A new subgenus and species of the genus Hedyphanes Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from Israel and Egypt.
A new species, Hedyphanes chikatunovi sp. n., is described from southern Israel (Negev, Gerofit) and Egypt (Northern Sinai). These localities represent the southwestern limit of the distribution of the genus. The new species is placed in a new monotypic subgenus, Microhedyphanes subgen. n.
Azov Branch of Murnansk Marine Biological Institute of Kola Scientific Centre RAS, Institute of Arid Zones of Southern Scientific Centre RAS, Chekhov str 41, Rostov-on-Don, 344006 Russia. nalassus@mail.ru
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Nabozhenko
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D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size