Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa

Authors: Cosandey, Vivien Country: South Africa DOI: 10.3897/alpento.7.108448 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: Alpine Entomology OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: False darkling beetles · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

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The first Orchesiini of South Africa, Parvapila lyncispinnae gen. nov. and sp. nov., is described. Specimens were collected at the foot of the Langeberg Range and of the Kogelberg, mountains of Western Cape. Individuals were collected by sifting soil litter in Afromontane forests, an endemic vegetation community of Afrotropical mountainous areas.

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