The species of the genus Diaclina Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alphitobiini) from Sub-Saharan Africa Author Schawaller, Wolfgang text Zootaxa 2019 2019-05-24 4609 3 499 508 journal article 26670 10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.6 2ba86023-6d9d-4e4c-93dd-9f9ae644f504 1175-5326 3228054 2A4C1F73-AA02-4CF3-A5D8-16AF56C367DE Diaclina gracilis (Fåhraeus, 1870) ( Figs. 3 , 11) Stomylus gracilis Fåhraeus, 1870 Diaclina depressa Ardoin, 1963 syn. nov. Diaclina elliptica Ardoin, 1969 syn. nov. Examined type specimens: Ivory Coast , Bingerville , 1.–12.III.1962 , leg. J. Decelle , holotype of elliptica MRAC .— Same locality, 1962–1963 , leg. J. Decelle , 7 paratypes of elliptica MRAC , 1 paratype HNHM . Additional specimens: South Africa , KwaZulu Natal , Badplaas , 1000 m , 1. XII .2000, leg. P. Schüle , 2 ex. SMNS.— South Africa , KwaZulu-Natal , High Over , Umkamas river , 26.I.2018 , leg. R. Müller , 1 ex. TMSA .— South Africa , Eastern Cape , Mbotyi Forest , 29.XI.–3. XII .2003, leg. W. Schawaller , 3 ex. SMNS.— South Africa , Eastern Cape ( Transkei ), Port St. Jones , Silaka , 2. XII .1987, leg. S. Endrödy-Younga , 13 ex. TMSA, 2 ex. SMNS.— South Africa , Eastern Cape , Port St. Jones , Silaka NR, 7.–8.I.2009 , leg. P. Schüle , 5 ex. SMNS .— South Africa , Orange Free State, Bothaville , 15.II ,1898, leg. H. Brauns , 1 ex. TMSA .— South Africa , Gauteng , Cullinan Mine Reserve , 22.XI.2001 , leg. TMSA staff, 1 ex. TMSA.— Botswana , Patamatenga , 31.X.2002 , leg. F. Wachtel , 1 ex. CRG .— Ivory Coast , Bingerville , 1961–1962 , leg. J. Decelle , 5 ex. MRAC (det. Ardoin as depressa ) .— Ghana , Ashanti Region , Bobiri Forest , 250 m , 24.–25. III .2009, leg. E. Kondorosy , 1 ex. HNHM.— Cameroon , N‘Kongsamba , V. –VII.1957 , leg. J. Cantaloube , 5 ex. TMSA .— Cameroon (labelled as Kamerun), Joko, without further data, 4 ex. HNHM .— Uganda , Bwamba Forest , 2500 ft. (= 760 m ), III.1948 , leg. J. G. Williams , 1 ex. TMSA .— Uganda , Kabarole , Kibale Forest NR, Kanyawara , 1200–1400 m , VIII.1997 , leg. C. Häuser , 1 ex. SMNS .— Congo , Eala , VII.1936 , leg. J. Ghesquière , 6 ex. MRAC , 3 ex. TMSA.— Congo , Faradje , 6.IV.1930 , leg. A. Collart , 1 ex. HNHM .— Congo , Brazzaville , Kindamba , Méya , Louolo River , 12.XI.1963 , leg. S. Endrödy-Younga , 1 ex. HNHM .— Kenya , Kagamega Forest , Buyango , 1600–1700 m , 25.–27.XI.2002 , leg. C. Häuser & D. Bartsch, 1 ex. SMNS .— Kenya , Kagamega Forest , 1600 m , 21.IX.–10.X.2005 , leg. J. Holstein & D. Bartsch, 3 ex. SMNS .— Tanzania , New Moschi , without further data, 2 ex. HNHM .— Tanzania (labelled as Tanganyika ), Usa River , 3900 ft. (= 1200 m ), 15.XI.–31. XII .1965, leg. J. Szunyoghy , 4 ex. HNHM (det. Kaszab as depressa ).— Tanzania , Mts. Uluguru , Kimboza , V.–VIII.1971 , leg. L. Berger , N. Leleup, J. Debecker, 1 ex. MRAC (det. Ardoin as depressa ) .— Tanzania , Serengeti Prov. , 100 km NNE Singida , 1650 m , 20. XII .2006, leg. F. Kantner , 3 ex. SMNS.— Tanzania , Kidoma Prov. , 45 km N Uvinza , 1150 m , 28. XII .2006, leg. F. Kantner , 1 ex. SMNS. Synonymy: Obviously, Ardoin did not know D. gracilis from South Africa , and he identified identical specimens from Bingerville, Ivory Coast , partly as depressa , partly as elliptica . Non-type specimens of D. depressa from the Ivory Coast and Tanzania , identified by Ardoin, fully coincide with specimens of D. gracilis from South Africa , therefore D. depressa Ardoin, 1963 is considered as junior synonym of D. gracilis (Fåhraeus, 1870) . The type series of D. elliptica from the Ivory Coast also shows no differences to specimens of D. gracilis from South Africa , thus D. elliptica Ardoin, 1969 is considered as junior synonym of D. gracilis (Fåhraeus, 1870) too. Distribution : South Africa ( type locality of gracilis ); Guinea ( type locality of depressa ); Congo ( Ardoin 1965 ); Ivory Coast ( Ardoin 1969 ); Cameroon ( Ardoin 1963 ); Tanzania ( Ardoin 1976 ); Ghana , Uganda , Kenya , Botwana.