A new brachypterous species ofPhoberusMacLeay (Coleoptera: Trogidae) and status changes of species in the East AfricanP. nigrociliatusgroup.
A new brachypterous species, Phoberus nyikanus Strümpher (Coleoptera: Trogidae), is described from Malawi. In addition, three status changes are proposed: Phoberus nigrociliatus (Kolbe) from the Ethiopian highlands, P. nyansanus (Haaf) from central East Africa, and P. nyassicus (Haaf) from southern Tanzanian mountains are elevated to species level. A key is provided to aid in the identification of members of the P. nigrociliatus group, and the species in the group are illustrated by photographs. This brings the total number of species in the genus to 44.
Scarab Research Group, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South Africa. wstrumpher@zoology.up.ac.za.
Werner P
WP
Strümpher
Clarke H
CH
Scholtz
D000351:Africa, Eastern; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size
Coleoptera, Afrotropical Region, flightlessness, key, keratin-feeding, Malawi, Nyika Plateau