The African species of the genus Menephilus are revised and figured. A key to the species is provided. New species: M. ardoini sp. nov. (Cameroon), M. kanlamaensis sp. nov. (Congo), M. kivuensis sp. nov. (Congo), M. okondoensis sp. nov. (Congo, Cameroon); new synonyms: M. fasciolatus camerunensis Ardoin, 1958 syn. nov. of M. fasciolatus (Fairmaire, 1891), M. quadriplagiatus Fairmaire, 1891 syn. nov. of M. quadrinotatus Motschulsky, 1872, M. trifasciatus nigricollis Ardoin, 1958 syn. nov. of M. trifasciatus Gebien, 1911; new combination: Taraxides brevitarsis (Quedenfeldt, 1885) new comb. from Menephilus with Menephilus blapoides (Fairmaire, 1893) syn. nov.
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1 May 2015
The Genus Menephilus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae) in Africa South of the Sahara, with Descriptions of Four New Species
Wolfgang Schawaller
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 65 • No. 2
June 2015
Vol. 65 • No. 2
June 2015
Africa
Menephilus
new combination
new species
new synonyms
taxonomy
Tenebrionidae