Epistomius, a new genus of African forest litter Trachyphloeini, with descriptions of seven new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

Stránky	645-676
DOI	10.1515/aemnp-2017-0094
Klíčová slova	Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Trachyphloeini, taxonomy, new genus, new species, South Africa
Citace	BOROVEC, Roman a SKUHROVEC, Jiří. Epistomius, a new genus of African forest litter Trachyphloeini, with descriptions of seven new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2017, 57(2), 645-676. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aemnp-2017-0094. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/periodicals/aemnp/57-2/epistomius-a-new-genus-of-african-forest-litter-trachyphloeini-with-descriptions-of-seven-new-species-coleoptera-curculionidae-entiminae

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2017/57/2

A new genus of Trachyphloeini, Epistomius gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) living in forest litter in the eastern part of South Africa is described, illustrated and its position in the subfamily Entiminae is discussed. Seven new species are described: E. bulirschi sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal), E. colonnellii sp. nov. (Eastern Cape), E. janaki sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal), E. natalensis sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal), E. ngomiensis sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal), E. niger sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal), and E. wanati sp. nov. (Mpumalanga), and included in this new genus. All species are keyed and illustrated.

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