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A new genus and species of Ceratocanthidae from Tanzania (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) | Ballerio | African Zoology

A new genus and species of Ceratocanthidae from Tanzania (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

Alberto Ballerio

Abstract


Cryptophilharmostes mahunkain.gen., n.sp., a remarkable Ceratocanthidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Usambara Mountains(Tanzania), is described. The morphology of the clypeus and mesoepisternum is discussed, also with reference to other Ceratocanthidae. The affinities of the genus are discussed, and within the Afrotropical fauna a group of genera formed by Philharmostes Kolbe and its allies is recognized.

Keywords


Morphology, systematics, Cryptophilharmostes, Afrotropical Region.

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ISSN 2224-073X (online) ; ISSN 1562-7020 (print)
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