Taxonomy of the genus Amathobius Gebien, 1920 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Opatrini)

• Autorzy: Iwan D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Amathobius Gebien, 1920 (type species: Amathobius glyptopterus Koch, 1963) is revised and illustrated. The genus is a member of a monophyletic subtribe Stizopina (Tenebrionidae: Opatrini). The following new species are described: Amathobius ignatii and A. kaminskii. The genus Amathobius consists of six species distributed in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The identification key is provided to all known species of the genus.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

entomology; taxonomy; darkling beetle; beetle; Stizopina; Amathobius; new species; Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Opatrini; Botswana; Namibia; South Africa

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 67
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.859-886,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Iwan D.

• Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.4.018