New beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Late Permian of South Africa Author Ponomarenko, Alexandr G. Author Mostovski, Mike B. text African Invertebrates 2005 2005-12-31 46 253 260 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.7667111 2305-2562 7667111 Palademosyne natalensis Ponomarenko , sp. n. Fig. 4 Etymology: From the province of KwaZulu-Natal . Description: Elytron 2.1 mm long, 0.8 mm wide. Elytron small, elongated, flattened, 2.6 times as long as wide, widest just before its mid-length, humeral part not narrow. Epipleural border not narrow. Disc of elytron smooth. Sutural margin narrowly bordered. Holotype : NMSA , no. 2573, counterpart of isolated elytron. SOUTH AFRICA : KwaZulu-Natal : Howick , locality of Balgowan ; Upper Permian , Ecca Group , Volksrust Formation. Comparison: P. natalensis sp. n. is very close to the type species, but differs from the latter in being considerably larger, in having a wider epipleural border, and in the sutural border being shifted to the sutural margin.