Anthelephila celer (Kejval, 1999) (mDzṅù形Ƥ) Formicomus celer Kejval, 1999:320 Figures. 8–19 Type locality. Vietnam: Tonkin (Hoa-Binh) Specimens. 2 ♂ 1♀, Hoa-Binh, Tonkin, Vietnam, leg. A. de. Cooman (IZCAS); 1 ♂, Damenglong (±勐AE), alt. 650 m, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, 05.VIII.1958, leg. Shuyong Wang (IZCAS); 1♀, same data, except: 06.VIII.1958, leg. Leyi Zheng (IZCAS); 1 ♂, same data, except: 12.VII.1958, leg. Yiran Zhang (IZCAS); 1 ♂, Menglun, alt. 650m, Yiwu Town (H武ae), Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China, 24.X.1958, leg. Yiran Zhang (IZCAS); 1♀, Zhenyuan Yi Hani Lahu Autonomous County (ae沅 彝dzë尼dzẁüdzh治县), alt. 1100 m, Puer City (Ḃ洱市), Yunnan, China, 25.IV.1955, leg. Крыжановский (IZCAS); 1♀, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (Ḇ江ë尼dzh治县), alt. 1200m, Puer City, Yunnan, China, 25.IV.1955, leg. Крыжановский (IZCAS). Distribution. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, new record for China (Yunnan). Note. After examining specimens of Anthelephila celer collected by A. de Cooman in Hoa-Binh, Vietnam (Figs. 8–14), we have confirmed that this species also occurs in southern China (Figs. 15–19). The new distributional data of the species is recorded, and images of the species are provided in this paper.

Published as part of Zhao, Yuchen & Wang, Xinpu, 2024, New species and records of Anthelephila praetor species-group (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) from China, pp. 103-112 in Zootaxa 5447 (1) on pages 105-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5447.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/11119376