A new species and new distributional records of Haroldius Boucomont, 1914 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from southern Africa Author Daniel, Gimo M. Department of Terrestrial Invertebrates, National Museum, 36 Aliwal Street, Bloemfontein, South Africa. & Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa. Author Strümpher, Werner P. Ento Studio & Research Collection, Kärrhöksvägen 6, SE- 147 34 Tumba, Sweden. Author Snäll, Stanislav Ento Studio & Research Collection, Kärrhöksvägen 6, SE- 147 34 Tumba, Sweden. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-26 5072 1 34 42 journal article 3282 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.1.4 465ef1aa-c9de-4ce2-9d75-2a178c9a3487 1175-5326 5728961 7FFA2C8D-6ED2-497E-A55C-05F50417016A Haroldius convexus ( Philips & Scholtz, 2000 ) Material examined : 1 spec. unsexed ( ESRC ) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86602129 SOUTH AFRICA : North West Province , 10 km N of Brits [ 25°30’46.46”S 27°46’39.47”E ], 17.xi.2019 , leg. S. Snäll. Determined by S. Snäll . 1 spec. unsexed ( USNM ): SOUTH AFRICA : KwaZulu-Natal [Province]: Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve , Mpila Camp , 300m , 28°18’36.00”S 31°51’43.20”E , 28.i.2018 , KK18_036. K. Kanda , R . A. Gomez. Determined by G. M. Daniel through detailed photographs . Distribution: South Africa : Gauteng ( Philips & Scholtz, 2000 ), new provincial records for North West and KwaZulu-Natal . Biological note. The adult specimen from the North West Province was collected in a nest of Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901 ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Myrmicinae) ants under a rock in open field. Similarly, the specimen from KwaZulu-Natal was also collected from the nests of myrmicine ants (genus unknown) under a stone.