Revision of the genus Myrmecobrenthus Kleine with a description of a new species from Gabon (Coleoptera: Brentidae: Eremoxenini)
Author
Bartolozzi, Luca
Author
Loudit, Sandrine Mariella Bayendi
text
Zootaxa
2011
3101
53
58
journal article
45972
10.5281/zenodo.279180
48f8032a-1ca3-4de2-9400-2421dd4635fd
1175-5326
279180
Myrmecobrenthus ater
Damoiseau
(
Figs. 3
,
7
)
Myrmecobrenthus ater
Damoiseau, 1961
: 21
Myrmecobrenthus ater
was described (
Damoiseau 1961
) based on a single male specimen from
Gabon
. Later, another male specimen was recorded from
Ivory Coast
(
Damoiseau 1967
). We have been able to study both the
holotype
(IRSNB) and the second known male specimen (MRAC); the female is still unknown. The MRAC male specimen has less developed mandibles (see
Fig. 3
), but otherwise is identical to the
holotype
(
Fig. 7
). The
holotype
is in a bad condition—the left antenna and two legs are missing.