New minute Drilini species significantly extend the distributions of Lolosia and Microselasia (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) in tropical Africa

Kundrata & Bocak, 2017 and Kundrata & Bocak, 2017 (Elateridae: Agrypninae: Drilini) were described based on species endemic to the Cameroonian rainforest zone. Here, I describe sp. nov. (Democratic Republic of the Congo), sp. nov. (Central African Republic), and sp. nov. (Democratic Republic...

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Published inActa entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 531 - 538
Main Author Kundrata, Robin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sciendo 01.10.2018
Subjects
Afrotropical Region
Coleoptera
distribution
diversity
Drilini
Elateridae
Elateroidea
hotspot
new combination
new species
taxonomy
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Summary:Kundrata & Bocak, 2017 and Kundrata & Bocak, 2017 (Elateridae: Agrypninae: Drilini) were described based on species endemic to the Cameroonian rainforest zone. Here, I describe sp. nov. (Democratic Republic of the Congo), sp. nov. (Central African Republic), and sp. nov. (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Additionally, I redescribe Pic, 1930 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and transfer it to as (Pic, 1930) comb. nov. The main diagnostic characters including male genitalia are figured, and an identification key to the males of species is provided. The generic diagnoses of and are updated based on the here studied species. The newly described species increase our knowledge on the distribution of and in the Afrotropical Region.
ISSN:1804-6487
1804-6487
DOI:10.2478/aemnp-2018-0042