Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes
Author
Bologna, Marco A.
Author
Amore, Valentina
Author
Pitzalis, Monica
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-01-16
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journal article
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Hycleus brincki
species group
Hycleus brincki
(
Kaszab, 1956
)
(
Fig. 3T
)
Mylabris brincki
Kaszab, 1956
Distribution.
Namibia
(new species record for this country) and northwestern
South
Africa
.
Material
examined.
[
Otjozondjupa
]
Omatako
:
Hamakari
sud 373,
20.6667°S
17.3833°E
(
SMWN
)
.
[
Omaheke
]
Gobabis
: C22, 2 km N jct. B6,
22.4205°S
19.0037°E
(CB). [
Hardap
] Mariental Rural: C42, Leonardville
5 km
S Hoagosbeis
, 23.8399°S 18.8307°E (CB); Kalahari Farm Chulon, Narib Ost, 24.1667°S 17.7000°E (CB; NHP);
Stampried
,
24.3333°S
18.4000°E
(
SMWN
)
.
[
Karas
]
Berseba
:
Mukorob
14,
25.4833°S
18.1667°E
(
SMWN
)
.
Keetmanshoop Rural
:
Koes
,
25.9500°S
19.1167°E
(
SMWN
)
;
Wildheim Ost
384,
26.4833°S
19.5667°E
(
SMWN
)
.
Other records
. Namib Sand Sea desert (
Seely 2012
);
Namibia
(
Pitzalis
et al.
2014
)
.
Bologna (2000a)
recorded one damaged specimen, possibly referable to this species, also from the Brandberg massif.
Remarks
.
Types
of this species were not examined, but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.
This species is very isolated among the
Meogorgatus
-
type
lineages because of the slightly widened intermediate antennomeres, which in male resembles those of
Ceroctis
female.