title: The genus Alphitobius Stephens (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alphitobiini) in Africa and adjacent islands.
abstract: All species of the genus Alphitobius Stephens, 1829 (Alphitobiini Reitter, 1917, subfamily Tenebrioninae Latreille, 1802) from Africa and adjacent islands are revised. New species: Alphitobius capitaneus sp. n. from Kenya. New synonyms: Cryptops ulomoides Solier, 1851, syn. n. of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1796); Alphitobius rufus Ardoin, 1976, syn. n. of Alphitobius hobohmi Koch, 1953); Peltoides (Micropeltoides) crypticoides Pic, 1916, syn. n. of Peltoides (Micropeltoides) opacus (Gerstaecker, 1871), comb. n. Homonym: Alphitobius ulomoides Koch, 1953 = Alphitobius arnoldi nom. n. New combinations from Alphitobius: Ulomoides basilewskyi (Ardoin, 1969), comb. n.; Peltoides (Micropeltoides) opacus (Gerstaecker, 1871), comb. n. Figures of all examined species are added and a species key is compiled.
authors.affiliation: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schawaller
authors.affiliation: Unterer Sägerweg 74, D-75305 Neuenbürg, Germany.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grimm
keywords: Africa; Alphitobiini; Alphitobius; Tenebrionidae; new combination; new species; new synonym; species key; taxonomy