood, 1838:265; Castelnau, 1840:174; Burmeister, 1847:433; Thomson, 1858:48; Heyne & Taschenberg, 1908:56, pl.8; Kriesche, 1920:108; Séguy, 1953:175, 176; Brinck, 1956:313-314; Benesh, 1960:31; Maes, 1992:43.

Nigidius auriculatus (GUERIN-MENEVILLE); Maes, 1998:283.

Senegal*;

Gambia;

Guinea

Gabon (citated by Benesh 1960)

Cameroon;

Equatorial Guinea

? South Africa : Natal.

Bibliography

MAES J.M. (1998) Lucanidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon. Bull. Annls. Soc. r. Belge Ent., 134(1998):279-285.

Nigidius baeri BOILEAU, 1905.

Nigidius baeri BOILEAU, 1905:18 (Manilla).

Heller, 1917:173; Benesh, 1960:31; Maes, 1992:43; Sakaino & Ochi, 1993:20; Sakaino, Yu & Chu, 1994:123

Nigidius baeri BOILEAU; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137, fig.686(1-2).

Nigidius baeri BOILEAU; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:293.

Ø Taiwan : Lanyu I., 22°00N-121°32E, 21-III-1971 (2 ex in coll. Mizunumai, Japan).

Ø Philippines : Luzon : Manilla (1 ex in coll. MNHN, Paris).

Bibliography.

BOMANS H.E. & BENOIT P. (2005) Inventaire provisoire commenté des Coléoptères Lucanides de l’Archipel des Philippines (98eme Contribution a l’étude des Coléoptères Lucanides). Lambillionea, CV(2):283-301.

MIZUNUMA T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156 pls.

Nigidius bartolozzii BOMANS, 1993.

Nigidius bartolozzii BOMANS, 1993:334-335, 337 (Laguimanoc, Mabatobato).

Nigidius bartolozzii BOMANS; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:293.

Ø Philippines : Luzon I. : Tayabas : Laguimanoc (female HOLOTYPUS of Nigidius bartolozzii BOMANS, 1993in coll. SMTD, Dresden, Germany).

Ø Philippines : Luzon I. : Camarines Sur : Pili : Mabatobato (PARATYPUS of Nigidius bartolozzii BOMANS, 1993)

Bibliography.

Nigidius bega KRIESCHE, 1922.

Kriesche, 1922:127; Burgeon, 1937:2, pl.3; Benesh, 1960:31; Maes, 1992:43.

Congo;

Zaire : Haut-Zaire [Albert National Park (Mayumbu Forest--Nyamuragira Volcano, Mubiliba Forest), Buta--2°50N-24°40E];

Burundi : Rand Mt.--Russissigrabens region (could be between Tanganika Lake and Kivu Lake--Urundi*;

Malawi.

Nigidius birmanicus BOILEAU, 1911.

Boileau, 1911:446; Arrow, 1950:215, pl.22; Benesh, 1960:31; Sakaino, 1981:37, 39; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7; Bomans, 1991:147; Maes, 1992:43; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Myanmar = Burma : Rangoon State (Rangoon*--16°48N-96°08E);

Thailand : Chiang Rai (Wiangpapao), Chiang Mai (Fang, Thaton near Fang, Mt. Doi Pui), Nakhon Ratchasima (Sakaerat), ? (Songkhla = Sangkhla--7°14N-100°34E).

Nigidius bonneuilli BOILEAU, 1905.

Nigidius bonneuilli BOILEAU, 1905:18 (Mindoro).

Nigidius montanus HELLER 1917:171 [Luzon : Mt. MakilLing].

Heller, 1934:305; Benesh, 1960:31; Maes, 1992:43; Bomans, 1993:327, 328, 335.

Nigidius bonneuilli BOILEAU; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:293.

Ø Philippines : Luzon I. : Mt. Makilling

Ø Philippines : Mindoro I., 12°58N-121°03E (TYPUS in MNHN, Paris).

Bibliography.

Nigidius bubalus (SWEDERUS, 1787) [Lucanus].

Linnaeus, 1790:1592; Klug, 183539, pl.15; Dejean, 1837:194; Westwood, 1838:265-266; Castelnau, 1840:174, pl.17; Hope, 1843:279; Boheman, 1848:385; Parry, 1864:98; Parry, 1873:342; Heyne & Taschenberg, 1908:56; Kriesche, 1920:108; Arrow, 1935:119; Didier & Séguy, 1953:57; Séguy, 1953:175, 176; Benesh, 1960:31; Bomans, 1989:443; Maes, 1990:27; Bomans, 1992:251-254; Maes, 1992:44; Bomans, 1993:327, 329; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Nigidius bubalus ssp. bubalus (SWEDERUS, 1787).

Lucanus bubalus SWEDERUS, 1787: 187, pl.8 [Cameroon].

Nigidius auriculatus; KLUG (not GUERIN), 1835:39.

Figulus vervex DEJEAN, 1837:194 [nomen nudum] [Senegal].

Nigidius integer WESTWOOD, 1838:265.

Eudora midas CASTELNAU, 1840:174 [Senegal].

Nigidius bubalus ssp. bubalus (SWEDERUS); Maes, 1998:283.

Senegal

Guinea

Central African Republic

Cameroon* : Lolodorf--3°12N-10°45E (Namiong), Johann-Albrechtshohe--4°10N-9°13E, Jaunde-Station, Ba-Lele-Kus-Fluss, Uelleburg, Mukenge

Bioko I.--3°31N-8°42E = Fernando Po I.

Principe I.--1°37N-7°23E

Equatorial Guinea : Nkolentangan

Gabon (citated by Didier & Seguy 1953)

Angola

Nigidius bubalus ssp. vosseleri KRIESCHE, 1920.

Nigidius bubalus ssp. vosseleri KRIESCHE, 1920:108 [Amani].

Kenya

Tanzania : Tanga [Usambara (Amani*)]

South Africa : Natal

Bibliography

MAES J.M. (1998) Lucanidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon. Bull. Annls. Soc. r. Belge Ent., 134(1998):279-285.

Nigidius carreti SEGUY, 1953.

Séguy, 1953:175, 176; Benesh, 1960:154; Maes, 1990:27; Maes, 1992:44.

Cameroon*;

Tanzania : Morogoro [Uluguru Mts. (Kiroka)].

Nigidius cartereti BOMANS & BARTOLOZZI, 1991.

Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:5; Maes, 1992:44.

Zaire : Kivu [Kivu Lake--2°04S-29°06E (Kadjuju I.*)].

Nigidius cornutus W.S. MACLEAY, 1819 [Australia].

W.S. Macleay, 1819:109, pl.1; Westwood, 1838:264; Burmeister, 1847:434; Parry, 1863:452; Parry, 1864:63; Benesh, 1960:32; Maes, 1992:44; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:302.

Cambodia;

Malaya = Malacca.

Nigidius crassus BOMANS, 1993.

Bomans, 1993:331.

Laos : Ban Van Heua*, Pakse*, Phou K. Khouai*.

Nigidius cribricollis·PARRY, 1873.

Parry, 1873:340, pl.5; Kriesche, 1920:108; Séguy, 1953:175, 176; Benesh, 1960:32; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1984:302; Maes, 1990:27; Maes, 1992:44.

Senegal*;

Guinea

Ivory Coast : Bingerville;

Ghana : Takoradi;

Cameroon : Bipindi;

Central African Republic : Bangui--4°23N-18°36E;

Congo;

Zaire : Haut-Zaire [Uelé River].

Nigidius dawnae GRAVELY, 1915.

Gravely, 1915:427, pl.29; Gravely, 1916:148, pl.21; Arrow, 1950:217, pl.22; Benesh, 1960:32; Sakaino, 1981:37, 39; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7; Bomans, 1991: 149; Maes, 1992:44.

Myanmar = Burma : Mon State (Kyaikkami = Amherst--Misty Hollow*, Sukli*);

Thailand = Siam : Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep), ? (Meetaw Forest W of Raheng*).

Nigidius decellei MAES, 1990.

Nigidius decellei MAES, 1990:27 [Sierra Leone : Kenema; Zaire : Kolwezi].

Téllez, 1990:42; Maes, 1992:44.

Sierra Leone : Kenema, 7°53 N - 11°11 W (TYPUS of Nigidius decellei MAES, 1990).

Zaire : Shaba = Katanga [Kolwezi*--10°44S-25°26E].

Nigidius delegorguei THOMSON, 1862.

= Nigidius delegorguei var. meruensis BOILEAU 1909 [Tanzania : Meru Nieder., Ngare na nyuki].

= Nigidius semicariosus (NONFRIED) KRIESCHE 1920.

= Nigidius nemensis DIDIER 1928 (nomen nudum).

Thomson, 1862:430; Peringuey, 1901:10, pl.21; Boileau, 1909:337; Kriesche, 1920:108; Didier, 1928:29; Didier & Séguy, 1953:57; Séguy, 1953:175, 178; Brinck, 1956:313; Benesh, 1960:32; Bomans, 1988:356; Maes, 1990:28; Maes, 1992:44; Bomans, 1992:251, 253; Bomans, 1993:328, 332; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Ethiopia;

Somalia : Omtuda;

Kenya : Kibwesi--2°25S-57°00E, Campi Simba;

Tanzania : Mwanza [Victoria Lake (Ukerewe I.--2°00S-32°58E)], Kilimanjaro [Mt. Kilimanjaro--3°07S-37°16E], Arusha [Masai Steppe--Sossian-Ngoroine, Meru Mt.--3°20S-36°48E (Ngare-na-nyuki), Eiari Lake=?Ejassi Lake--3°35S-35°00E, Manyara Lake--3°35S-36°05E], Tabora [Tabora--4°58S-32°47E], Rukwa [Tanganyka Lake];

Zimbabwe = Rhodesia : Bulawayo--20°10S-28°42E, Turk Mine, Khami, Mazoe, Harare--17°50S-31°03E = Salisbury;

Mozambique;

Botswana : Ngami Lake--20°26S-22°46E;

South Africa: Cape (Pondoland--Cape St. John), Natal (Durban--29°48S-30°58E = Port Natal*, Malvern), Transvaal (Magdalesberg, Rustenburg, Pienaars River, Barberton--25°47S-30°29E), Zululand (Mapula, Ngana Research Laboratory, Junction of Umfolozis).

Nigidius dentifer ALBERS, 1884 [Central Africa].

Albers, 1884:16; Van De Poll, 1889:228; Zang, 1905:216; Kriesche, 1920:109; Séguy, 1953:175, 178; Benesh, 1960:32; Maes, 1990:28; Maes, 1992:44; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Guinea : Mt. Nimba Park : Kéoulenta, 7°43 N - 8°20 W

Guinea : Mt. Nimba Park, 7°37 N - 8°25 W : Yalanzou

Guinea : Mt. Nimba Park, 7°37 N - 8°25 W : Mt. Tô

Guinea : Mt. Nimba Park, 7°37 N - 8°25 W : Nion

Guinea : Mt. Nimba Park, 7°37 N - 8°25 W : Yanlé

Guinea : Mt. Nimba Park, 7°37 N - 8°25 W : Zié

Ghana =Gold Coast : Koumassi--6°40N-1°36W, Takoradi;

Togo : Bismarckburg--8°11N-0°39E;

Nigeria = Old Calabar;

Cameroon : Johann-Albrechtshohe--4°10N-9°13E, Yaoundé--3°51N-11°30E;

Equatorial Guinea : Nkolentangan

Zaire : Bas-Zaire = Bas-Congo [Lukunga].

Nigidius didymus DE LISLE, 1964.

De Lisle, 1964:47; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7; Maes, 1992:44; Bomans, 1993:331.

Thailand.

Nigidius distinctus PARRY, 1873.

= Nigidius andamanus KRIESCHE 1920 [Andaman Is.].

Parry, 1873:341, pl.5; Fairmaire, 1888:339; Gravely, 1915:430; Kriesche, 1920:105; Arrow, 1935:119; Arrow, 1950:214, pl.22; Benesh, 1960:32; Franciscolo, 1984:343; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7; Maes, 1992:44; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

India : West Bengal (Duars--Maindabari--Buxa Division), Nagaland (Garo Hills, Tura);

Bangladesh;

Myanmar = Burma : N. Shan States (Hsipaw);

Andaman Is.;

Thailand : Chanthaburi (Kao Soi Dao);

Cambodia*;

Vietnam : Tonkin;

Malaya.

Saproxylophagous : Euphorbiaceae : Macaranga.

Nigidius divergens WATERHOUSE, 1890.

= Hadronigidius benningseni KRAATZ 1896 [Usambara].

= Nigidius validus PERINGUEY 1901 [Mozambique : Rikatla].

Waterhouse, 1890:38; Kraatz, 1896:66; Peringuey, 1901:11, pl.21; Peringuey, 1909:547; Boileau, 1913:264; Kriesche, 1920:108; Arrow, 1935:119; Séguy, 1953:174, 178; Brinck, 1956:314; Benesh, 1960:32; Gomes Alves, 1973:31; Maes, 1990:30; Maes, 1992:44; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Note : Perhaps a synonym of N. amplicollis.

Congo : Nguela;

Zaire : Shaba [Upemba Park (Munoi--Lupiala), Upemba Lake (Mabwe)];

Angola : Moxico Velho;

Tanzania : Arusha [Masai Steppe, Litema Mts.--3°50S-37°20E, Pare Mts. (mountain chain between 30 and 150 km SSE Kilimandjaro)], Tanga [Magamla Mts. (Masinde--4°50S-38°10E), Usambara (Amani), Pangani river], Dodoma [Mpapua--6°23S-36°22E], Mbeya [Ubena region--8°20S-34°30E (Langenburg), Valley of Sigi River--8°20S-34°30E], Iringa [Udsungwa Mts. (Uhehe)], Morogoro [Nguru Mts.], Pwani [Dar Es Salaam (Kilossa)];

Zanzibar I.--6°09S-39°14E;

Malawi : Malawi Lake = Nyassa Lake*, Elgon;

Zambia : Kankunda--10°19S-30°03E, Maramba-17°49S-25°52E = Livingstone;

Zimbabwe = Rhodesia : Chipinga--20°15S-32°35E, Selukwe, Mikindani;

Mozambique : Rikatla, Beira--19°44S-34°52E.

Nigidius elongatus BOILEAU, 1902.

Boileau, 1902:204; Arrow, 1950:217, pl.22; Benesh, 1960:32; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7; Bomans, 1991:147; Maes, 1992:44; Bomans, 1993:333-334; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Myanmar = Burma : Rangoon State (Rangoon--16°48N-96°08E), Karen State (Karen-Hills--Cheba*), ? (Ruby Mines);

Thailand : Chiang Mai (Mt. Doi Pui, Mt. Doi Pahompok near Fang, Mt. Doi Inthanon--18°26N-98°17E).

Nigidius endrodi GOMEZ ALVEZ, 1973 [endroidi].

Gomez Alvez, 1973:32, 33; Maes, 1992:44.

Principe I.--1°37N-7°23E : Aeroporto*, Roca Sundy*, Montealegre*.

Nigidius formosanus BATES, 1866.

Bates, 1866:347; Parry, 1870:65; Heller, 1917:174; Miwa, 1934:318, pl.4; Benesh, 1960:32; Maes, 1992:44; Sakaino, Yu & Chu, 1994:123; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:304, pl. 137.

Taiwan = Formosa* : Taitung Distr. (Chihpen Wenchuan).

Nigidius fruhstorferi ALBERS, 1894.

Nigidius fruhstorferi ALBERS, 1894:161 (Mt. Gédé).

Oberthur & Houlbert, 1914:219; Séguy, 1954:89; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:44.

Nigidius fruhstorferi ALBERS; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:294.

Ø Java : Mt. Gédé (TYPUS destroyed during the war was in Hanover Museum, Germany).

Ø Philippines (Bomans & Benoit, 2005, consider this locality as an error).

Bibliography.

MIZUNUMA T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156 pls.

Nigidius gnu KRIESCHE, 1920.

Kriesche, 1920:109; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:44; Bomans, 1993:328.

Tanzania : Tanga [Pangani*], Pwani [Dar Es Salaam (Pugu-ü-Hallastani*)], ? [Kärger*].

Nigidius grandis HOPE, 1841.

Nigidius grandis HOPE, 1841:32 [Sierra Leone].

Hope, 1842:302; Hope, 1843:279; Hope & Westwood, 1845:26.

Nigidius georgianus THOMSON, 1858:47, pl.1

Nigidius mniszechi THOMSON, 1858: 47, pl.1

Parry, 1864:97

Nigidius albersi DUVIVIER, 1890:6

Duvivier, 1892:276

Nigidius spectabilis KRAATZ, 1895:370

Ritsema, 1896:130; Boileau, 1902:34; Boileau, 1913:265; Kriesche, 1920:109; Didier & Séguy, 1953; Séguy, 1953:174, 178; Benesh, 1960:33; Franciscolo, 1990:191; Maes, 1990:30; Maes, 1992:45; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Nigidius grandis HOPE, 1841; Maes, 1998:284.

Sierra Leone (TYPUS of Nigidius grandis HOPE, 1841).

Ivory Coast : Bingerville, Dimbokro--6°41N-4°34W;

Togo;

Nigeria : Abutshi;

Cameroon : Lomie, Yaoundé--3°51N-11°30E, Djoungolo;

Bioko I.--3°31N-8°42E = Fernando Po I. : Mt. Santa Isabel;

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon (citated by Thomson 1862 and Parry 1864) : Haut-Ogooué

Congo : Brazzaville--4°13N-15°12E, Haute-Sangha, Oubangui;

Zaire : Shaba [Upemba Lake (Mabwe)];

Rwanda : Shangugu Terr.;

Uganda : Busoga District;

Tanzania;

Zambia : Kankunda--10°19S-30°03E.

Bibliography

MAES J.M. (1998) Lucanidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon. Bull. Annls. Soc. r. Belge Ent., 134(1998):279-285.

Nigidius haedillus SEGUY, 1955.

Séguy, 1955:333; Benesh, 1960:154; Maes, 1990:28; Téllez, 1990:42; Maes, 1992:45.

Rwanda : Rugege Forest--Butare--2°34S-29°44E = Astrida Terr. (Rutovu*, Tshuruyaga*).

Nigidius hageni RITSEMA, 1889.

Ritsema, 1889:1; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:45; Bomans, 1994:490.

Sumatra : W. Sumatra Prov. (Harao), ? (Deli*).

Nigidius helenae BOMANS & BARTOLOZZI, 1984.

Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1984:300; Maes, 1992:45.

Zaire : Haut-Zaire [Mongo River (04°29'N-26°04'E*)].

Nigidius helleri BOILEAU, 1905.

Boileau, 1905:47; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:45; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:304, pl. 137.

Malaya;

Borneo : Sabah (Sandakan--Suan Lamba);

Sumatra : W. Sumatra Prov. (Padang);

Java : E. Java (Mt. Agropuro).

Nigidius himalayae GRAVELY, 1915.

Gravely, 1915:429, pl.29; Arrow, 1950:216, pl.22; Benesh, 1960:33; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7; Maes, 1992:45; Bomans, 1993:330; Bartolozzi & Sforzi, 1994:114.

India : West Bengal (Darjeeling, Darjeeling--Pashok*, Samsingh, Kalimpong), Assam;

Nepal : Kuinibisona, Balaju--Kathmandu;

Bangladesh;

Myanmar = Burma : Chin State (Upper Chindwin).

Nigidius hysex SEGUY, 1953.

Séguy, 1953:175, 179; Benesh, 1960:154; Gomes Alves, 1973:33; Maes, 1992:45.

Zanzibar I.*--6°09S-39°14E.

Nigidius impressicollis BOILEAU, 1905.

Boileau, 1905:60; Gravely, 1915:430; Gravely, 1916:149, pl.20; Arrow, 1950:216; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:45; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

India : Assam, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills--Maflong).

Nigidius inouei BOMANS & BARTOLOZZI, 1991.

Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7-8; Bomans, 1991:147; Maes, 1992:45.

Thailand : Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai*--18°50N-98°57E).

Nigidius intermedius KRIESCHE, 1920.

Kriesche, 1920:110; Séguy, 1953:175; Benesh, 1960:33; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1984:302; Maes, 1990:30; Maes, 1992:45; Bomans, 1993:328; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Togo : Dametui;

Cameroon : Kribi*--2°56N-9°55E, Lolodorf*--3°12N-10°45E (Namiong);

Zaire : Haut Zaire [Albert National Park (Mahura--Rumangabo)].

Nigidius kinabaluensis RITSEMA, 1897.

Ritsema, 1897:187; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:45.

Borneo : Sabah (Mt. Kinabalu*), ? (Banguey*, Tutau River).

Nigidius kolbei KRIESCHE, 1920.

Kriesche, 1920:110; Didier, 1931:174; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:45.

Chad : Sarh--9°09N-18°17E = Fort Archambault;

Kenya : Amala River--Sotil;

Tanzania : ? [Niam Niam (Semnio*)].

Nigidius krausei BOMANS, 1993.

Nigidius krausei BOMANS, 1993:335, 337 (Jamindan, Dumaguete).

Nigidius krausei BOMANS; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:294.

Ø Philippines : Panay I., 11°08N-122°23E : Capiz : Jamindan (male HOLOTYPUS of Nigidius krausei BOMANS, 1993 in SMTD, Dresden, Germany).

Ø Philippines : Negros I., 10°04N-123°02E : Dumaguete (PARATYPUS of Nigidius krausei BOMANS, 1993)

Bibliography.

Nigidius laevicollis WESTWOOD, 1835.

Nigidius laevicollis WESTWOOD, 1835:128 (Manilla).

Dejean, 1837:194

Nigidius forcipatus WESTWOOD, 1838:265, 267 [Philippines : Manilla].

Hope & Westwood, 1845:7; Burmeister, 1847:433; Heyne & Taschenberg, 1908:56; Heller, 1917:173; Benesh, 1960:33; Klausnitzer, 1982:36; Maes, 1992:45; Bomans, 1993:326-327

Nigidius laevicollis WESTWOOD; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137, fig.685(1-6).

Nigidius laevicollis WESTWOOD; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:294.

Ø Philippines : Luzon I. : Manilla, 14°35N-120°57E (TYPUS of Nigidius laevicollis WESTWOOD, 1835 lost) (SYNTYPUS of Nigidius laevicollis WESTWOOD, 1835 in Natural History Museum, London).

Ø Philippines : Marinduque I., 13°24N-121°57E, III-1978 (1 ex in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø Philippines : Sibuyan I., 12°25N-122°35E, IX-1983 (1 ex in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø Philippines : Sibuyan I., 12°25N-122°35E, III-1984 (1 ex in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø Philippines : Sibuyan I., 12°25N-122°35E, IX-1984 (1 ex in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø Philippines : Negros I., 10°04N-123°02E (citated by Mizunuma, 1994).

Ø Philippines : Palawan I., 9°37N-118°32E, III-1990 (2 ex in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Bibliography.

MIZUNUMA T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156 pls.

Nigidius laevigatus HAROLD, 1878.

Nigidius laevigatus HAROLD, 1878:100

Harold, 1879:31; Van De Poll, 1889:228; Séguy, 1953:175, 179; Benesh, 1960:33; De Lisle, 1966:118

Nigidius bubalus (SWEDERUS); Endrodi, 1968.

Gomes Alves, 1973:31; Maes, 1990:30; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:5; Maes, 1992:45; Bomans, 1992:251, 253; Bomans, 1993:334.

Ivory Coast : Bingerville, Daloa--6°56N-6°29W (Zepreghé-Koffikro);

Ghana = Gold Coast : Akropong;

Cameroon;

Gabon : Fort Sibut--5°43N-19°02E

Gabon (in coll. Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique).

Congo;

Equatorial Guinea (=Spanish Guinea) : Benito, 1°34 N - 10°24 E

Zaire : Equateur [Libenge, Mbandaka--0°04N-18°15E = Coquilhatville, Tshuapa River, Bikoro--0°45S-18°07E, Eala--0°04N-18°17E, Bokala--0°15S-19°39E, Ukaturaka--1°56N--20°24E], Haut-Zaire [Albert National Park, Kibali-Ituri, Kisangani--0°33N-25°12E = Stanleyville, Mambasa, Uelé River, Garamba--3°53N-29°12E], Kivu [Kindu], Bas-Zaire [Congo da Lemba, Kinshasa--4°23S-15°17E = Léopoldville, Mayidi--5°11S-15°09E], Bandundu [Bolobo--2°08S-16°27E, Mai-Ndomb Lake = Leopold II Lake (Kunungu--02°06S-16°26E), Tshikapa, Brabanta--4°25S-20°20E], Kasai [Kapanga, Lulua River, Lusambo--5°01S-23°25E, Sankuru River, Mweka--4°51S-21°34E], Shaba [Kafakumba, Kalemié = Albertville];

Uganda : Busoga District;

Angola : Lunda*, Kwango River, Dundo, Moxico Velho;

Malawi : Malawi Lake = Nyassa Lake.

Bibliography

MAES J.M. (1998) Lucanidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon. Bull. Annls. Soc. r. Belge Ent., 134(1998):279-285.

Nigidius lamottei SEGUY, 1953.

Séguy, 1953:175, 179; Séguy, 1954:210; Benesh, 1960:154; Maes, 1990:28; Maes, 1992:45; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137.

Guinea : Mt. Nimba, 7°37 N - 8°25 W : Mt. To*

Cameroon;

Congo;

Zaire : Shaba = Katanga [Zilo, Upemba Park (Gorges de la Pelenge)];

Malawi;

Zambia : Kankunda--10°19S-30°03E.

Nigidius laoticus DE LISLE, 1964.

De Lisle, 1964:48.

Laos.

Nigidius laticornis BOILEAU, 1911.

Boileau, 1911:449; Kriesche, 1920:110; Arrow, 1935:119; Séguy, 1953:175, 179; Brinck, 1956:313; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1990:31; Maes, 1992:45.

Zaire : Shaba = Katanga;

Tanzania : Kilimanjaro [Mt. Kilimanjaro--3°07S-37°16E], Rukwa [Tanganyka Lake], Iringa [Udsuma Mts. (Uhehe), Neuhelgoland], Ruvuma [Konde region--9°30S-33°55E--Unyika, Unyika--Bobo Mts.];

Malawi = Nyassa : Nyika Mts.*;

Zambia;

Zimbabwe = Rhodesia : Zambezi River, Selukwe.

Nigidius lemeei BOMANS, 1993.

Bomans, 1993:333-334.

Vietnam : Tonkin (Backan*, Hoah Binh*).

Nigidius lettow-vorbecki KRIESCHE, 1920.

Kriesche, 1920:110; Benesh, 1960:33; Maes, 1992:45; Bomans, 1993:328.

Tanzania : Pwani [Dar Es Salaam*], Ruvuma [Wandonde-Gebiet a. Ruvuma*].

Nigidius lewisi BOILEAU, 1905.

Boileau, 1905:61; Miwa, 1934:318; Benesh, 1950:52; Benesh, 1960:33; Nomura, 1960:43; Nomura, 1966:69; Isida, 1986:195-198; Isida & Fujioka, 1988:2; Araya, Obuchi & Ochi, 1991:23; Araya, Obuchi & Ochi, 1992:33; Maes, 1992:45; Tanikado, 1993:16-19; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:304, 314, pl. 137, 153; Araya & Obuchi, 1994:30; Araya, 1994:2; Araya, 1996:21.

? China : ? Hainan I. (Ta Han, Chung Kon);

Japan : Honshu I. [Wakayama Pref.], Shikoku I., Kyushu I. [Nagasaki Pref. (Tsushima I.--34°20N-129°20E)], Kagoshima Pref. [Tanegashima I.--30°34N-130°59E, Yakushima I.--30°22N-130°31E, Kuchinoerabujima I., Kumage Is. (Kuroshima I.), Takarajima Is. = Tokara Is. (Kuchinoshima I., Nakanoshima I., Suwamosejima I., Akusekijima I.), Amami-oshima I.* (Mt. Yuidake), Tokunoshima I.], Okinawa Pref. [Okinawa I.--26°30N-128°E = Okinawahontô I. (Yona)];

Taiwan : Lutao I.--22°39N-121°28E.

Nigidius lichtensteini RITSEMA, 1879.

Nigidius lichtensteini RITSEMA, 1879:129 (Gorontalo).

Jakowlew, 1900:642; Benesh, 1950:52; Séguy, 1954:89; Benesh, 1960:34; Maes, 1992:46

Nigidius lichtensteini RITSEMA; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:303, pl. 137, fig. 687(1-2).

Nigidius lichstensteini RITSEMA; Bomans & Benoit, 2005:294.

Ø Sulawesi = Celebes : Gorontalo, 0°30N-123°00E, leg. Von Rosenberg (TYPUS of Nigidius lichtensteini RITSEMA, 1879 in coll. RMNH, Leiden, Holland).

Ø Sulawesi : Tondano, 1°14N-124°51E, VI-1988 (1 ex in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø Sulawesi : Tahulandang I., VIII-1988 (1 ex in coll. Mizunuma, Japan).

Ø Philippines : Luzon I. : Camarines Sur : Mabatobato Pili

Ø Philippines : Luzon I. : Mountain Province : Payambugan

Ø Philippines : Luzon I. : Laguna : Mt. Makiling

Bibliography.

MIZUNUMA T. & NAGAI S. (1994) The Lucanid Beetles of the World. Mushi-Sha's Iconographic Series of Insects, Ed. H. Fujita, Japan. Vol. I : 337 pp., 156 pls.

Nigidius mazoensis BOMANS, 1988.

Bomans, 1988:355-356; Bomans, 1994:490.

Zimbabwe : Mazoe*, Chirinda Forest*;

Malawi : Lilongwe District (Dzalangama Forest Reserve), Manzochi, Blantyre--15°46S-34°59E.

Nigidius medimniensis SEGUY, 1953.

Séguy, 1953:175, 179; Benesh, 1960:154; Maes, 1992:46.

Equatorial Guinea : Benito River* [could be Benito, 1°34 N – 10°24 E]

Nigidius miwai NAGEL, 1941.

Nagel, 1941:66; Benesh, 1960:34; Maes, 1992:46.

South Korea : Cheju-do I.--33°23N-126°30E = Quelpaert I.*.

Nigidius mydoni SEGUY, 1953.

Séguy, 1953:174, 180; Benesh, 1960:154; Maes, 1992:46.

Chad : Haut-Chari-Tchad*;

Central African Republic : Fort Sibut*--5°43N-19°02E;

Congo : Fort Crampel*;

Zaire = Congo Belge*.

Nigidius neglectus DE LISLE, 1964.

De Lisle, 1964:45; Bomans, 1993:330.

Vietnam : Tonkin.

Nigidius negus BOMANS, 1993.

Bomans, 1993:332-333.

Ethiopia : Shoa Bati Hot Springs*.

Nigidius nitidus THOMSON, 1862.

Nigidius nitidus THOMSON, 1862:401, 431 [Sénégal, Gabon].

Nigidius welwitschii WATERHOUSE 1890:39 [welwitschi] [Angola].

Arrow, 1935:119; Séguy, 1953:175, 180; Benesh, 1960:31, 154; De Lisle, 1966:118; Maes, 1990:32; Maes, 1992:46; Bomans, 1992:251-254.

Nigidius nitidus THOMSON; Maes, 1998:284.

Senegal*;

Guinea

Ghana = Gold Coast;

Ivory Coast;

Benin = Dahomey;

Nigeria = Calabar;

Gabon* :

Ogooué, ex coll. De Moffarts (in coll. Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique).

Gabon, ex coll. Madon (in coll. Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique).

Zaire : Equateur [Tshuapa River], Haut-Zaire [Albert National Park (Tshumba--Rutshuru), Kisangani--0°33N-25°12E = Stanleyville, Uelé River], Kivu [Ngombo River--Kasika, Lualaba, Kahuzi--Tshifunzi--2°00S-28°45E, Kavumu (Kabunga--2°18S-28°49E), Maniema--1°11S-28°37E], Bas-Zaire = Bas-Congo, Bandundu [Kwango River, Mai-Ndomb Lake--2°02S-18°19E = Léopold II Lake], Kasai;

Rwanda : Shangugu Terr. (Dendezi), Ruhengeri Terr. (Muhavura), Bulera Lake--1°26S-29°47E (Kagogo);

Angola;

Tanzania;

Zanzibar I.--6°09S-39°14E.

Bibliography

MAES J.M. (1998) Lucanidae (Coleoptera) du Gabon. Bull. Annls. Soc. r. Belge Ent., 134(1998):279-285.

Nigidius obesus PARRY, 1864.

Nigidius obesus PARRY, 1864:63 [Penang].

Nigidius larssoni DE LISLE 1974 [Thailand : Mt. Doi Suthep].

Westwood, 1874:361, pl.3; Gestro, 1881:334; Benesh, 1960:34; De Lisle, 1974:797; Sakaino, 1981:37; Bomans & Bartolozzi, 1991:7; Bomans, 1991:147

Nigidius obesus PARRY; Araya, 1992.

Maes, 1992:45, 46; Bomans, 1993:326; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:304, pl. 137; Araya, 1994:2

Nigidius obesus PARRY; Cammaerts & Bomans, 1997:12.

Thailand : Chiang Mai : Doi Suthep

Thailand : Chiang Mai : Chiang Dao, 19°15 N

Thailand : Chiang Mai : Mt. Doi Inthanon, 18°26 N - 98°17 E

Thailand : Chiang Mai : Mt. Doi Pui

Thailand : Tak : Umphang

Malaya = Malacca : Pinang : Pinang I. = Penang*, 5°22 N - 100°12 E

Malaya : Pahang : Cameron Highlands

Borneo : Sarawak

Borneo : Sabah : Crocker Range

Sumatra.

Bibliography.

ARAYA K. (1992) Lucanid Beetles (Coleoptera : Lucanidae) collected from Sarawak, East Malaysia, with biological notes. In HIDAKA T. Behaviour and Evolution of small animals in the humid tropics 1989-1991, Dept. Zool., Tokyo Univ., pp.22-43.

CAMMAERTS R. & BOMANS H.E. (1997) Quelques Lucanidae de Nouvelle-Guinée dont Penichrolucanus leveri Arrow, une nouvelle espèce de Figulus MacLeay et la larve de Figulus sulcicollis Hope & Westwood (Coleoptera). Bull. Annls. Soc. R. belge Ent., 133:3-20.

Nigidius oblongus VAN ROON, 1914.

Van Roon, 1914:120; Oberthur & Houlbert, 1914:221; Benesh, 1960:34; Maes, 1992:46.

Java : Banjoewangi*.

Nigidius oxyotus FAIRMAIRE, 1888.

Fairmaire, 1888:339; Benesh, 1960:34; Maes, 1992:46.

Vietnam : Tonkin.

Nigidius perforatus HAROLD, 1878.

Harold, 1878:100; Harold, 1879:30; Kriesche, 1920:111; Burgeon, 1937:4, pl.; Séguy, 1953:175, 181; Benesh, 1960:34; De Lisle, 1966:118; Maes, 1990:27; Maes, 1992:46.

Guinea

Cameroon : Johann-Albrechtshohe--4°10N-9°13E;

Congo : Kimpopo;

Zaire : Equateur, Haut-Zaire [Albert National Park (Tshumba SW of Rutshuru), Uelé River], Kivu [Lomami River], Kasai [Lulua River];

Rwanda : Bugoye-Urwald;

Angola : Lunda*.

Nigidius phaedimothorax DE LISLE, 1974.

De Lisle, 1974:798; Maes, 1992:46.

Tanzania : Tanga [Mkuzi--5°15S-38°48E].

Collected on Parinara.

Nigidius punctiger BOMANS, 1993.

Bomans, 1993:329.

Laos : Tonpheng*.

Nigidius rhodesianus PERINGUEY, 1909.

= Nigidius rhodesianus ARROW 1936 [Rhodesia : Salisbury, Kashitu-Broken Hills].

= Nigidius sp. ENDRODI, 1957.

Peringuey, 1909:547; Arrow, 1935:119, pl.6; Arrow, 1938:53; Séguy, 1953:175, 181; Brinck, 1956:312-313; Endrodi, 1957; Benesh, 1960:34; Bomans, 1988:356; Bomans, 1989:443; Maes, 1990:31; Maes, 1992:46; Mizunuma & Nagai, 1994:302-303, pl. 137.

Zaire : Shaba [Upemba Park (Mukana)];

Malawi = Nyassa;

Zimbabwe = Rhodesia* = Mashonaland : Harare--17°50S-31°03E = Salisbury*, Kashitu N of Broken Hill*, Chipinga--20°15S-32°35E, Selukwe, Cashel--19°20S-32°42E, Sebakwe.

Nigidius rondoni BOMANS, 1993.

Bomans, 1993:330.

Laos : Ban Van Heua*, Vientiane*.

Nigidius seguyi MAES, 1990.

Maes, 1990:31; Maes, 1992:46.

Zaire : Kasai [Sankuru*].

Nigidius semicariosus (NONFRIED) FAIRMAIRE, 1891.

Fairmaire, 1891:283; Kriesche, 1920:109; Didier & Séguy, 1953:176; Benesh, 1960:32, 155; Maes, 1990:28; Maes, 1992:46; Bomans, 1993:332-333.

Mali;

Burkina = Upper Volta;

Zaire : Haut-Zaire [Garamba National Park--3°53N-29°12E];

Ethiopia = Abyssinie : Eritrea, Ghinda, Hora Daka, Bouli Boulo River, Bull Bullo, Znai-tó;

Somalia*;

Uganda;

Kenya.

Nigidius splendens NAGEL, 1941.

Nagel, 1941:67; Benesh, 1960:34; Maes, 1992:46.

Lesser Sunda Is. : Sumbawa I.*--8°44S-118°00E.

Nigidius stuhlmanni KRIESCHE, 1920.

Kriesche, 1920:110; Benesh, 1960:34; Maes, 1992:46; Bomans, 1993:328.

Zaire : Haut-Zaire [Kibissibili-Ituri--Wald near Kibissibili*].

Nigidius taurus JAKOWLEW, 1900.

Nigidius taurus JAKOWLEW, 1900:640 (Luzon).

Oberthur & Houlbert, 1914:221; Boileau, 1913:265; Benesh, 1960; Maes 1992; Bomans, 1993:326-327.

Ø Philippines : Luzon (teste Dr. O. Staudinger), in coll. B. Jakowleff (TYPUS of Nigidius taurus JAKOWLEW, 1900 in Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia).

Bibliography.

[Nigidius vagatus FELSCHE, 1898 nomen nudum].

Felsche, 1898; Benesh, 1960:152; Maes, 1992:46.

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