title: Studies of Madagascan Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 1: The Tribe Discheramocephalini including eighteen new species.
abstract: This is the first report detailing Ptiliidae collected from forest leaf litter by the Moravian Museum expeditions to Madagascar 2010-2011.18 new species in three genera are described and figured: Discheramocephalus bisulcatus sp. n.; D. vasilii sp. n.; Cissidium banari sp. n.; Dacrysoma andasibense sp. n.; D. imitatuin sp. n.; D. delicatum sp. n.; D. denticulatum sp. n.; D. dolorosum sp. n.; D. fabrum sp. n.; D. fusum sp. n.; D. longulum sp. n.; D. nigerrimum sp. n.; D. pilosum sp. n.; D. rahanitriniainae sp. n.; D. ranomafanense sp. n.; D. ravelosoni sp. n.; D. subinsulsum sp. n.; and D. varium sp. n.
authors.affiliation: The Old Malthouse, Sutton Mandeville, Wilts. SP35LZ, UK. drm.darby@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darby
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008270:Madagascar; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity