A revision of African Psammoecus (Coleoptera, Silvanidae) and descriptions of two new species from the collection of the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale

  • A revision of the known African species of Psammoecus is given, including redescriptions and illustrations of diagnostic characters. Extensive material from the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (Tervuren) is studied. Two new species are described: Psammoecus leleupi sp. nov., and Ps. luchti sp. nov. Four specific names are synonymized: Psammoecus excellens Grouvelle, 1908 = Ps. trimaculatus Motschulsky, 1858; Ps. alluaudi Grouvelle, 1912 = Ps. trimaculatus Motschulsky, 1858; Ps. longulus Grouvelle, 1878 = Ps. longicornis Schaufuss, 1872; Ps. nitescens Grouvelle, 1914 = Ps. laetulus Grouvelle, 1914. A key to the African species is provided.

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Author:Michael Karner
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-326690
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.17
Parent Title (English):European journal of taxonomy : 17
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (17)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Part of Periodical
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2012/07/05
Date of first Publication:2012/07/05
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2013/12/13
Tag:Africa; Coleoptera; Psammoecus; Silvanidae; taxonomy
Page Number:31
First Page:1
Last Page:31
HeBIS-PPN:362763089
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0