Bradymerus costatus (Fairmaire, 1849)

Bolitophagus costatus Fairmaire, 1849: 421, pl. 11, figs 1, 2.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Vanuatu. Espiritu Santo Isl., Luganville, CETRAV in Saraoutou, 1-11.X.2006, at night with a headlamp, on decaying trunk of an old mango tree ( Mangifera indica), leg. L. Soldati, 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (MNHN), 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (coll. LS) ; same data, but 18-20.X.2006, 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ (MNHN), 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ (coll. LS) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Originally described from Wallis Island, this species is also present in the Fiji Islands (Kaszab 1955). First record for Vanuatu.