TY - GEN A1 - Karner, Michael T1 - A revision of African Psammoecus (Coleoptera, Silvanidae) and descriptions of two new species from the collection of the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale T2 - European journal of taxonomy : 17 N2 - 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. T3 - European journal of taxonomy : EJT - 17 KW - Coleoptera KW - Africa KW - Psammoecus KW - Silvanidae KW - taxonomy Y1 - 2012 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/32669 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-326690 SP - 1 EP - 31 PB - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle CY - Paris ER -