Megaustenia messageri

Megaustenia cf. messageri (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) Fig. 1 Helicarion messageri: Bavay and Dautzenberg 1909, p. 231. Megaustenia messageri: Schileyko 2011, p. 32. Helicarion messageri: Hoang Ngoc Khac et al. 2012, p. 319. Material examined. Vietnam • 3 adults; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao town district, tropical forest up to the town, near Buddhist temple; 21.4601°N, 105.6483°E; 1045 m alt.; 16 Oct. 2023; I. Dedov, N. Simov, R. Bekchiev, M. Langurov leg.; on artificial stone wall; IBER-BAS 40602. Remarks. Megaustenia messageri was reported from Tam Dao National Park by Hoang Ngoc Khac et al. (2012). We found three active specimens on the soil surface (Fig. 1 A, B) during the night collection in the tropical forest not far from Tam Dao town (Fig. 1 C). Habitat. Slightly disturbed submontane tropical forests Distribution. North Vietnam (Schileyko 2011).