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F72687E4FF90FFCAFF5FF963FBBA4B96.text	F72687E4FF90FFCAFF5FF963FBBA4B96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eleticinae Wellman 1910	<div><p>Subfamily Eleticinae</p><p>This subfamily of Meloidae (Bologna et al. 2008b) is mainly represented in Namibia by the tribe Derideini, genus Iselma . The new genus Namibeletica, a taxon incertae sedis, probably belongs to the tribe Eleticini, which is represented with certainty in Namibia by the genus Eletica Lacordaire, recognized for the first time in this study. Moreover, Bologna (2009) recorded two genera of the tribe Morphozonitini ( Mimiselma Bologna, 2009 and Morphozonitis Pic, 1924) from southern Angola (in the Namib Desert and mopane savannah), just close to northern Namibia, which could be found in the extension of the same ecosystems in Namibia .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF90FFCAFF5FF963FBBA4B96	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF9FFFC5FF5FFF1CFA964DA5.text	F72687E4FF9FFFC5FF5FFF1CFA964DA5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iselma Haag-Rutenberg 1879	<div><p>Genus Iselma Haag-Rutenberg, 1879</p><p>The taxonomy of this genus was revised by Bologna et al. (2001), who described the first instar larva, and by Pitzalis &amp; Bologna (2008) who published a key to the species and described several new species from Namibia and South Africa. Moreover, Pitzalis &amp; Bologna (2010) defined phylogenetic relationships and groups of species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF9FFFC5FF5FFF1CFA964DA5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF9FFFC4FF5FFE1BFAB44833.text	F72687E4FF9FFFC4FF5FFE1BFAB44833.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iselma hobohmi Kaszab 1952	<div><p>Iselma hobohmi species group</p><p>This group, as defined by Pitzalis &amp; Bologna (2010), is endemic to western Namibia and includes only the following four species. It is greatly distinct from the remaining South African groups of species. The primary morphological characters defining this group of small-sized species are the short antennae, which reach only the base of pronotum, the subtrapezoidal antennomeres, and the bicoloured black and orange-brown legs.</p><p>Iselma deserticola Bologna, 2001 (Fig. 1A)</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.3667)">Arandis</a>: 6 km N Arandis, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (Bologna et al. 2001; SMWN) ; Lower Dome Gorge, 22.4667°S 15.0667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0667/lat -22.4667)">Bologna</a> et al. 2001, type locality; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; CB; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (Bologna et al. 2001; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9667/lat -22.5)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SMWN). Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012).</p><p>Remarks. Holotype (SMWN) and 57 paratypes were examined (CB, SMWN).</p><p>This species is strictly related to the central Namib Desert ecosystem.</p><p>Iselma hobohmi Kaszab, 1952 (Fig. 1B)</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Kamanjab: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8333/lat -19.6333)">Kamanjab</a>, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.92" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.75/lat -19.92)">Hoas</a> 273, 19.9200°S 14.7500°E (Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SMWN) . Outjo: Abachaus, 48 km N of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.58&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.58/lat -19.7167)">Otjivarongo</a>, 19.7167°S 16.5800°E (Kaszab 1952, loc. typ., 1953b, 1954c, 1966; Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; JP, NHP) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.6333/lat -20.3333)">Khorixas</a>: Skeleton Coast Park, Springbokwater, 20.3333°S 13.6333°E (Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; NHP) ; main road Omaruru- Khorixas, near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.859&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.695" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.859/lat -20.695)">Terra Mea</a>, 20.6950°S 14.8590°E (Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; CB; SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.2833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8667/lat -20.2833)">Otjikango</a>, 20.2833°S 16.8667°E (Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SAMC) ; Waterberg, 20.5500°S 17.1833°E (Bologna et al. 2001; CP); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1872&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5653" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1872/lat -20.5653)">Waterberg</a>, 20.5653°S 17.1872°E (Bologna et al. 2001; CP). Otjiwarongo: B1, 13.6 km N Otjiwarongo , 20.3728°S 16.7393°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; 2010; CB); N of Kalkveld on road to Otjivarongo, 20.8333 16.2167 [on Herbstaedia sp. ( Amaranthaceae)] (AMG). [Erongo] Omaruru: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.6333/lat -20.8833)">Otjongoro</a> 20, 20.8833°S 15.6333°E (Bologna et al. 2001; SMWN) ; Walvis Bay Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.75/lat -23.3833)">Rostock</a>, 23.3833°S 15.7500°E (Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SMWN) . [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Hochland, 22.6667°S 16.6667°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; MNB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.1333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.2667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.1333/lat -23.2667)">Kos</a> 28, 23.2667°S 16.1333°E (Bologna et al. 2001; SMWN); Gausberg Pass, Hakosberge (CK).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Holotype and paratypes were examined (NHP).</p><p>It is the most euriecious species of the group, related to both Nama Karoo and dry Savannah ecosystems, and largely distributed in NW Namibia .</p><p>Iselma kamanjabi Pitzalis &amp; Bologna, 2008</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Kamanjab: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.81667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6166" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.81667/lat -19.6166)">Kamajab</a>, 19.6166°S 14.81667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.81667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6166" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.81667/lat -19.6166)">Pitzalis</a> &amp; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.81667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6166" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.81667/lat -19.6166)">Bologna</a> 2008, type locality; HNHM).</p><p>Remarks. Holotype female (HNHM) was examined.</p><p>It is apparently endemic to a small area in the transitional zone between Namib and Nama Karoo ecosystems in northwestern Namibia (Kamanjab) .</p><p>Iselma penrithae Kaszab, 1981 (Fig. 1C)</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and bibliographic data. [Kunene] Opuwo: C43, 18.6788°S 13.7135°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; CB); main road Omaruru-Khorixas, near Terra Mea, 20.6950°S 14.590°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; CB; SMWN doubtful record). Kamanjab: Distr. Grootfontein, Farm Klein Nosib, 19.4667°S 14.8333°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; MNB). [Erongo] Karibib: Gokakoara 43, 21.9667°S 16.0167°E (Kaszab 1981, loc. typ.; Bologna et al. 2001; SMWN); C32, 42 km S Karibib, 22.2945°S 15.8351°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2010; CB); Dudongua 22.3333°S 15.8333°E (Kaszab 1981; Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SMWN).[Hardap] Rehoboth Rural: 28.5 km S Rehoboth (Road B1), 23.5833°S 17.1500°E (Bologna et al. 2001; CB). Gibeon: Namib-Naukluft Park, Naukluft Camp Site, 24.2667°S 16.2500°E (Bologna et al. 2001; Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; PPRI).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Holotype (NMNH) was examined.</p><p>It is primarily related to the narrow area characterized by Nama Karoo vegetation in western Namibia .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF9FFFC4FF5FFE1BFAB44833	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF9EFFC7FF5FFBA6FE834DEC.text	F72687E4FF9EFFC7FF5FFBA6FE834DEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iselma brunneipes Haag-Rutenberg 1879	<div><p>Iselma brunneipes species group</p><p>This South African group includes seven species (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008, 2010), distributed in the Succulent Karoo and only one associated to the Strandveld ( I. endroedyyoungai). This group is greatly heterogenous and is composed of large-sized species, with entirely reddish or partially black elytra and subserrate antennomeres. The Namibian distribution of both I. brunneipes and I. piscatrix is strictly related to the small portion of Succulent Karoo ecosystem extended in the extreme southwestern Namibia .</p><p>Iselma brunneipes Haag-Rutenberg, 1879 (Fig. 1D)</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia and western South Africa.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8667/lat -27.8)">Material</a> examined and literature records. [Karas] Lüderitz: Namuskluft 88, 27.8000°S 16.8667°E (Bologna et al. 2001; SMWN) . Oranjemund: Boom River course, Kloof W, 22 km N of Orange River, 27.8330°S 17.0000°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SMWN) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species, described generically from “Capland”, were not examined, but we studied specimens compared with types at HNHM.</p><p>This species seems to be the most eriecious of the group, distributed primarily in the Succulent and Nama Karoo ecosystems, and marginally in the mountain Fynbos.</p><p>Iselma piscatrix Bologna, 2001 (Fig. 1E)</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Karasburg: Gellap Ost 3, 23 km NW Keetmanshoop, 26.4060°S 18.0530°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; MNB); Southern Fish River Canyon top, 27.6333°S 17.6167°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.6333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.6167/lat -27.6333)">Bologna</a> et al. 2001, type locality; CB; NHP); Karios 8 (Gondwana Canyon Park), Game Camp not fenced, 92 km S Keetmanshoop , 27.6765°S 17.8110°E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; CB; MNB); Karios 8 (Gondwana Canyon Park), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.811&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.6765" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.811/lat -27.6765)">Game Camp</a> not fenced, 92 km S Keetmanshoop , 27.6767°S 17.8039°E (MNB); 100 km W from Noordoewer, 28.0708S 17.1280E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; SAMC); Rosh Pinah, 27.8800S 16.8300E (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna 2008; HNHM).</p><p>Remarks. Holotype (NHP) and 9 paratypes (CB, NHP) were examined.</p><p>This species represents a micro-endemism of a small Namibian area around the terminal trait of the Fish River, characterized by Succulent Karoo ecosystem. Phylogenetically, it is strictly related to I. rufipennis, endemic to the southern Cape area.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF9EFFC7FF5FFBA6FE834DEC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF9DFFC7FF5FFDA8FDB44894.text	F72687E4FF9DFFC7FF5FFDA8FDB44894.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eletica Dejean 1834	<div><p>Genus Eletica Dejean, 1834</p><p>The taxonomic revision of this genus was published by Kaszab (1955c) but the identification of several species remains extremely difficult due to the large variability of colour and the sexual dimorphism. Kaszab (1955c) defined four subgenera ( Meteletica Kaszab, 1955; Sibuteletica Pic, 1913; Proeletica 1955, Eletica Dejean, 1834) distributed in Africa, except the first one which is Oriental, and divided the nominate subgenus in three main groups of species. The Namibian species belongs to the subgenus Proeletica, which includes 11 species.</p><p>Eletica (Proeletica) luteosignata Fåhraeus, 1870 (Fig. 1F)</p><p>Distribution. R.D. Congo, Malawi, Namibia (new species for this country), northeastern South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined. [Otjozondjupa] Otavi, Khorab Memorial, 20.11°S 16.05°E (CB). Remarks. Types of this species was not examined but specimens compared with types were studied at HNHM. Being the taxonomy of the genus very complex, the identification of the single examined female needs confirmation by additional samplings.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF9DFFC7FF5FFDA8FDB44894	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF9DFFC1FF5FFB3DFA6A4CC4.text	F72687E4FF9DFFC1FF5FFB3DFA6A4CC4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Namibeletica Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Namibeletica Bologna gen. n.</p><p>Type species. Cantharis elegantula Péringuey, 1909, fixed by present designation.</p><p>Diagnosis. A very distinct eleticine blister beetles, endemic to Namib and Namaqualand deserts, with unclear phylogenetic relationships (see remarks), tentatively referred to the tribe Eleticini, because of the lacking of male elytral pit at apex, the male tergum VIII extensively sclerotized, mesepisterna broadly truncate, widely separate, without wide modified fore portions delimited by distinctly elevated ridge, differently than in other members of the tribe.</p><p>In common with Eletica Dejean, 1834 (which belongs to the Palaetropical subtribe Eleticina sensu Selander 1966) the new genus has bilobed tarsomeres I–IV (I–III on hind legs), stout and short gonocoxal plate, robust and short gonoforceps apically curved forwards, aedeagus with two apical hooks directed posteriad. Differs from Eletica primarily because of frons not swollen, eye greatly shorter than frontal interocular distance, elytra densely setate and without costae (raised venations), ventral blade of claws microsetate but not fringed at base, male sternum VIII not recessed in segment VII, sclerotized and undivided gonoforceps fused also dorsally.</p><p>In common with Eospasta Selander, 1966 and Serrospasta Selander, 1966 (both belonging to the Neotropical subtribe Eospastina sensu Selander 1966) the new genus has the frons not swollen between eyes, elytra setate and without ribbings, ventral blade of claws microsetate but not fringed at base, VIII male sternum well exposed, sclerotized and undivided. Namibeletica differs from both genera primarily because of eye smaller, male antennomeres subtrapezoidal but not distinctly subserrate or serrate, mesosternum anteriorly not angulate, protarsomeres bilobed (this condition is present in Serrospasta), male phallobase stout and short, gonoforceps stout and short apically curved, rather than slender and straight.</p><p>Description. Body black, but pronotum and femurs orange, only partially black, elytra almost completely ochre with black apex or completely black; body setation white. Body length 5–12.5 mm.</p><p>Head transverse, temples parallel in male, slightly widened posteriorly in female, frons not swollen between antennal base, depressed on both sides close to antennal base; surface with punctures more or less scattered and scarcely deep, setation more or less dense; eye length ca half as long as temple and less than half the inter-ocular diameter; clypeus subtrapeizoidal, fore third smooth; labrum widely emarginated in front; mandibles robust, curved on apical third, pointed at apex; maxillary palpi with four palpomeres not modified; 11 antennomeres (Fig. 7F), slightly slender and longer in male, antennomere I subcylindrical, slightly widened in apical half, about twice as long as II, II very short and subglobose, III–X subtrapeizoidal, particularly V–IX, more asymmetrical in male, last one subcylindrical in basal half, slightly widening from base, suddenly narrowing in apical half, not depressed.</p><p>Pronotum unsetate, shiny, about as long as head, sub-pentagonal, slightly longer than wide, fore depression wide and deep, extended obliquely on sides, longitudinal depression extended from the middle to the base, widening at base; whole base and sides distinctly depressed; prosternum transverse, depressed in front. Visible portion of mesonotum (scutellum) sub-squared at apex more or less densely covered by setae; mesosternum transverse and narrow, scarcely angulate in front, triangular posteriorly; mesepisterna broadly truncate, widely separate, without wide modified fore portions delimited by strongly elevated ridge. Metasternum with unsetate longitudinal middle area. Legs black, but femurs orange except on apex and basal third more or less extensively black; protibiae almost straight externally, at apex scarcely more expanded in female, with two elongate and pointed spurs in both sexes; meso- and metatibial spurs both pointed and slender; protarsomeres II–IV bilobed (Fig. 7E), meso- and metarsomeres I–IV and I–III bilobed but less widened and protarsomeres. Elytra setate, only with track of low and unraised venations, lacking of male elytral pit at apex.</p><p>Ventrite VII widely emarginated in male, convex at middle and concave on both sides in female; male sternum VIII well exposed, sclerotized and undivided; male sternum VIII at base emarginated, depressed on sides at middle, deeply emarginated on posterior margin; female sternum VIII sclerotized on the basal and apical third, widely membranous in the middle; male tergum VIII extensively sclerotized, undivided; IX male sternum (spiculum gastrale) (Fig. 7D) T-shaped, robust and well sclerotized. Male genitalia (Figs. 7 A-C) with stout and short gonocoxal plate, robust and short gonoforceps apically curved forwards, narrowed and almost pointed, dorsally fused in middle; aedeagus with two apical hooks directed posteriad, slerotized apical portion of ejaculatory ductus forming a wide sub-cordiform structure.</p><p>Etymology. The name of the new genus refers to Namibia, where the genus is mainly distributed, and to Eletica, the type genus of the tribe Eleticini to which we tentatively refer the new genus. Feminine genus.</p><p>Remarks. As pointed out by Bologna &amp; Pinto (2002), “ Cantharis ” elegantula Péringuey, 1909 belongs to a new genus of the subfamily Eleticinae . The new genus includes another species from the southern Angola, which is described here.</p><p>The new genus actually shows a combination of features of both Eleticini lineages (sensu Selander 1966), the Palaeotropical subtribe Eleticina, which includes the genus Eletica, and the Neotropical subtribe Eospastina, which includes Eospasta and Serrospasta . The value of these subtribes need confirmation and is not discussed here. The first lineage is marginally spread also in southern Africa, in particular in north-eastern South Africa and in northern Namibia, with a few species of Eletica . Namibeletica is possibly associated to an undescribed genus from Yemen (Bologna &amp; Geisthardt in preparation).</p><p>The shape of male genitalia is similar to that of Eletica and greatly differs from that of the Neotropical genera; protarsomeres I–IV are bilobed as in Eletica and Serrospasta, but this character is not distinctive of one lineage. The claw setation differs from Eletica because of the ventral blade of claws microsetate but not fringed at base, as in Eospasta and Serrospasta; elytra are setate and without visible raised costae as the last two genera, and the frons is not swollen between eyes. The well exposed VIII male sternum, which is sclerotized and undivided and the setate elytra are similar to Eospasta and Serrospasta, but Namibeletica differs from both by the eye smaller, with fore margin almost straight; mesepisterna are anteriorly only slightly angulate, as in Eletica, but without wide modified fore portion.</p><p>The two species belonging to the new genus Namibeletica can be distinguished by the following key:</p><p>1 Elytra brown-gray, fuscate at apex; pronotum orange with the following black colouration: a middle fore stripe, two basal lateral spots, and rarely two additional fore lateral spots (Fig. 1H); dorsal depressions on sides and at base of pronotum deep; head setae dense and robust. Western South Africa, southwestern Namibia ................. elegantula (Péringuey, 1909)</p><p>- Elytra black, pronotum orange with the following black colouration: a middle fore stripe and rarely two additional fore lateral spots (Fig. 1G); dorsal depressions on sides and at base of pronotum shallow; head setae dense but finer. Southwestern Angola ................................................................................. angolana Bologna sp.n.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF9DFFC1FF5FFB3DFA6A4CC4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF86FFDFFF5FF976FBC34B61.text	F72687E4FF86FFDFFF5FF976FBC34B61.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Namibeletica angolana Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Namibeletica angolana Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 1G)</p><p>Types. Holotype male, 3 males and 3 females paratypes labelled: “Pedras Aguas, Moçamedes Angola, SE 1412 Dc, 9 May 1974 (white, small, rectangular); H 19122 (white, small, rectangular); Namibian National Insect Collection State Museum, P.O. Box 1203, Windhoek Namibia (sky blue, small, rectangular); with added labels Holotypus and Paratypus respectively, Namibeletica angolana n. sp. M. Bologna det. 15” (red, rectangular, hanwritten and printed). Holotype and 4 Paratypes are housed at SMWN 1 male and 1 female paratypes at CB.</p><p>The holotype lacks left antennomeres III–XI; paratypes partially or completely lack some antennomeres and tarsomeres.</p><p>Type locality. “ Angola, Moçamedes, Pedras Aguas”. This locality is located in the Angolan province of Namibe, the late Moçamedes, and is positioned in the Namib Desert, a peculiar ecosystem distributed along the cost of southwestern Africa from the South African town of Port Nolloth, North to the Angolan town of Namibe (White 1983). Ecological characteristics of this ecosystem are described in the ecological part of the text.</p><p>Diagnosis. Distinct from the second species of the genus, N. elegantula, by the black elytra, the reduced black colouration of pronotum, the finer setae of head and elytra, the shape of gonoforceps apex.</p><p>Description. (Fig. 1G) Characters indicated above for the genus. Body length 7–11 mm. Body black, but pronotum shiny orange with one black narrow middle stripe, widened in middle, and in few individuals one small black spot on each side; antennomere I and sometimes II partially reddish; mandibles dark brown on external side; femurs black on extreme apex; setae white, relatively dense but not distinctly robust and quite short on elytra and legs, ventrally longer and denser.</p><p>Head sub-squared, densely setate with unsetate longitudinal middle line from frons to occiput; punctures denser and deeper on head capsule than on clypeus and particularly on labrum. Antennoemeres microsetate, except I–II and base of III, which have longer setae.</p><p>Pronotum shiny, almost nude with scarce microsetae, surface shagreend with very scattered and shallow punctures in front; fore depressions deep and visibly extended on sides obliquely. Scutellum slightly depressed in middle. Elytra with tracks of venations; densely but not deeply punctate, with setae direct forwards. Setae on femurs evidently shorter than on tibiae and tarsi.</p><p>Male gonoforceps acutely pointed at apex and distinctly curved; aedeagal apical hooks diverging laterally, long and pointed.</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Angola.</p><p>Namibeletica elegantula (Péringuey, 1909) comb. n. (Fig. 1H, 7 A –F)</p><p>Cantharis elegantula Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Namibiella elegantula, Bologna in litteris</p><p>Types. Male holotype of this species, examined at SAMC, is labelled “Clanwilliam” (white, printed); “ Lytta elegantula Type Pr.” (white, handwritten). It has both antennae partially damaged.</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia and nothwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Kamanjab: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1667/lat -19.8167)">Otjitambi</a>, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN; SAMC) . Khorixas: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.4/lat -20.4167)">Farm Bethanis</a>, 20.4167°S 14.4000°E (HNHM; NHP) . [Erongo] Dâures: Brandberg, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5163&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2215" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5163/lat -21.2215)">Messum valley</a>, 21.2215°S 14.5163°E (Bologna 2000a; SMWN; SAMC) . Omaruru: 30– 20 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9667/lat -21.6833)">Karibib</a> (road C33), 21.6833°S 15.9667°E (CB); Farm Omandumba 50–60 km SW von Omaruru , 21.5348°S 15.5448°E (MNB). Karibib: 30 km NNW Usakos (road D1935), 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7056&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9358" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7056/lat -21.9358)">Usakos-Karibib</a> 16 km W of Karibib on B2, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB). Arandis : 6 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.3667)">Arandis</a>, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0167/lat -22.4833)">Upper Panner Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9667/lat -22.5)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.88&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2641" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.88/lat -21.2641)">Otjosondu Kub</a>, 21.2641°S 17.8800°E (HNHM) . Okahandja: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9167/lat -21.9833)">Okahandja</a>, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN). [Hardap] Gibeon: Namib Naukluft Park: desert 47 km S Solitaire , 24.2650°S 15.7983°E (MNB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9089&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.3184" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9089/lat -25.3184)">Gorrasis</a> 99, 25.3184°S 15.9089°E (SMWN) . Aandster Farm, 25.3500°S 16.1000°E (JP). [Karas] Lüderitz: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7167/lat -25.25)">Awasib</a> dunes E, 25.2500°S 15.7167°E (HNHM) . Karasburg: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7333/lat -28.45)">Warmbad</a> 28.4500°S 18.7333°E (SAMC) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely, 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014). At SAMC is housed one specimen labelled “Warmbad, SWA, Kaokoveld”, but Warmbad is a village of the southern Karas district and not from the northwestern Kookoland area.</p><p>Remarks. The male genitalia, never described, are presented in Figs. 7 A-C, together with the spiculum gastrale (Fig. 7D), male fore tibia and tarsomeres (Fig. 7E), and antenna (Fig. 7F).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF86FFDFFF5FF976FBC34B61	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF84FFDEFF5FFA64FB044A52.text	F72687E4FF84FFDEFF5FFA64FB044A52.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afrolytta Kaszab 1959	<div><p>Genus Afrolytta Kaszab, 1959</p><p>The genus is recorded for the first time from Namibia and it results endemic to both Namibian and South African Namaqualand. Afrolytta needs to be revised because Kaszab (1959) asssigned to it only three species ( A. amoena, A. carneola, and A. mashuna). A new species from South African Namaqualand is described below, while mashuna (Péringuey, 1899), actually belongs to the eleticine genus Morphozonitis Pic, 1922 (Bologna 2009) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF84FFDEFF5FFA64FB044A52	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF84FFDEFF5FFBA6FDFE4971.text	F72687E4FF84FFDEFF5FFBA6FDFE4971.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lyttini Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Tribe Lyttini</p><p>According to morphological (Bologna &amp; Pinto 2001) and a preliminar molecular study (Bologna et al. 2008c), Lyttini appear to be a polyphyletic group. Additional molecular studies actually support the monophyly of the tribe with the inclusion of some genera referred to other tribes (Bologna et al. unpublished). In the present catalogue, we consider in this tribe the genera previously referred to Lyttini by Bologna (1991) and by Bologna &amp; Pinto (2002), with the addition of Cyaneolytta .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF84FFDEFF5FFBA6FDFE4971	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF84FFD9FF5FF906FC334BD1.text	F72687E4FF84FFD9FF5FF906FC334BD1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afrolytta namaqua Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Afrolytta namaqua Bologna sp.n. (Fig. 1K)</p><p>Type. Holotype female, labelled “ R.S. A., Cape, Namaqualand, 11.X.99, Kamieskroon, Werner leg.” (white, small, rectangular); H 19122 (white, small, rectangular); “ Afrolytta sp. n. M. A. Bologna det. 2005” ; “Holotypus ♀ Afrolytta namaqua n. sp. M. Bologna des. 2015” (CB).</p><p>The Holotype lacks both posterior legs and abdomen is sligthly damaged.</p><p>Type locality. “ South Africa, Northern Cape, Kamieskroon”. This locality is located in the late “Namaqualand”, on the N7 national road, south of Springbok, ca 800 m a.s.l. in the typical Succulent Karoo biome (White 1983). During the Spring (August–September) this area is characterized by an incredible blooming of Asteraceae and Mesembryanthemaceae, typical food for a lot of blister beetle species.</p><p>Diagnosis. An Afrolytta easily distinct from the other two species of the genus, A. amoena and A. carneola, because of its colouration. From the first species, which is more similar, differs because: head and pronotum black, less vaguely green metallic, abdominal last two urites and posterior third of previous urites orange, rather than completely black; pronotum with sides subrounded and not subtrapezoidal; external margin of elytra almost straigth and not emarginated. From A. carneola differs because this last species has both the head and pronotum dorsally widely orange as well as legs (except black coxae, trochanters and sometimes base of femurs), and only the last two urites orange, external margin of elytra emarginated.</p><p>Description. (Fig. 1K) Body length 13 mm. Body black, but elytra orange brown, last two urites and posterior third of previous urites orange, mandibles dark reddish on fore half. Body setation white-yellow, denser and longer on legs, labrum and ventral side, short and disperse on posterior part of head, pronotum and elytra, dense but short on antennomeres.</p><p>Head transversely rectangular, temples parallel, sligthly shorter than the longitudinal diameter of eye. Punctures not rugose, shallow and well distinct, more distanced on occiput. Eye sligthly bulging, anteriorly emarginated near antennal base. Clypeus subrectangular, transverse, shorter than labrum, which is scarcely emerginate in front. Maxillary palpomeres slender, last one not widened in front. Antennoemeres densely microsetate, except I–II, which have longer setae; I twice as long as II, which is subglobose, and sligthly longer than III which is subcylindrical; IV–X shortly cylindrical, similar in shape, about 1/4 shorter than III; XI sligthly shorter than IX–X together, apically conically narrowed.</p><p>Pronotum widely subrounded on sides, sligthly depressed at base in middle. Scutellum subsquared posteriorly, depressed in middle. Thoracic ventrites not modified. Elytra with vague and shiny tracks of venations; depressed on humeri, with dense but shallow and subrugose punctures; setae very short, erect anteriorly and directed posteriad on posterior half. Tarsomeres with pads of dense yellow setae; pro-mesofemurs with two pointed and slender spurs; setae of tarsal fringe long.</p><p>Margin of last ventrite rounded.</p><p>Remarks. Phenetically is similar to A. amoena, except for characters listed in the diagnosis, but lacking male of the new species, no relationships can be pointed out.</p><p>Distribution. Western South Africa.</p><p>Afrolytta amoena (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 1I)</p><p>Cantharis amoena Péringuey, 1892</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia (new species for this country) and northwestern South Africa. Material examined. [Karas] Lüderitz: Klinghardt Mts., Diamond Area 1, 27.3000°S 15.6833°E (SMWN). Oranjemund: 10 km NW Rosh Pinah, 27.9000°S 16.7000°E (SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at the SAMC.</p><p>Afrolytta carneola (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 1J)</p><p>Cantharis carneola Péringuey, 1892</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia (new species record for this country) and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Lüderitz: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.6833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.6833/lat -27.3)">Klinghardt Mts.</a>, 27.3000°S 15.6833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.35" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7/lat -27.35)">Klinghardt Mts.</a>, 27.3500°S 15.7000°E (SMWN) ; Sargdeckel, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.6833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.6833/lat -27.4)">Klinghardt Mts.</a>, 27.4000°S 15.6833°E (SMWN) ; Obib dunes S, 28.1500°S 16.6500°E (CB); Obib dunes S, 28.1667°S 16.6833°E (SMWN). Oranjemund: Obib Dunes S, 28.1667°S 16.8000°E (CB; SMWN; HNHM); Brandkross, 28.28°S 16.40° (HNHM); 10 km NE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4333/lat -28.55)">Luderitz</a>, 28.5500°S 16.4333°E (SMWN) ; Daberas Gate, 8 km E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.5/lat -28.55)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.5500°S 16.5000°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely, 2012).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at the SAMC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF84FFD9FF5FF906FC334BD1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF82FFDBFF5FFF5AFCF848C0.text	F72687E4FF82FFDBFF5FFF5AFCF848C0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Australytta Bologna 2003	<div><p>Genus Australytta Bologna, 2003</p><p>This southern African genus, revised by Bologna (2003), is primarily distributed in Namibia . In that paper was described the first instar larva of Austrolytta.</p><p>Australytta maraisi Bologna, 2003 (Fig. 1L)</p><p>Distribution. Northwestern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.8667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.9833/lat -18.8667)">Kaokoland</a>, 18.8667°S 12.9833°E (Bologna 2003; SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at the SMWN.</p><p>Australytta namaqua (Kaszab, 1953)</p><p>Lytta namaqua Kaszab, 1953</p><p>Distribution. Southern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Berseba: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.12&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.12/lat -26.4833)">Bethanie</a>, 26.4833°S 17.1200°E (Kaszab 1953b, type locality; Bologna 2003; NHP).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at the HNHM.</p><p>Australytta rubrolineata (Kaszab, 1953) (Fig. 1M)</p><p>Lytta rubrolineata Kaszab, 1953</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Ohangwena] Ongenga: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7333/lat -17.4)">Elakalapwe</a>, 17.4000°S 15.7333°E (Bologna 2003; CB; SMWN) . Oshikango: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.05/lat -17.4167)">Ohamwaala</a>, 17.4167°S 16.0500°E (SMWN) . Ondobe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2167/lat -17.4167)">Ohanvaala</a> 17.4167°S 16.2167°E (Bologna 2003; SMWN) . [Omusati] Tsandi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.7667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8667/lat -17.7667)">Tsandi</a>, 17.7667°S 14.8667°E (Bologna 2003; SMWN) . Ogongo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.2333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.2333/lat -17.85)">Iikango</a>, 17.8500°S 15.2333°E (Bologna 2003; SMWN) . [Oshana] Ondangwa: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.95/lat -17.9167)">Ondangwa town</a>, 17.9167°S 15.9500°E (Bologna 2003; CB). Ompundja: Onalonga, 50 km SW Ondangwa , 18.0000°S 15.6000°E (Kaszab 1953b; Bologna 2003). Uuvudhiya: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.15" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9333/lat -19.15)">Okaukuejo</a>, 19.1500°S 15.9333°E (Bologna 2003; SMWN) ; Ethosa Pan, Okakuejo Camp, 19.1667°S 15.9167°E (Bologna 2003; NHP). [Oshikoto] Olukonda: Ondangwa, 17.9548°S 16.0322°E (CB). Omuthiyagwiipundi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0322&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9548" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0322/lat -17.9548)">Andoni Plains</a>, 18.4833°S 16.8000°E (Bologna 2003; CB; SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.0" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0/lat -19.0)">Etosha National Park</a>, 19.0000°S 16.0000°E (SMWN) . Guinas: Nakusib, 24 km SE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.15/lat -18.9333)">Namutoni</a>, 18.9333°S 17.1500°E (Kaszab 1953b; Bologna 2003; SAMC) . [Karas] Berseba: between Farm Gavaams 6 and <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.387&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.41" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.387/lat -26.41)">Bethanie</a>, 26.4100°S 17.3870°E (Bologna 2003; NHP) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at the SAMC.</p><p>Australytta szekessyi (Kaszab, 1953) (Fig. 1N)</p><p>Lytta szekessyi Kaszab, 1953</p><p>Distribution. Namibia and northern South Africa.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.5333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.15" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.5333/lat -17.15)">Material</a> examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Kaokoveld, Ombuku, 16.9833°S 13.3667°E (CB; MNB); Kaokoveld, Otjitanga, 17.1500°S 13.5333°E (MNB) ; Kunene River, W Hartmbg, 17.2000°S 12.1667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.2" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.1667/lat -17.2)">Bologna</a> 2003; CB; NHP) ; Kunene River, 17.4000°S 12.3000°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.3&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.3/lat -17.4)">Bologna</a> 2003; NHP) ; Okambele, 17.6167°S 14.0500°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.05/lat -17.6167)">Bologna</a> 2003; SMWN) . Opuwo: Orupembe, 18.1667°S 12.5667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.5667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.5667/lat -18.1667)">Bologna</a> 2003; SMWN) ; Orupembe, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.5167/lat -18.1833)">Bologna</a> 2003; CB; SMWN) ; 4 km E of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.4333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.2333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.4333/lat -18.2333)">Omungunda</a>, 18.2333°S 13.4333°E (SMWN) ; Omungunda, 18.2448°S 13.4503°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.4503&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.2448" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.4503/lat -18.2448)">Bologna</a> 2003; SMWN) ; 10 km NW of Giribes Vlakte, 18.9843°S 13.313°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.313&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9843" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.313/lat -18.9843)">Bologna</a> 2003; SMWN) . Sesfontein: Sesfontein, 19.1333°S 13.6167°E (Kaszab 1953b; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.1333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.6167/lat -19.1333)">Bologna</a> 2003; NHP; SAMC) ; Aub Area, 19.3333°S 13.8833°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8833/lat -19.3333)">Bologna</a> 2003; SMWN) ; Kaross, 19.5000°S 14.3333°E (Kaszab 1953b; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3333/lat -19.5)">Bologna</a> 2003; NHP) ; Palmwag 702, 19.8333°S 13.8833°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8833/lat -19.8333)">Bologna</a> 2003; CB; SMWN) . Kamanjab: Kamanjab, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8333/lat -19.6333)">Bologna</a> 2003; NHP) ; Otjitambi Farm, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1667/lat -19.8167)">Bologna</a> 2003, SAMC) . Outjo: Outjo, 20.1167°S 16.1500°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.15/lat -20.1167)">Bologna</a> 2003; NHP) . Khorixas: Springbokwater, 20.3333°S 13.6333°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.6333/lat -20.3333)">Bologna</a> 2003; NHP) ; Khorixas, 20.3667°S 14.9667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9667/lat -20.3667)">Bologna</a> 2003; NHP) ; Twyfelfontein, 20.5667°S 14.3667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3667/lat -20.5667)">Bologna</a> 2003; SMWN) . [Oshana] Ondangwa: Ondangwa town, 17.9167°S 15.9500°E (Bologna 2003; CB). [Oshikoto] Olukonda: Ondangwa, 17.9548°S 16.0322°E (CB). [Erongo] Dâures: Uis, 21.2168°S 14.8696 (CB); Uis, 21.2165°S 14.8639°E (CB). Omaruru: near Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8/lat -24.4833)">Bologna</a> 2003; CB; CP). [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8/lat -24.4833)">Bologna</a> 2003; CP); Okahandja, Gross Baren, 22.1000°S 16.7500°E (CB; CP). [Hardap] Gibeon: Sesriem 137, Maltahohe, 24.4833°S 15.8000°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8/lat -24.4833)">Bologna</a>, 2003; SMWN) . [Karas] Berseba: Mukorob 14, 25.5000°S 18.1667°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1667/lat -25.5)">Bologna</a> 2003; CB; SMWN) . Lüderitz: Aus, 26.6667°S 16.667°E (Bologna 2003; CP). Karasburg: Karasburg, 28.0167°S 18.7500°E (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.75/lat -28.0167)">Bologna</a> 2003; PPRI) .</p><p>Other records: Jezfontein (Bologna 2003; NHP); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at the SAMC.</p><p>Australytta vellicata (Erichson, 1843) (Fig. 1O)</p><p>Lytta vellicata Erichson, 1843</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Sesfontein: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8833/lat -19.8333)">Palmwag</a> 702, 19.8333°S 13.8833°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF82FFDBFF5FFF5AFCF848C0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF81FFDBFF5FFAEEFC724ACD.text	F72687E4FF81FFDBFF5FFAEEFC724ACD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lydomorphus Fairmaire 1882	<div><p>Genus Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882</p><p>This genus was revised by Kaszab (1955a, 1978, as Cylindrothorax), while Selander (1988a as Cylindrothorax) summarized the distribution of all species. Bologna &amp; Aloisi (1992) described the first instar larva, evidenced the priority of the name Lydomorphus over Cylindrothorax and improved the infrageneric classification by describing two new subgenera. We accept here, with few exceptions, the groups of species proposed by Kaszab (1955a) and the subgenera described by Bologna &amp; Aloisi (1992). Most of the species of this genus, including the Namibian ones, are nocturnal or active also during the day.</p><p>Recent research, based on adult (Bologna &amp; Pinto 2002) and larval morphology (Bologna et al. in preparation), and on molecular data (Pitzalis et et al. in preparation), pointed out the polyphyly of Lydomorphus . Actually, some Palaeotropical and Saharan species belong to an undescribed genus (Pitzalis et al. in preparation); one northern Namibian species ( L. optatus) and another one from Namaqualand and Karoo ( L. mesembryanthemi) are referable to two new genera described below ( Dilatilydus and Desertilydus).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF81FFDBFF5FFAEEFC724ACD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF81FFDAFF5FF8F4FCA2496C.text	F72687E4FF81FFDAFF5FF8F4FCA2496C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lydomorphus Fairmaire 1882	<div><p>Lydomorphus Group VI (sensu Kaszab, 1955)</p><p>Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) chalybaeus (Erichson, 1843) (Fig. 1P)</p><p>Lytta chalybea Erichson, 1843</p><p>Cantharis seminitens Marseul, 1879 Distribution. Southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia (new species record for this country).</p><p>Material examined. [Omusati] Ruacana: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.05/lat -17.6167)">Ruacana</a>, 17.4333°S 14.3500°E (MNB). [Kunene] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.05/lat -17.6167)">Epupa</a>: Ovamboland, Okambele, 17.6167°S 14.0500°E (CB; SMWN) ; 4 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.75" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.75/lat -17.75)">Omahokwa</a>, 17.7500°S 12.7500°E (SMWN) . Kamanjab: Delhi 96, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.728&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.378" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.728/lat -20.378)">Outjo</a>, 20.3780°S 15.7280°E (SMWN) . [Khomas] Windhoek East: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0835&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0835/lat -22.57)">Windhoek</a>, 22.5700°S 17.0835°E (MT).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>Together with L. mimus (see below), it belongs to a small group, endemic to S Angola and Namibia (VI group as defined by Kaszab 1955a). Relationships with another Somalian species referred to this group by Kaszab, need clarification.</p><p>Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) mimus (Péringuey, 1909) (Fig. 1Q)</p><p>Cantharis mima Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Kaokoveld, Ombuku, 16.9833°S 13.3667°E (MNB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.3667/lat -16.9833)">Hippo Pool on Kunene River</a> 20 km W of Ruacana , 17.4092°S 14.2185°E (CB). Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.2185&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4092" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.2185/lat -17.4092)">Opuwo town</a>, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB); 16 km S <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8333/lat -18.05)">Opuwo</a>, 18.1500°S 13.8333°E (MNB); Opuwo, on D3710, 18.2011°S 13.8994°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8994&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.2011" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8994/lat -18.2011)">6 km NE Orumana</a>, 18.2167°S 13.9500°E (SMWN). Sesfontein: Hobatere Lodge, 19.3317°S 14.3700°E (MNB). Outjo: C63, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.37&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.3317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.37/lat -19.3317)">Outjo-Kalkfeld</a> 22 km S of Outjo , 20.3240°S 16.1403°E (CB). Kamanjab: Delhi 96, Outjo, 20.3780°S 15.7280°E (SMWN) . [Omusati] Ruacana: Ruacana, 17.4333°S 14.3500°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.35/lat -17.4333)">Outside Ruacana Town</a>, 17.4500°S 14.3667°E (SMWN). Okahao: Kamanjab-Ruacana <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.7333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.05/lat -18.7333)">25 km NW of Kamanjab</a> on C35, 18.4775°S 14.6977°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Guinas: Tsumeb, Onguma 314, 18.7333°S 17.0500°E (SMWN) . [Oshana] Uuvudhiya: W of Wolfsnes, Etosha Nat. Park, 19.0500°S 15.8667°E (SMWN); Ongava Lodge, Row III, Etosha Nat. Park, 19.3324°S 15.8725°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: 2 km N Kalkfeld (road C33), 20.8333°S 16.2000°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.8333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2/lat -20.8333)">Omatako</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2539&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.5228" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2539/lat -21.5228)">100 km N Okahandja</a>, 21.0920°S 16.8280°E (CP). Okahandja: Ovita, 21.5228°S 16.2539°E (SMWN) . [Erongo] Omaruru: C33, 6 km S Omaruru, 21.4824°S 15.9508°E (CB). [Hardap] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9508&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.4824" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9508/lat -21.4824)">Mariental Urban</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.1667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.8333/lat -25.1667)">11 km W Mariental</a> (road C19), 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB). Gibeon: Gibeon Siding, 25.1667°S 17.8333°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Kaszab, 1955a); Northern Damaraland (Péringuey 1909, type locality; Selander 1988a); Namaqualand (Kaszab 1955a; Selander 1988a); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); SW Afrika (MNB); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF81FFDAFF5FF8F4FCA2496C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF8FFFD4FF5FF9F5FDB14DAB.text	F72687E4FF8FFFD4FF5FF9F5FDB14DAB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) strangulatus (Gerstacker 1854)	<div><p>Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) strangulatus (Gerstäcker, 1854) (Fig. 1S)</p><p>Lytta strangulata Gerstäcker, 1854 Lytta fulvicollis Fåhraeus, 1870</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zaire.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: Katima Mulilo, 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB). Kabe: E Caprivi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.2667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.2667/lat -17.5)">30 km SE Katima Mulilo</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.5166" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.4167/lat -17.5166)">Zambezi-Altwasserarm</a>, 17.5166°S 24.4167°E (MNB). [Kavango] Rundu Rural: Rundu , 17.9333°S 19.7667°E (CB). Mukwe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.7667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.7667/lat -17.9333)">Popa Falls</a>, 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (MNB); Mahango Game Res., 18.1500°S 21.7000°E (MNB). [Oshikoto] Guinas: Bezirk Tsumeb, Farm Wildernis, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.15" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.7/lat -18.15)">64 km NW Tsumeb</a>, 18.87330°S 18.0167°E (MNB). [Oshana] Uuvudhiya: Etosha N.P. Okaukuejo, 19.1667°S 15.9167°E (MNB). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: D 2430,25 km N Otjiwarongo, 20.2667°S 16.6167°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.2667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6167/lat -20.2667)">Otjiwarongo town</a>, 20.4167°S 16.6000°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Windhoek Airport, 22.5333°S 17.2500°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna, 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined but specimens compared with them were studied at HNHM.</p><p>Morhological differences are detectable among western, eastern and southern African populations and the monophyly of the species is uncertain.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF8FFFD4FF5FF9F5FDB14DAB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF8BFFD0FF5FFF55FB264EA7.text	F72687E4FF8BFFD0FF5FFF55FB264EA7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dilatilydus Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Dilatilydus Bologna gen. n.</p><p>Type species. Cantharis optata Péringuey, 1892 fixed by monotypy and present designation.</p><p>Diagnosis. A monotypic lyttine genus (Fig. 1X), endemic to desert and semidesert regions of northen and western Namibia and northwestern Botswana, similar in shape to Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882 because of the slender body and pronotum, and eyes extended ventro-medially under the head, but greatly distinct because of male antennomeres III–V and VIII broadened out externally (see De Moor 1977), the male last ventrite lacking apical laminar expansions, and male gonostyli well sclerotized. Differs from the new genus Desertilydus because of its head sligthlyy convex dorsally, antennae longer, which reach the middle of elytra with male antennomeres modified, and male gonoforceps slender in the apical half, sligtly curved posteriad.</p><p>Description. Characters of the type species. Body black subopaque, but pronotum sligthly shiny orange, and elytra pale yellow-brown with base, apex and one middle rectangular spot black (Fig. 1X). Body setation whiteyellow, very dense and longer ventrally and on elytra, Body slender, length 12–17 mm.</p><p>Head shortly suboval, with temples curved and converging posteriorly, particularly in male, as long as longitudinal diameter of eye. Mandibles longer than labrum, at apex wide and not pointed; maxillary and labial palpomeres not modified; clypeus greatly shorter than labrum, labrum at apex widely emarginated. Male antennomere I about as long than III and more than three times II; II very short and subglobose; III straigth on inner side, but dilated on external side, in middle and more at apex; IV subtrapezoidal, about 2/3 as long as III, greatly widened externally at apex; V about as long as IV but transversally dilated on external side, about twice as wide than long; VI cylindrical and shorter of both V and VII; VII slender and cylindrical; VIII about as long as VI but subtrapeizoidal and widely dilated apically; IX–X slender and cylindrical, about twice as long as VIII; XI cylindrical and slender, progressively narrowed in apical third, longer than X. Female antennomeres all cylindrical and slender, but II very short and subglobose; I and III longer, IV–VIII sligthly shorter than III, VI and VIII slightly shorter than IV–V; IX–X 1.5 as long than VIII, XI 1.5 as long as X.</p><p>Pronotum very narrow and slender, subparallel from base to middle, sligthly converging in front; one fore depresion on each side, base depressed also on laterally; thoracic ventrites not modified. Elytral margin, in lateral view, slightly emarginate in posterior half. Legs non modified in both sexes, male protarsomere I widener than in female; tarsomeres with ventral pad of dense yellow setae; pro- and metatibial spurs elongate and pointed, metatibial external spur spoon-like but pointed at apex.</p><p>Ventrites not modified; last male sterinte widely V-emarginated without laminar expansions, not evidently depressed medially, that of female not emarginated. Male genitalia with gonoforceps longer than gonocoxal base, slender and progressively narrower from middle to apex, slightly curved posteriad, dispersely setate, particularly on dorsal side of apical third; aedeagus with two pointed hooks both far from apex, proximal one longer.</p><p>Etymology. The name of the new genus refers to the dilated shape of male antennomeres III and V, unique in Lyttini, and to Lydus, the name of another lyttine genus. Masculine genus.</p><p>Remarks. Affinities of this genus are completely unkwnon. Other new lineages of Old World Lyttini, which are similar in shape to Lydomorphus (namely a new Saharo-Sahelian genus and Desertilydus), but lacking the shared condition of modified last ventrite (see above), are under molecular study to define relationships among Lyttini (Bologna et al. in preparation). The general shape of both pronotum and male genitalia seems more similar to that of Lydomorphus than other genera of Lyttini .</p><p>Kaszab (1955a) examined only females of the type species, but De Moor (1977) described and figured the greatly modified male antennomeres III–V. This male antennal autapomorphic condition, unkwnon to Kaszab (1955a) is one of the most diagnostic characters of the new genus.</p><p>As most Lydomorphus also Dilatilydus optatus is nocturnal and attracted by ligth.</p><p>Dilatilydus optatus (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 1X)</p><p>Cantharis optata Péringuey, 1892</p><p>Cylindrothorax optatus, Kaszab 1955 Lydomorphus optatus, Bologna 2000 Distribution. Botswana and Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Ohangwena] Ongenga: Elakalapwe, 17.4000°S 15.7333°E (SMWN). Ondobe: Mafa, 17.5000°S 16.0833°E (De Moor 1977; Selander 1988a). [Omusati] Outapi: Mahanene, 17.4333°S 14.7833°E (SMWN). Tsandi: Okakundu, 17.8167°S 14.9500°E (CB; SMWN). Ogongo: Iikango, 17.8500°S 15.2333°E (SMWN). [Oshikoto] Olukonda: Ondangwa, 17.9548°S 16.0322°E (CB). Omuthiyagwiipundi: Momtele, 18.3330°S 16.5000°E (De Moor 1977; Selander 1988a); Andoni Plains, 18.4833°S 16.8000°E (CB; SMWN); Andoni South, Etosha Nat. Park, 18.5167°S 16.7667°E (SMWN). [Kavango] Ndiyona: Kaudom-Cwiba Junctio, Kaudom Game Reserve, 18.4667°S 20.8167°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Tsumkwe: Bushmanland: Klein Dobe, 19.4167°S 20.3500°E (MNB). [Kunene] Khorixas: Khorixas, 20.3667°S 14.9167°E (PPRI). [Erongo] Dâures: Spitskoppe, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Nauchas 14, 23.6000°S 16.3500°E (SMWN). [Karas] Lüderitz: near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP).</p><p>Other records: Ovamboland (Kaszab 1955a); N Ovampoland (Selander 1988a); Ovampoland (De Moor 1977); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. De Moor (1977) designated the lectotype of this species, we examined at SAMC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF8BFFD0FF5FFF55FB264EA7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF8AFFD3FF5FFD15FC304DD7.text	F72687E4FF8AFFD3FF5FFD15FC304DD7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Desertilydus Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Desertilydus Bologna gen. n.</p><p>Type species. Lytta mesembryanthemi Péringuey, 1888, fixed by monotypy and present designation.</p><p>Diagnosis. A monotypic lyttine genus (Fig. 1Y) similar in shape to Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882 particularly because of the slender body and pronotum, but greatly distinct because of the head dorsally almost flat, eyes ventrally not extended medianly under head, antennae very short in both sexes not reaching base of pronotum, male last ventrite lacking apical laminar expansions, male gonostyli well sclerotized, body setation reduced. Desertilydus differs from the new genus Dilatilydus because of the head almost flat dorsally and the antennae greatly shorter and male gonoforceps wider and narrowed only in apical third, not curved posteriad, and body scarcely setate.</p><p>The type species, endemic to Namibian and South African Namaqualand and to northern Karoo, was referred by Kaszab (1955a, as Cylindrothorax) to a distinct group (XXII). We herein refer it to a new genus, well distinct from Lydomorphus at least by the shape of last male ventrite without laminar expansion; eyes not extended ventrally, head dorsally very flat, antennae very short and robust.</p><p>Description. Characters of the type species. Body ochre, but ventral and lateral sides of head, antennae and mouthparts, legs and usually episternites and a narrow portion of elytral apex black (Fig. 1Y). Dorsal surface of head and pronotum glabrous, elytra with short and scattered dark setae, ventral surface with dark short setae denser than on dorsal surface, very dense on coxae and throchanters. Elytra not covering completely the abdomen, especially in female but also in some males. Body sligthly obtuse, length 11–15 mm.</p><p>Head shortly subrectangular, with temples parallel in both sexes widely curved posteriorly, sligthly shorter than longitudinal diameter of eye. Mandibles longer than labrum, at apex narrowed and pointed; maxillary and labial palpomeres not modified; clypeus greatly shorter than labrum, labrum at apex almost straigth or scarcely emarginated. Antennae short and not modified in both sexes. Male antennomere I sligthly shorter than III, more than two times II; II very short and subglobose; III–XI cylindrical, III about 1.5 times as long as IV, IV–X similar in length; XI cylindrical but greatly narrower in apical third and pointed at apex with dense small yellow setae. Female antennomeres similar to those of male, just scarcely more submoniliform, but last antennomere slightly less narrowed. Pronotum narrow and slender, suboval, slightly converging in fore third, without dorsal depressions. Thoracic ventrites not modified. Elytral external margin in lateral view sligthly emarginated in middle. Legs non modified in both sexes; tarsomeres without ventral pads; pro- and metatibial spurs elongate and pointed, metatibial external spur spoon-like not pointed at apex.</p><p>Ventrites not modified; last male sternite V-emarginated, longitudinally depressed in middle, without laminar expansions, that of female not emarginated. Male genitalia with gonoforceps longer than gonocoxal base, wider and parallel in the basal 2/3, narrowed at apex, with a wide depressed oval area on dorsal fore portion, not curved posteriad, dispersely setate, particularly on dorsal side of apical third, and with spiniform setae on ventral side at apex; aedeagus with two pointed and thin hooks both far from apex, subequal in length.</p><p>Etymology. The name of the new genus refers to its ecological relation to southern African desert ecosystems (mainly Namib, Nama and Succulent Karoo), and is composed also by Lydus, the name of another lyttine genus, in assonance with the name of two subgenera of Lydomorphus and to Dilatilydus . Masculine genus.</p><p>Remarks. Kaszab (1955a) pointed out the very distinct position of this species. Affinities of this genus are completely unkwnon, even if, according to molecular analyses (Pitzalis et al. in preparation), it appears isolated and very distinct from Lydomorphus and from another Saharo-Sahelian new lineage of Lyttini similar in shape to Lydomorphus . As both this last taxon and Dilatilydus, it lacks the shared condition of modified last ventrite (see above). The general shape of pronotum and male genitalia seems more similar to that of Lydomorphus than to other genera of Lyttini</p><p>This genus is diurnal, differently than Lydomorphus and Dilatilydus .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF8AFFD3FF5FFD15FC304DD7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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F72687E4FF89FFD3FF5FFD85FC6A489B.text	F72687E4FF89FFD3FF5FFD85FC6A489B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Desertilydus mesembryanthemi (Peringuey 1888)	<div><p>Desertilydus mesembryanthemi (Péringuey, 1888) (Fig. 1Y)</p><p>Lytta mesembryanthemi Péringuey, 1888</p><p>Cylindrothorax mesembryanthemi, Kaszab 1955</p><p>Distribution. Southern Namibia (new species for this country) and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Lüderitz: near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CB; CP); Klinghardt Mts., 27.3500°S 15.7°E (SMWN); Heioab, 27.4167°S 15.9667°E (SMWN); Namuskluft 88, 27.8000°S 16.8667°E (HNHM). Keetmanshoop Rural: 20 mil SE Keetmanshoop, 26.7212°S 18.8390°E(AMNH); 30 mil SE Keetmanshoop, 26.7718°S 18.5364°E(AMNH); D608, 87 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.32571°S 18.27616°E (CB); D608, 95, 5 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.37944°S 18.22418°E (CB). Berseba: Churutabis 108, Bethanien, 27.4167°S 17.4167°E (HNHM). Karasburg: Geiaus 6, 27.6667°S 17.7333°E (CB; SMWN); Ortmansbaus 120, Warmbad, 28.3000°S 18.7000°E (SMWN; HNHM). Oranjemund: C13, 40km S Rosh Pinah, 115 km N Noordoewer, 28.04668°S 17.039580°E (CB); C13 45 km S Rosh Pinah, 28.07076°S 17.12799°E (CB); C13 25–30 km S Rosh Pinah, 129 km N Noordoewe, 28.07315°S 16.94231°E (CB); Obib Mts./Dunes, 28.0833°S 16.7500°E (SMWN). Other records: Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) . The citation from Namaqualand (Kaszab 1955a) probably refers to the South African Namaqualand.</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at SAMC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF89FFD3FF5FFD85FC6A489B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FF89FFEDFF5FFACEFC774E84.text	F72687E4FF89FFEDFF5FFACEFC774E84.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Prionotolytta Peringuey 1909	<div><p>Genus Prionotolytta Péringuey, 1909</p><p>The taxonomy of this genus, studied by Kaszab (1955b, 1981), remains not completely clarified and possibly some species could be synonymized. Bologna &amp; Di Giulio (2003) described the first instar larva.</p><p>Prionotolytta binotata (Péringuey, 1888) (Fig. 2 A)</p><p>Lytta binotata Péringuey, 1888</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Namibia, western South Africa, and southern Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Caprivi] Kongola: Singalamwe, 17.6500°S 23.4167°E (SMWN) . [Kavango] Mukwe: Kavango, Popa Falls, 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (MNB); Tondoro, Okavango, 17.78°S 18.79°E (Kaszab, 1955b). [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: Grootfontein: Etosha Pan N.P., Namutoni, 18.7667°S 16.9500°E (MNB). [Kunene] Outjo: Ike 346, 19.7533°S 16.6244°E (SMWN). Kamanjab: Otjitambi 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: Waterberg, C 22-D2512, 20.6333°S 17.1500°E (CB). Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (Kaszab 1955b; SMWN). [Erongo] Omaruru: C33, 30– <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9167/lat -21.9833)">20 km N Karibib</a>, 21.6833°S 15.9667°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2003; CB); Karibib: B2, 16 km W Karibib, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); Karibib, D 1953, 100 m jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Excelsior 286, 22.4500°S 17.4667°E (SMWN); Richthofen 126, 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); (Rehoboth) D1228, 7 km ENE Rehoboth, 23.2833°S 17.2333°E (CB). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (SMWN). [Omaheke] Aminius: C20, Gobabis-Leonardville <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0836/lat -22.57)">5 km S of Aais</a>, 23.2593°S 18.7237°E (CB). [Hardap] Mariental Rural: M29, 25 km E Mariental, 24.7825°S 18.1612°E (CB); Viljoenskroon 507, 25.1667°S 19.9667°E (SMWN). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: Wildheim Ost 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN); Naute Dam, 26.9333°S 17.9333°E (SMWN); Karas district, 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB). Karasburg: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.4941&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.1352" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.4941/lat -27.1352)">50 km E of Karasburg</a>, bridge on Oab River, 28.0500°S 19.2333°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014). Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Prionotolytta eremita Kaszab, 1955 (Fig. 2B)</p><p>Distribution. Western Botswana, central Namibia, and western Zambia.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo, 17.50°S 26.27°E (Kaszab, 1955b). [Kavango] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=26.27&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 26.27/lat -17.5)">Tondoro</a>, 17.78°S 18.79°E (Kaszab, 1955). [Kunene] Outjo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.79&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.78" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.79/lat -17.78)">Abachaus</a>, 19.7167°S 16.5800°E (Kaszab 1955b, type locality). [Khomas] Windhoek East: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.58&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.58/lat -19.7167)">Windhoek</a>, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (SMWN). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0836/lat -22.57)">Other</a> records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Prionotolytta hayekae Kaszab, 1955 (Fig. 2C)</p><p>Distribution. Northwestern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Omusati] Okahao: C35, 25 km NW of Kamanjab, 18.4775°S 14.6977°E (CB); C35, 77 km NW of Kamanjab, 19.2528°S 14.4442°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: Kalkfield, 20.8833°S 16.1833°E (Kaszab 1955b, type locality). [Erongo] Omaruru: Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (Kaszab 1955b).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna, 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Prionotolytta melanura (Erichson, 1843) (Fig. 2D)</p><p>Oenas melanura Erichson, 1843</p><p>Lytta benguellana Pic, 1911a syn. n.</p><p>Types. The holotype of Lytta benguellana Pic, 1911 was examined at MNHN.</p><p>Distribution. Southern Angola and western Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Hartmann's Valley, 17.3833°S 12.2500°E (SMWN); Kaokoveld (Kaszab 1955b); Kaokoland Dunes, 17.4500°S 12.2000°E (CB; SMWN). Opuwo: Opuwo town, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB). Kamanjab: Kamanjab, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (CB; SMWN); C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.3061°S 15.1867°E (CB). Sesfontein: Kamanjab on D2650, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB). [Omusati] Okahao: C35, 77 km NW of Kamanjab, 19.2528°S 14.4442°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Otavi, 19.6500°S 17.3333°E (Kaszab, 1955b). Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (Kaszab, 1955b); Gross Barmen, 22.1000°S 16.7500°E (JP). [Erongo] Dâures: Brandberg, Messum valley, 21.2215°S 14.5163°E (Bologna 2000a; CB; SMWN); C35, 2 km E Uis, 21.2325°S 14.8973°E (CB). Omaruru: Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (CB); C33, 3– 9 km S of Omaruru, 21.4948°S 15.9705°E (CB). Karibib: Karibib, Okahandja, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (JP); B2, Usakos-Karibib, 16 km W of Karibib, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); Usakos: D1935, 6 km N jct. B2, 21.9475°S 15.5851°E (CB); D1953, near Karibib, 100 m jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB); B2, 8 km W Usakos, 21.9876°S 15.5057°E (CB); B2, 2 km W Usakos, 21.9992°S 15.5696°E (CB); Usakos, 22.0000°S 15.6000°E (Kaszab 1955b); C32, 42 km S Karibib, 22.2945°S 15.8351°E (Bologna vidit); C32, 54 km S Karibib, Swakop River, 22.3954°S 15.8343°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of Oenas melanura Erichson, 1843, were not examined, but specimens compared with type were studied at HMNH.</p><p>After the examination of the Type of Lytta benguellana Pic, 1911 (MNHN), described from the extreme southwestern Angola (Benguela), we propose here its synonymy with P. melanura . Lytta benguellana remained unknown in the literature after its description and the type specimen was identified as P. melanura by Kaszab only in 1962, buth the Hungarian specialist did not publish the new synonymy.</p><p>Prionotolytta streyi Kaszab, 1955 (Fig. 2E)</p><p>Distribution. Northern Botswana (Kasane, CB; new species record for this country) and northeastern Namibia . Material examined and literature records. [Kavango] Tondoro, 17.78°S 18.79°E (Kaszab 1955, type locality). [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: near Otjahevita road to Grootfontein, 20.3400°S 17.5500°E (CB). Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at NHP.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FF89FFEDFF5FFACEFC774E84	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB7FFEDFF5FFD3EFD124FC8.text	F72687E4FFB7FFEDFF5FFD3EFD124FC8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Prolytta Kaszab 1959	<div><p>Genus Prolytta Kaszab, 1959</p><p>The genus Prolytta, endemic to southern Africa, was partially studied by Kaszab (1967) and completely revised by Bologna &amp; Di Giulio (2002), who defined two groups of species, clarified some synonymies and described the first instar larva. Whitin the Namibian species, P. coricea and P. namibensis belong to the group of P. pallidipennis, endemic to western southern Africa, while P. pseudolucida belongs to the group of P. lucida, which is widely distributed also in southern and eastern South Africa</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB7FFEDFF5FFD3EFD124FC8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB7FFECFF5FFBFCFB20487B.text	F72687E4FFB7FFECFF5FFBFCFB20487B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Prolytta coriacea Kaszab 1967	<div><p>Prolytta coriacea Kaszab, 1967 (Fig. 2F)</p><p>Prolytta lucidicollis Kaszab, 1967</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Oranjemund: Boom River course, kloof W, 21 km N of Orange River (ENE of Rosh Pinah), 27.8500°S 17.0333°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN); Boom River Canyon, 4 km N Orange R. (ESE Rosh Pinah), 28.0083°S 17.0500°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN; PPRI).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype and paratypes of both P. coriacea and its synonym P. lucidicollis were examined (HMNH, NHP).</p><p>This species is widely spread in western South Africa and marginally also in the extreme southern Namibia . Both these areas are characterized by Succulent Karoo ecosystem. We collected P. coriacea also in one locality with Nama Karoo vegetation (South Africa, Van Vyksvlei, CB).</p><p>Prolytta namibensis Kaszab, 1967 (Fig. 2G)</p><p>Distribution. Angola and Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records [Kunene] Epupa: Hartmann's Valley, 17.3833°S 12.2500°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN); Engo River Valley, 17.8000°S 12.4000°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; CB; NHP). Opuwo: Oljitundua, 18.6500°S 14.2333°E (Kaszab 1967, Holotype, 7 Paratypes; SMWN). [Oshikoto] Tsumeb: Omaramba R. (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN). [Kavango] Rundu Rural: 10 km S Rundu, 18.0000°S 19.6833° (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: Garfield, 20.4450°S 16.0830°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN). Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN). [Erongo] Dâures: Brandberg Plateau, 21.1333°S 14.5833°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; NHP); Spitzkoppe, 21.8500°S 15.0500°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN); Kleine Spitzkoppe, 21.8500°S 15.0500°E (Kaszab 1967, 4 Paratypes; Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002); Spitzkoppe, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN). Omaruru: Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (SMWN). Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; CB); 10 km W Usakos, 21.59S 15.29E (AMG). [Khomas] Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (Kaszab 1967, 2 paratypes; Bologna &amp;, Di Giulio 2002; FLCA) [Hardap] Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; CB). Gibeon: Zaris 103, 24.9333°S 16.4000°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN). [Karas] Lüderitz: S Namib, Klinghardt Mts., 27.2667°S 15.7000°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio, 2002; NHP); Namuskluft, 27.8000°S 16.8667°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN); Rooilepel, Diamond Area 1, 28.2000°S 16.6667°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN). Karasburg: 3 km NNE Stormberg, 28.2000°S 17.2333°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Otjendure (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; SMWN); Kaokoveld (Kaszab 1967, 1 paratype; Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Kaszab 1967; Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype and three paratypes of this species were examined at HMNH.</p><p>Prolytta pseudolucida Kaszab, 1981 (Fig. 2H)</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Lüderitz: Anusi 73, 27.2833°S 16.5667°E (Kaszab 1981; Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; MNM, Holotype); Namuskluft 88, 27.8000°S 16.8667°E (Kaszab 1981; HNHM, Paratype); Rooilpel, Diamond Area 1, 28.2000°S 16.6333°E (SMWN). Oranjemund: Boom River course, kloof W, 21 km N of Orange River (ENE of Rosh Pinah), 27.8500°S 17.0333°E (Bologna &amp; Di Giulio 2002; CB; SMWN; PPRI).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Kaszab 1981; Bologna 2000a).</p><p>Remarks. The male holotype (SMWN) and two female paratypes (HMNH) were examined. This species, belonging to the widely distributed group of P. lucida, represents a typical Namaqualand endemism, distributed from Springbok (Northern Cape, South Africa) to the extreme southwestern Namibia .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB7FFECFF5FFBFCFB20487B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB6FFEFFF5FFB64FCFF4F29.text	F72687E4FFB6FFEFFF5FFB64FCFF4F29.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyaneolytta Peringuey 1909	<div><p>Genus Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Kaszab (1953a) studied the taxonomy of this genus and clarified several synonymies, while Selander (1986) reviewed the distribution of the species. We accept here all groups of species proposed by Kaszab (1953a).</p><p>Bologna &amp; Pinto (2001) referred Cyaneolytta to the tribe Epicautini because of its larval morphology, even if their first instar larvae are extremely distinct and specialized to phoresy on carabid beetles and possibly on bees (Bologna et al. 1990; Di Giulio et al. 2003). According to adult morphology, this genus was previously referred to Lyttini, and this tribal assignment seems to be confirmed by recent molecular studies (Pitzalis et al. in preparation).</p><p>Cyaneolytta affinis (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) (Fig. 2I)</p><p>Lytta affinis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880</p><p>Distribution. Ethiopia, northeastern Namibia (new species record for this country), Somalia, South Africa, and Tanzania.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kavango] Mukwe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=22.1833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 22.1833/lat -18.05)">Omega</a>, 18.0500°S 22.1833°E (SMWN) ; Popa Falls, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.5833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.5833/lat -18.1167)">eastern Bank</a>, 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>The distribution of this species refers to a disjunct model, including separate populations in eastern and southern Africa, and previously discussed (see Lydomorphus bifoveiceps).</p><p>Cyaneolytta depressicornis (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840) (Fig. 2J)</p><p>Lytta depressicornis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 Cantharis subrugulosa Mäklin, 1875</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, northeastern Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kavango] Mpungu: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.45&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.45/lat -17.4333)">Tuguva</a>, 17.4333°S 18.4500°E (SMWN) . [Caprivi] Kongola: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.15/lat -17.8167)">Manywa Valley</a>, 17.8167°S 23.1500°E (SMWN) . [Kunene] Outjo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.655&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.4611" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.655/lat -20.4611)">Otijwarongo</a>, 20.4611°S 16.6550°E, 1600 m (CK); Outjo, m 1200, road Outjo-Kalkfeld, 16–20 km S Outjo , 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (Di Giulio et al. 2003). [Otjozondjupa] Grootfontein: Halberstadt's farm 212, 19.6833°S 18.2833° (SMWN) . Tsumkwe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.8/lat -20.3333)">Hereroland-Oos</a>, 20.3333°S 20.8000°E (SMWN) . Okakarara: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.4333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.4333/lat -20.5833)">Okakarara</a>, 20.5833°S 17.4333°E (SMWN) . Omatako: 100 km N of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.828&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.092" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.828/lat -21.092)">Okahandja</a>, 21.0920°S 16.8280°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Kaszab 1956; Selander 1986) (as ab. subcoriacea, ab. nearei: Kaszab 1956); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909) ( ssp. subrugulosa: Selander 1986); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species are lost.</p><p>This species is polytypic, but the taxonomy of subspecies still needs additional studies. For this reason, we do not refer the Namibian populations to particular subspecies.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB6FFEFFF5FFB64FCFF4F29	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB5FFEEFF5FFC9FFCA149B1.text	F72687E4FFB5FFEEFF5FFC9FFCA149B1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyaneolytta granulipennis subsp. pectoralis (Gerstacker 1854)	<div><p>Cyaneolytta granulipennis pectoralis (Gerstäcker, 1854) (Fig. 2K)</p><p>Lytta granulipennis Laporte de Castelnau,1840 Lytta pectoralis Gerstäcker, 1854</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kavango] Mpungu: Tuguva, 17.4167°S 18.4333°E (SMWN). Mukwe: 8 km E. Omega, 18.0333°S 22.2667°E (SMWN); Popa Falls, 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (MNB). Rundu: 10 km W Rundu, Hakusembe R. Lodge, 17.8499°S 19.6694°E (MSNF). Ndiyona: Segeretti, 19.0500°S 20.7167°E (SMWN). [Omusati] Ruacana: Ruacana, 17.4333°S 14.3500°E (Di Giulio et al 2003; CB). [Caprivi] Kongola: Manywa Valley, 17.8167°S 23.1500°E (SMWN); Manywa, 17.8500°S 23.2500°E (JP). Linyandi: Nkasa Island, 18.4500°S 23.6000°E (SMWN). [Kunene] Opuwo: Ohopoho, 18.0667°S 13.8500°E (SMWN). [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: Etosha Pan Sueda, 18.8333°S 16.3333°E (JP). [Oshana] Uuvudhiya: Etosha N.P., Okaukuejo, 19.1667°S 15.9167°E (MNB). [Otjozondjupa] Tsumkwe: Klein Dobe, 19.4333°S 20.5500°E (SMWN); Tsumkwe, 19.6000°S 20.5000°E (SMWN). Grootfontein: Grootfontein, 19.5667°S 18.1167°E (MNB). Omatako: Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, Camp Bernabé de la Bat, 20.5000°S 17.2333°E (MNB); Waterberg Plateau Park, 28.33896°S 17.3271°E (CB); Okosomingo 149, 20.6167°S 17.1333°E (SMWN); Sukses, 21.0333°S 16.8167°E (SMWN). Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E ( ssp. pectoralis: Kaszab 1956; Selander 1986). [Omaheke] Otjombinde: Eiseb River, 10 km W of Theronsvallei, 20.6167°S 20.3500°E (SMWN); Epukiro River, 6 km S of Elands laagte, 21.1333°S 20.6667°E (SMWN). Steinhausen: Owingi 246, 21.9000°S 18.8667°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Windhoek, 22.3400°S 17.0500°E (SMWN); Opembamewa-Sud, 22.500°S 17.5000°E (SMWN). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (SMWN) ( ssp. pectoralis: Bologna 1978; Selander 1986). [Erongo] Karibib: Otjimbingwe Leutnt, 22.3500°S 16.1333°E (MNB). [Hardap] Mariental Rural: Haruchas 156, 24.9500°S 18.8500°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Northern Damaraland (Péringuey 1909; Selander 1986: ssp. pectoralis); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909; Selander 1986: ssp. pectoralis); Hereroland (Selander 1986: ssp. pectoralis:); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seeely 2012); Namibia (Kaszab 1953a; Selander 1986: both ssp. pectoralis; Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014); South West Africa (MNB).</p><p>Cyaneolytta maculifrons (Mäklin, 1875) (Fig. 2L)</p><p>Cantharis maculifrons Mäklin, 1875</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, northern Namibia (new species for this country), Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Zaire, and Yemen.</p><p>Material examined. [Omusati] Ruacana: C46, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.45&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.45/lat -17.4333)">Ruacana Falls</a>, 17.4000°S 14.2833°E (Di Giulio et al, 2003; CB). [Kavango] Mpungu: Tuguva, 17.4333°S 18.4500°E (SMWN) . [Caprivi] Linyandi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.4167/lat -18.1833)">Nakatwa</a>, Mudumu Nat. Park, 18.1833°S 23.4167°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records. Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this specis were not examined but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>Cyaneolytta resplendens (Laporte de Castelnau,1840) (Fig. 2M)</p><p>Lytta resplendens Laporte de Castelnau,1840</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Ohangwena] Ongenga: Elakalapwe, 17.4000°S 15.7333°E (SMWN). [Omusati] Ruacana: Ruacana, 17.4333°S 14.3500°E (Di Giulio et al. 2003; CB). [Kavango] Mukwe: Omega, 18.0500°S 22.1833°E (SMWN); Ndiyona: Leeupan, Kaudom Game riserve, 18.6667°S 20.8667°E (SMWN). [Kunene] Opuwo: Ohopoho, 18.0667°S 13.8500°E (SMWN). [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: Namutoni, Lichtfalle, 18.8000°S 16.9833°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Tsumkwe: Trekkersboom, 19.3000°S 20.6667°E (SMWN). Omatako: Sukses, 21.0333°S 16.8167°E (SMWN). [Omaheke] Otjinene: Eiseb River, 51 km W of Western Veterinay fence, 20.6500°S 19.7167°E (SMWN). Otjombinde: Epukiro River, 6 km S of Elands laagte, 21.1333°S 20.7667°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Hochberg 158, 21.9167°S 17.7167°E (SMWN). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0835°E (Bologna 1978; Selander 1986; MT). [Erongo] Karibib: Karibib, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CB). [Hardap] Rehoboth town, 23.31°S 17.06°E (Di Giulio et al., 2003, CB).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Péringuey 1909; Selander 1986: ssp. subcoriacea); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909; Selander 1986: ssp. subcoriacea); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely, 2012); SW Africa (MNB); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species are lost.</p><p>This species seems to be polytypic, but the taxonomy of subspecies still needs clarification. For this reason, we do not refer the Namibian populations to particular subspecies.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB5FFEEFF5FFC9FFCA149B1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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F72687E4FFB4FFE9FF5FF9EEFBBE4993.text	F72687E4FFB4FFE9FF5FF9EEFBBE4993.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Epicauta Dejean 1834	<div><p>Genus Epicauta Dejean, 1834</p><p>The Afrotropical species of this genus, all belonging to the nominate subgenus, were taxonomically revised by Kaszab (1953c), who divided them in phenetic groups of species that we prefer do not consider here, being the phylogenetics of this genus totally unclarified.</p><p>Epicauta (Epicauta) designata (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 2N)</p><p>Cantharis designata Péringuey, 1892</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Mozambique, northern Namibia, and northern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: Katima Mulilo, 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB). [Omusati] Anamulenge: (Uutapi) 100 km ESE Ruacana (road C46), 17.5333°S 15.1167°E (CB). Ogongo: C46, Ruacana-Oshakati 5 km E of Ombalantu (=Uutapi), 17.5405°S 15.0403°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Oniipa: (Tsumeb) B1, 20 km SE Ondangwa, 17.9833°S 16.1333°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (ab. breyeri: Kaszab, 1953c).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Kaszab 1956) (ab. breyeri: Kaszab 1956); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>This species belongs to the group “III. oculata ”, as defined by Kaszab (1953c).</p><p>Epicauta (Epicauta) ovampoa (Péringuey, 1899) (Fig. 2O)</p><p>Lytta ovampoa Péringuey, 1899 Lytta damarina Péringuey, 1904</p><p>Distribution. Northern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Oshikoto] Guinas: Brakpan, Outjo, 18.7833°S 17.8167°E (SMWN) . [Kunene] Opuwo: C <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.5333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1/lat -19.5333)">35, 110 km NW Kamanjabroad</a>, 18.9167°S 14.3833°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Grootfontein: Grootfontein, 19.5333°S 18.10°E (SMWN) ; Grootfontein, 19.5667°S 18.1167°E (SMWN). Otavi: Askavold 316. Kombat, 19.7052°S 17.5923°E (SMWN). Otjiwarongo: D2430, 25 km N Otjiwarongo, 20.2667°S 16.6167°E (CB). Omatako: Okosongomingo 148, 20.6167°S 17.1333°E (SMWN). [Okahandja] Ovita: 21.5228°S 16.2539°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Northern Damaraland (Péringuey 1904, 1909); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1899, type locality, 1909); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>As the previous one, also this species belongs to the group “III. oculata ”, as defined by Kaszab (1953c).</p><p>Epicauta (Epicauta) rufifrons (Fåhraeus, 1870) (Fig. 2P)</p><p>Lytta rufifrons Fähraeus, 1870</p><p>Distribution. Northeastern Namibia (new species for this country), northeastern South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Material examined. [Kavango] Ndiyona: Kaudom-Camp, 18.5167°S 20.7167°E (CB; MNB). Remarks. Types of this species were not examined but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>This species belongs to the group “I. canescens ”, as defined by Kaszab (1953c).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB4FFE9FF5FF9EEFBBE4993	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB3FFE8FF5FF9C6FBD24CDB.text	F72687E4FFB3FFE8FF5FF9C6FBD24CDB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Epicauta (Epicauta) velata (Gerstacker 1854)	<div><p>Epicauta (Epicauta) velata (Gerstäcker, 1854) (Fig. 2Q)</p><p>Lytta velata Gerstäcker, 1854</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, northeastern Namibia (new species for this country), Tanzania, Somalia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: Katima Mulilo, 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB). Kabe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.2667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.2667/lat -17.5)">Maningimanzi</a>, 17.5333°S 24.4667°E (SMWN). [Kavango] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.4667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.5333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.4667/lat -17.5333)">Rundu Rural</a>: Kavango, 12 km of Rundu, River Okavango, 17.9333°S 19.7667°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.7667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.7667/lat -17.9333)">Rundu</a>, 17.9333°S 19.7667°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.7667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.7667/lat -17.9333)">Mukwe</a>: Popa Falls on Kavango , 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (MNB); Okavango River, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.5833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.5833/lat -18.1167)">Popa Falls</a>, Bagani, 18.1167°S 21.6333°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.6333/lat -18.1167)">Mahango Park</a>, 18.1500°S 21.7000°E (MNB). [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Grootfontein: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.15" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.7/lat -18.15)">Askavolt Farm</a> 20 km E Otavi , 19.6667°S 17.5500°E (MNB); Askavold 316. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.55&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.55/lat -19.6667)">Kombat</a>, 19.7052°S 17.5923°E (SMWN); Tsumkwe: Gautscha Pan, 19.8000°S 20.5833°E (SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>This species belongs to the group “II. velata ”, as defined by Kaszab (1953c).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB3FFE8FF5FF9C6FBD24CDB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB2FFE8FF5FFE8EFF294E34.text	F72687E4FFB2FFE8FF5FFE8EFF294E34.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Psalydolytta Peringuey 1909	<div><p>Genus Psalydolytta Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Palaeotropical genus, with disjunct distribution in the Afrotropical Region, Pakistan and India. Species were taxonomically revised by Kaszab (1954b), who divided them in several groups, we accepted here. Selander (1988b) summarized the distribution of the species and described the larval morphology (Selander &amp; Laurense 1987).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB2FFE8FF5FFE8EFF294E34	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB2FFEAFF5FFD9DFBF74DAB.text	F72687E4FFB2FFEAFF5FFD9DFBF74DAB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Psalydolytta gessi Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Psalydolytta gessi Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 2R)</p><p>Type. Holotype male, labelled “ Namibia, Opuwa, 18.03S- 13.91E, 25.iii.2004 F.W. &amp; S.K. Gess; 03/04/242 to ligth” (AMG).</p><p>Type locality. The official name of the type locality is Opuvo rather than Opuwa. This town is located in the northwestern Namibian Kaokaland, characterized by dry Mopane savannah.</p><p>Diagnosis. This s pecies belongs to the group of P. atripes (sensu Kaszab 1954b) and is phenetically similar to P. bequaerti (Pic) . It differs from this central African species (R.D. Congo and Zambia) because of male antennomeres more robust and less slender, antennomere III not twice but 1.5 times as long as IV, male temples converging posteriad and not parallel, elytral chestnut ground colour clearer and setation with less evident longitudinal stripe.</p><p>Description. Body black, but fore part of clypeus, labrum, maxillary and labial palpi, labium, galeae, and antennae orange, elytra uniformely clear chestnut (Fig. 2R). Setation of whole body white, dense, robust and short, forming a scarcely distinguishable longitudinal stripe on pronotum and in middle, external margin and suture of each elytron; only ventral side of femurs unsetate. Body length (apex mandibles-apex elytra): about 22.5 mm.</p><p>Head transversely subrectangular, temples progressively and widely converging posteriad, largely rounded on vertex, about 1.2 as long as longitudinal diameter of eye. Eyes moderately large and only sligtly convex, below extended to maxillary stipes base, both anterior and posterior margins almost no emarginated. Frons posteriorly wider than anteriorly, about twice as wide as eye on posterior part, scarcely convex anteriorly and almost flat posteriorly, with a rounded unpunctate and shagreened area between eye and antennal base. Surface closely punctate, punctures very approached but not deep, intermediate surface microreticulate. Frontal suture largely concave in middle. Clypeus suboval, narrowed and depressed anteriorly; punctures similar than on front in posterior half; clypeus anteriorly shiny and almost unpunctate. Labrum cordiform, anteriorly emarginated; surface subrugose. Mandibles strong, inferiously bent, unpunctate dorsally on fore half. Maxillary palpi with segment II-IV progressively enlarged at apex, last one greatly subsecuriform and sligthly depressed at apex. Segment two of labial palpi very narrowed at base and strongly enlarged at apex, last segment subcylindrical; setae of both palpi finer than other of the body. Antennae almost elongate to middle of elytra. Antennomere I robust, about 2.5 times as long as II, narrowed only at base; II subcylindrical; III–XI cylindrical, slender; III more than twice as long as II, longer than IV–VIII, sligthly longer tha IX–XI; VI slightly curved on inner side; XI sligthly narrowed at apex.</p><p>Pronotum narrower than head, the maximal width on anterior third, sides a little widened from base to anterior third and afterward greatly narrowed toward anterior margin; basal margin not rebordered; surface scarcely depressed in middle of the base; anterior half depressed, particularly on sides; punctures finer than on head; setae more robust on fore third, sides, base and in middle. Prosternum posteriously not prolonged; scutellum suboval at apex; mesosternum very short, extended on sides; metasternum very large, unsetate on posterior and middle parts, with one oval basal lateral area. Elytra elongate, covering abdomen and wings, uniformly subrugose; metathorax wings normally developed. Femur, tibia and tarsi elongate and slender, meso- and metatibaie very slender in basal third and afterwards progressively widened; meso- and metatarsal segment I very elongate, twice as long as II, II longer than III, III–IV similar in length, V a little longer than II; tarsomeres not modified, with inferior pad of clear setae; claws smooth and slightly bent. Fore femur with inner depressed area covered by very thick and short yellow setae. Two spurs on tibiae; fore and middle tibial spurs both elongate and obtusely pointed, fore external spur slightly slender; metatibial external spur spatuliform and dorsally concave, not greatly enlarged, obtusely pointed at apex.</p><p>Abdomen elongate, slightly rugose; posterior margin of penultimate segment largely arcuated, that of last segment slightly emarginated in middle. Penultimate ventrite greatly arcuated; posterior margin of last ventrite Vemarginated in middle. Phallobase on ventral view quite large and short, parameres fused only on basal third, slender, more than two times as long as phallobase (Fig. 8 A), afterward base slightly narrowed, apically convergently narrowed with one small terminal lobe; tegmen in lateral view with parameres subcylindrical and slender, narrowed at apex with terminal lobe elongate and obtuse (Fig. 8B); aedeagus in lateral view with one apical hook slightly inclined and subobtuse (Fig. 8B); endophallus hook very elongate and curved. Spiculum gastrale well sclerotized in middle, basally arcuated, lateral arms short.</p><p>Etymology. The new species is named after Dr Friedrich Wolfgang (Fred) Gess, hymenopterologist and Curator Emeritus at the Albany Museum (South Africa), who discovered the larval biology of a few interesting southern African blister beetles ( Australytta, Ceroctis, Zonitoschema) and collected the single specimen of the new species.</p><p>Remarks. The single specimen was collected at ligth and probably the species is nocturnal, as possible adaptation to dry habitat, while most other Psalydolytta are diurnal.</p><p>Distribution. Northwestern Namibia .</p><p>Psalydolytta lorigera (Gerstäcker, 1854) (Fig. 2S)</p><p>Lytta lorigera Gerstäcker, 1854</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.5/lat -19.4333)">Katima Mulilo</a>, 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.5/lat -19.4333)">Tsumkwe</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.5/lat -19.4333)">Bushmanland</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.5/lat -19.4333)">Klein Dobe</a>, 19.4167°S 20.35°E (MNB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.5/lat -19.4333)">Klein Dobe</a>, 19.4333°S 20.5°E (SMWN) . Grootfontein: Grootfontein, 19.5667°S 18.1167°E (MNB). [Oshikoto] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.7514&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4551" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.7514/lat -19.4551)">Guinas</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.7514&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4551" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.7514/lat -19.4551)">Ghaub</a> 47, 19.4551°S 17.7514°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Oranjemund: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.5997&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8253" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.5997/lat -27.8253)">Skorpion Hill</a>, 27.8253°S 16.5997°E (SMWN) [This record needs confirmation].</p><p>Other records: Otavitali (SMWN); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Kaszab 1954b; Selander 1988b; Bologna 1978, 2000a).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>Species belonging to the group “ lorigera ”, as defined by Kaszab (1954b).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB2FFEAFF5FFD9DFBF74DAB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB0FFEAFF5FFE1EFD4A4E84.text	F72687E4FFB0FFEAFF5FFE1EFD4A4E84.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mylabrini	<div><p>Tribe Mylabrini</p><p>Phylogenetic studies on this tribe, based on molecular markers (Bologna et al. 2005, 2008c; Pan et al. 2013; Salvi et al., in preparation), highlighted the relationships among most genera. The two new genera described in the present paper, were not examined from a molecular point of view and their possible relationships are here discussed according to morphological evidences.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB0FFEAFF5FFE1EFD4A4E84	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB0FFE4FF5FFD38FB004CF6.text	F72687E4FFB0FFE4FF5FFD38FB004CF6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Actenodia Laporte de Castelnau 1840	<div><p>Genus Actenodia Laporte de Castelnau, 1840</p><p>The genus was revised by Bologna et al. (2008a), and we refer to that study for taxonomical and phylogenetic details. Actually, recent molecular studies (Salvi et al., in preparation) pointed out that probably the Palaearctic and the Afrotropical phyletic lines distinct in that revision (Bologna et al. 2008a) represent two distinct genera or subgenera.</p><p>The two Namibian species belong to very distinct groups: A. chrysomelina to a group which includes five species distributed from Ethiopia to South Africa and Namibia; A. mirabilis refers to a greatly distinct monotypic group, distributed only in the Succulent Karoo desert of both SW Namibia (Diamond area) and northwestern South Africa (Richtersveld).</p><p>Actenodia chrysomelina (Erichson, 1843) (Fig. 2T)</p><p>Mylabris (Actenodia) chrysomelina Erichson, 1843 Actenodia wahlbergi Fåhraeus, 1870</p><p>Actenodia schultzei Pic, 1908</p><p>Actenodia discrepans Péringuey, 1909 Actenodia multimaculata Pic, 1932</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, and northern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records (all the following Namibian records were cited by <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.7333/lat -17.4)">Bologna</a> et al. 2008). [Kunene] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.7333/lat -17.4)">Epupa</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.7333/lat -17.4)">Okakatuwo</a>, 17.4000°S 12.7333°E (SMWN) ; Hippo Pool on Kunene River <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.2185&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4092" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.2185/lat -17.4092)">20 km W of Ruacana</a>, 17.4092°S 14.2185°E (CB); Okakatuwo , 17.4500°S 12.7000°E (SMWN). Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8333/lat -18.05)">Opuwo town</a>, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB) ; 6 km NE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.2167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.95/lat -18.2167)">Orumana</a>, 18.2167°S 13.9500°E (SMWN) ; C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana 46 km S of cross-road for <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3035&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.328" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3035/lat -18.328)">Opuwo</a>, 18.3280°S 14.3035°E (CB); Okumutati , 18.8667°S 14.3500°E (SMWN); C35, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3903&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9027" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3903/lat -18.9027)">Kamanjab-Ruacana</a>, 18.9027°S 14.3903°E (CB). Sesfontein: Warmquelle , 19.1833°S 13.8167°E (SMWN); D2650, near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5128&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8087" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5128/lat -19.8087)">Kamanjab</a>, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB). Kamanjab: Beulah 256 , 19.6000°S 14.9167°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8333/lat -19.6333)">Kamanjab</a>, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (SMWN) ; C40, 26 km E Kamanjab, 19.6957°S 15.1046°E (CB); Outjo- Kamanjab, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1046&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6957" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1046/lat -19.6957)">95 km N of Outjo</a>, 19.8040°S 15.3290°E (CB); Otjitambi, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN); C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.3061°S 15.1867°E (CB). [Omusati] Ruacana: C46, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1867&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3061" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1867/lat -20.3061)">Ruacana Falls</a>, 17.4000°S 14.2833°E (CB); outside <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.2833/lat -17.4)">Ruacana Town</a>, 17.4500°S 14.3667°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3167/lat -18.6833)">Ekango</a>, 18.6833°S 14.3167°E (SMWN). Outapi: Mahanene Agric . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.7833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.7833/lat -17.4333)">Research Station</a>, 17.4333°S 14.7833°E (SMWN). Ogongo: C46, Ruacana-Oshakati 5 km E of Ombalantu (= Uutapi) , 17.5405°S 15.0403°E (CB); Ogongo Agric. College, 17.6833°S 15.2833°E (SMWN). Elim: C46, near Uutapi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.2833/lat -17.6833)">15 km NW Oshakatioad</a>, 17.6833°S 15.5167°E (CB). Etayi: C46, Ruacana-Oshakati, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.5167/lat -17.6833)">20 km W of Oshakati</a>, 17.6937°S 15.5476°E (CB). Okahao: C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.5476&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6937" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.5476/lat -17.6937)">25 km NW of Kamanjab</a>, 18.4775°S 14.6977°E (CB); Etosha N.P., site 5/Row D, 18.9797°S 15.1128°E (SMWN); C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1128&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9797" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1128/lat -18.9797)">77 km NW of Kamanjab</a>, 19.2528°S 14.4442°E (CB). [Oshana] Okatana: D3609, Oshakati-Ongenga 3 km N of jct. with C46, 17.7377°S 15.6727°E (CB). [Kavango] Kapako: Fontein Omuramba, 17.8833°S 19.7000°E (SMWN). Rundu Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.7667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.7667/lat -17.9333)">Rundu</a>, 17.9333°S 19.7667°E (CB) ; West Okawango, 18.50°S 19.50°E (SMWN) . Mukwe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.3667/lat -18.0167)">Shadikongoro</a>, 18.0167°S 21.3667°E (SMWN). [Caprivi] Linyandi: 100 km SW Katima Mulilo , 17.6082°S 24.2324°E (CP). [Oshikoto] Oniipa: B1, 20 km SE Ondangwaroad), 17.9833°S 16.1333°E (CB). [Onayena]: B1, Ondangwa- Tsumeb <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.1333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.1333/lat -17.9833)">26 km SE of Ondangwa</a>, 18.0402°S 16.2037°E (CB). Omuthiyagwiipundi: Okashana Agric. Exper. Sta., 18.4167°S 16.65°E (SMWN); 30 km E Etosha N.P., Mokuti Lodge, 18.8000°S 17.0333°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Tsumkwe: C44, 52 km jct. B8, 19.2428°S 19.0481°E (CB); Dobe, 19.4167°S 20.6000°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.7833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.65" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.7833/lat -19.65)">Bakara</a> pan, 19.6500°S 20.7833°E (SMWN) ; 10 km SE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.6167/lat -19.6833)">Tsumkwe</a>, 19.6833°S 20.6167°E (SMWN) ; 3 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.633&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.933" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.633/lat -19.933)">Kuru</a>, 19.933°S 20.6330°E (SMWN) . Otavi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1287&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4941" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1287/lat -19.4941)">Dakota</a> 424, 19.4941°S 17.1287°E (SMWN) . Okakarara: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.4333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.4333/lat -20.5833)">Okakarara</a>, 20.5833°S 17.4333°E (SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.3833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.3833/lat -20.6667)">Omatako</a>: Hamakari Sud 373, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN) ; Hamakari Sud 285, 20.6667°S 17.4000°E (SMWN); B1, 28 km S <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7787&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6806" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7787/lat -20.6806)">Otjiwarongo</a>, 20.6806°S 16.7787°E (CB); 100 km N Okahandja , 21.0920°S 16.8280°E (CP); D2414, Etjo-Kalkfeld <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.828&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.092" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.828/lat -21.092)">38 km SE of Kalkfeld</a>, 21.1288°S 16.3883°E (CB). Otjiwarongo: C63, Outjo-Kalkfeld <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.3883&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.1288" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.3883/lat -21.1288)">15 km N of Kalkfeld</a>, 20.7537°S 16.2210°E (CB). Okahandja: B2, Okahandja 35 km W, 21.9340°S 16.5563°E (CB); Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (CP; SMWN); Gross Barmen, 22.1000°S 16.7500°E (CP). [Erongo] Omaruru: C33, 6 km S Omaruru, 21.4824°S 15.9508°E (CB); C33, 3– 9 km S of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9508&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.4824" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9508/lat -21.4824)">Omaruru</a>, 21.4948°S 15.9705°E (CB).[Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Hochberg 158, 21.9167°S 17.7167°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.6333/lat -22.45)">Excelsior</a> 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9667/lat -22.5333)">Daan Park</a>, 22.5333°S 16.9667°E (CP); Richthofen 126 . 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.7" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1167/lat -22.7)">Arnhem</a> 222, 22.7000°S 18.1167°E (SMWN); C23, 26 km S Dordabis , 23.0575°S 17.9329°E (CB). [Omaheke] Steinhausen: Gobabis, C 22, 23 km jct. B6, 22.2533°S 18.9966°E (CB); Geiersberg, Omitara 109, 22.3213°S 18.0331°E (SMWN). Kalahari: Gobabis, C22, 12 km N jct. B6, 22.3613°S 19.0034°E (CB); C20, Gobabis-Leonardville <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.0034&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3613" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.0034/lat -22.3613)">16 km S of Gobabis</a>, 22.9500°S 18.9422°E (CB). Gobabis: Gobabis, C22, 2 km N jct. B6, 22.4205°S 19.0037°E (CB); C20, Gobabis-Leonardville <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.0037&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4205" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.0037/lat -22.4205)">69 km S of Gobabis</a>, 22.9725°S 18.7375°E (CB); C20, Gobabis-Leonardville <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7375&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.9725" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7375/lat -22.9725)">10 km N of Aais</a>, 22.9742°S 18.7280°E (CB); 10 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4939&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4826" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4939/lat -22.4826)">Witvlei</a>, 22.4826°S 18.4939°E (AMNH) . Aminius: C20, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7237&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.2593" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7237/lat -23.2593)">Gobabis-Leonardville</a> 5 km S of Aais, 23.2593°S 18.7237°E (CB). [Hardap] Mariental Rural: Gobabis, Aranoss , 24.1333°S 19.1167°E (CP); Haruchas 156, 24.9500°S 18.8500°E (SMWN). Gibeon: C14, 1 km W Maltahöhe, 24.8589°S 16.9751°E (CB).[Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: Wildheim Ost 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN); Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB). Berseba: B4, 73 km W Keetmanshoop, 26.7809°S 17.4657°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: W Okavango (SMWN); Damaraland (Kaszab 1956, as ab. anticetripunctata and ab. erikssoni); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); SW Africa (SMWN); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at MNB.</p><p>As pointed out by Bologna et al. (2008a), the elytral pattern and the antennal colour (from completely black to redorange) of this species are very variable, and consequently numerous synonyms have been described.</p><p>Actenodia mirabilis Kaszab, 1952 (Fig. 2U)</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (new species for this country) and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records (all the following Namibian records were cited by <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7498&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3255" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7498/lat -27.3255)">Bologna</a> et al. 2008). [Karas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7498&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3255" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7498/lat -27.3255)">Lüderitz</a>: Sargdeckel, Klinghardt Mts., Diamond Area 1, 27.3255°S 15.7498°E (SAMC) ; Sargdeckel, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.33" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.75/lat -27.33)">Klinghardt Mts.</a>, 27.3300°S 15.7500°E (SMWN) ; Klinghardt Mts., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.35" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7/lat -27.35)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 27.3500°S 15.7000°E (SMWN) ; Sargdeckel, Klinghardt Mts., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.6833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.6833/lat -27.4)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 27.4000°S 15.6833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.55&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.55/lat -27.9833)">Obib</a> dunes N, 27.9833°S 16.5500°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.0333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6167/lat -28.0333)">Obib</a> dunes E, 28.0333°S 16.6167°E (SMWN) ; Obib dunes, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.65&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.15" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.65/lat -28.15)">Diamand Area</a>, 28.1500°S 16.6500°E (SMWN) ; Obib dunes, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.1667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6833/lat -28.1667)">Diamond Area</a>, 28.1667°S 16.6833°E (SMWN) . Oranjemund: Obib dunes, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.5333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.5333/lat -27.8833)">Diamand Area</a>, 27.8833°S 16.5333°E (SMWN) ; 10 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.9" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7/lat -27.9)">Rosh Pinah</a>, 27.9000°S 16.7000°E (SMWN) ; Obib Mts. /dunes, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.0833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.75/lat -28.0833)">Diamond Area</a>, 28.0833°S 16.7500°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.1667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8/lat -28.1667)">Obib</a> dunes S, 28.1667°S 16.8000°E (SMWN) ; Daberas Gate, 8 km E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.5/lat -28.55)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.5500°S 16.5000°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records. Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012). We examined also one specimen from Keetmanshoop (ix.1925: AMNH). Being this species strictly related to Succulent Karoo, probably this old record refers generically to the Ketmanshoop district more than to the town, which is positioned in the Nama Karoo ecosystem.</p><p>Remarks. The holotype and two paratypes of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>The maintenance of this very distinct species in the genus needs support by molecular analyses.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB0FFE4FF5FFD38FB004CF6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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F72687E4FFBEFFE4FF5FFEEAFBEA4AB4.text	F72687E4FFBEFFE4FF5FFEEAFBEA4AB4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mimesthes Marseul 1872	<div><p>Genus Mimesthes Marseul, 1872</p><p>The genus was revised by Bologna (2000b), who described also the first instar larvae. The two Namibian species belong to two distinct groups.</p><p>Mimesthes maculicollis Marseul, 1872 (Fig. 2V)</p><p>Distribution. Southern Namibia and western South Africa</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Lüderitz: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.4167/lat -26.8833)">Aus</a>, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (JP); near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (JP); C13, 20 km S Aus, 26.84238°S 16.31281°E (CB); Kaukasib Riverbed, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.4167/lat -26.8833)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 26.8833°S 15.4167°E (Bologna 2000b; CB; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8667/lat -27.8)">Namukluft</a> 88, 27.8000°S 16.8667°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.0333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6167/lat -28.0333)">Obib</a> dunes E, 28.0333°S 16.6167°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7/lat -28.3)">Keetmanshoop Rural</a>: D608, 95.5 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.37944°S 18.22418°E (CB). Karasburg: C12, 33 km W Grunau, 27.71095°S 18.33073°E (CB); Warmbad, Ortmansbaus 120, 28.3000°S 18.7000°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN) ; 3 km S of Gamchab River, 28.3167°S 17.4000°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN); C10, 23 km N Velloorsdrif, 28.52194°S 19.18402°E (CB); Eendoorn 106, 28.7333°S 18.9667°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN). Oranjemund: Boom River course, kloof W, 21 km N of Orange River (ENE of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0333/lat -27.85)">Rosh Pinar</a>), 27.8500°S 17.0333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8333/lat -27.8833)">Rosh Pinah</a>, 27.8833°S 16.8333°E (Bologna 2000b; NHP) ; 10 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.9" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7/lat -27.9)">Rosh Pinah</a>, 27.9000°S 16.7000°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7833/lat -27.9333)">Rosh Pinah</a>, 27.9333°S 16.7833°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN) ; 2 km ENE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7833/lat -27.9333)">Rosh Pinah</a>, 27.9333°S 16.7833°E (SMWN) ; 3 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.9667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7833/lat -27.9667)">Rosh Pinah</a>, 27.9667°S 16.7833°E (SMWN) ; Boom River course, 4 km N of Orange River (ENE of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.0083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.05/lat -28.0083)">Rosh Pinah</a>), 28.0083°S 17.0500°E (SMWN) ; Sendelingedrift, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8333/lat -28.1167)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.1167°S 16.8333°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.1667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8/lat -28.1667)">Obib Dunes</a>, 28.1667°S 16.8000°E (Bologna 2000b; NHP; SMWN) ; Daberas, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.2" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8167/lat -28.2)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.2000°S 16.8167°E (SMWN) ; Skilpadberg, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.65&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.65/lat -28.45)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.4500°S 16.6500°E (SMWN) ; Skilpadberg, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.65&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.65/lat -28.4333)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.4333°S 16.6500°E (Bologna 2000b; SMWN) ; Hohenfels, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6167/lat -28.5)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.5000°S 16.6167°E (Bologna, 2000b; SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seeely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Probable syntypes of this species were examined at MNHN.</p><p>Mimesthes nigricollis Kaszab, 1981 (Fig. 2W)</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Lüderitz: Sargdeckel, Klinghardt Mts., 27.4000°S 15.6833°E (Bologna 2000b; CB; NHP; SMWN); Obib Dunes E, 28.0333°S 16.6167°E (Kaszab 1981; Bologna 2000b; SMWN); Rooilpel, Schakalsberge, 28.2500°S 16.6500°E (SMWN). Oranjemund: South Namib, Obib Dunes, 28.1667°S 16.8000°E (Kaszab 1981; Bologna 2000b; CB; NHP; SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Several paratypes of this species were examined at NHP and CB.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFBEFFE4FF5FFEEAFBEA4AB4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFBEFFE7FF5FF922FAD14FCE.text	F72687E4FFBEFFE7FF5FF922FAD14FCE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paramimesthes Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Genus Paramimesthes Bologna gen. n.</p><p>Type species. Paramimesthes namibicus Bologna sp. n.</p><p>Diagnosis. A mylabrine genus (Fig. 2X), very similar to Mimesthes and Namylabris, but distinct by the combination of the following characters: antennae less widened apically, neither clearly subclavate nor VIII–XI so compressed to form a club, but only progressively widened apically; pronotum not distinctly transverse; male protarsomeres widened internally; male claw ventrally angulate; aedeagus apically incised and hook apical, large and subaxiform.</p><p>Description. Head subtransverse, rectangular, temples shorter than longitudinal diameter of eye; frons about twice as wide as the transverse diameter of eye, dorsally flat; eyes bulging. Clypeus only slightly shorter than labrum, which is widely emarginated anteriorly. Galeae, maxillary and labial palpi not modified. Eleven antennomeres, V–X progressively widened but not forming a club, only X–XI slightly widened anteriorly, basal six antennomeres with black setae, remaining with a very short and dense clear microsetation.</p><p>Pronotum (Fig. 9E) slightly wider than long, subcampaniform, subparallel in basal half, progressively narrower after middle; rebordered at base, with a basal depression in middle and three subrounded depressions just before middle. Mesosternum (Fig. 9F) without clearly modified fore area, but only with a shagreened and umpunctate triangular fore part; anterior edge of mesepisternum lacking furrowed border. Elytra subplanate and subsquared at apex. Male protarsomeres slightly widened on the internal side; female protibia and protarsomeres with robust different setae; pro-mesotarsomeres with ventral pad; male claws ventrally angulate (as in the eleticine genus Eletica) and not regularly curved as in female. Tibial spurs elongate and pointed.</p><p>Male penultimate ventrite widely arcuate; last one triangularly emarginated. Male gonostyli ventrally subcylindrical, apically narrowed (Fig. 9 A), laterally (Fig. 9B) with one apical shallow depression; gonocoxal piece suboval, wide in ventral view; aedeagus (Fig. 9C) apically with one short apical incision, and one single, distal hook, very robust and curved at apex, subaxiform, which dorsally (Fig. 9D) appears slightly emerging from the surface; endophallic hook very small, inconspicous.</p><p>Etymology. The name of the new genus refers to its great resemblance to Mimesthes . Masculine genus.</p><p>Remarks. This new genus, endemic to Namibia (Kunene, Hardap, Karas districts) and SW Angola (Namibe province) is morphologically similar and apparently related to Mimesthes Marseul, particularly because of the elytra planate and with apical margin trasverse, the general structure of mesepisterna without furrowed border, and of aedeagus with one single hook, but it is well distinct by the antennal apical shape and the position of the aedeagal hook, not very far from apex.</p><p>Paramimesthes is closely related to the biome of Namib Desert of which it represents an endemism.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFBEFFE7FF5FF922FAD14FCE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFBCFFE6FF5FFF55FDC44B0B.text	F72687E4FFBCFFE6FF5FFF55FDC44B0B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paramimesthes namibicus Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Paramimesthes namibicus Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 2X)</p><p>Types. Holotype male (NHP) labelled “ S.W. Afrika N Namib, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.18&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.02" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.18/lat -20.02)">Samanab Dunes</a>, 20.02 S 13.18 E; 26.8.1982, E-Y. 1925, dry river bed leg Endroedy-Younga . 1 female paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Samanab R., Skeleton Coast Park, 20°02’S 13°E, 2– 5.8.1982, M. L. Penrith S. Braine ” . 1 male paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Sarusas waterhole, 25/ 29.10.1978, SE 1812 Cd, S. Louw, M.L. Penrith, T. Schoueman ” . 1 male and 1 female paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ Hoanib floodplain <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.933333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-10.1982" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.933333/lat -10.1982)">Area</a>, 19°24'S 12°56’E, 9/ 10.1982 S . Braine ”. 1 female paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Hoanib floodplain, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.016666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.366667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.016666/lat -19.366667)">Opuvo Distr.</a>, 19°22’S 13°01’E, 25.2.1996 E. Marais, A. Kirk-Spriggs ” . 1 male paratype (SMWN), labelled “Hoanib River, Skeleton Coast Park, 19°27’S 12°52’°E.5 – 6.4.1979, S. Louw, R. Wharton ”. 1 male and 6 females paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ 6 km N Arandis, 22°22’S 14°59’E, Damarand, 12.2/ 11.3.1985, J. Irish H. Rust”. 6 males (4 SMWN, 2 CB) and 2 females paratypes (SMWN), idem but “8–10.4/6– 8.5.1984, J. Irish H. Liessner”. 4 males (3 SMWN, 1 CB) and 1 female paratypes (SMWN), idem but “8.5/ 5.6.1984 ”. 2 males and 2 females paratypes (SMWN), idem but “5.6/ 31.7.1984 ”. 4 males and 1 female paratypes (SMWN) idem but “3– 31.7.1984 ”. 1 female paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Rössing Mine, 22°28’S- 15°02’E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.033334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.466667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.033334/lat -22.466667)">Swakopmund Distr.</a>, 13.3/ 10.4.1984, J. Irish H. Liessner ” . 1 male and 1 female paratypes (SMWN) idem but “8.5/ 5.6.1984 ”. 1 male paratype (SMWN) idem but “10.4/ 8.5.1984 ”. 1 female paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Lower Dome Gorge, 22°28’S 15°04’E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.066667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.466667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.066667/lat -22.466667)">Swakopmund District</a>, 9.4/ 6.5.1984, J. Irish H. Liessner ” . 1 male and 6 females paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ Upper Ostrich Gorge, 22°29’S 14°59’E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.983334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.483334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.983334/lat -22.483334)">Swakopmund District</a>, 12.2/ 11.3.1985, J. Irish H. Rust ” . 1 male paratype (SMWN) idem but “13.3/ 10.4.1984 ”. 2 males and 3 females paratypes (SMWN), idem but “10.4/ 8.5.1984, J. Irish H. Liessner”. 2 males paratypes (SMWN), idem but “9.4/ 6.5.1985 J. Irish H. Rust”. 2 males and 1 female paratypes (SMWN), idem but “8.5/ 5.6.1984, J. Irish H. Liessner”. 1 male paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Upper Panner Gorge, 22°29’S 15°01’E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.016666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.483334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.016666/lat -22.483334)">Swakopmund District</a>, 22.2/ 8.3.1985, J. Irish H. Rust ” . 1 female paratype (SMWN), idem but “11.3/ 9.4.1985 ”. 1 male and 2 females paratypes (SMWN), idem but “10.4/ 8.5.1984, J. Irish H. Liessner”. 1 female paratype (SMWN), idem but “8.5/ 5.6.1984 ”. 1 female paratype (SMWN), idem but “9.4/ 6.5.1985, J. Irish H. Rust”. 3 males and 1 female paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ Lower Ostrich Gorge, 22°30’S 14°58’E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.966666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.966666/lat -22.5)">Swakopmund District</a>, 12.2/ 11.3.1985, J. Irish H. Rust ” . 2 males (CB) and 5 females paratypes (1 CB, 4 SMWN), idem but “13.3/ 10.4.1985 J. Irish H. Lisssner”. 1 male and 4 females paratypes (SMWN), idem but “10.4/ 8.5.1984 ”. 1 male paratype (SMWN), idem but “9.4/ 16.5.1985 J. Irish H. Rust”. 1 female paratype (SMWN), idem but “8.5/ 5.6.1984 ”. 2 females paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ Kuiseb delta, SE 2314 Ba, 9– 16.8.1976, S. Louw M.L: Penrith ” . 1 male paratype (NHP), labelled “SW Afric., Namib des., Sossus vlei, 24°20S 15°24’E; 14.8.1989; E-Y: 2649; dunes day, Endrödy &amp; Klimaszew” . 7 males and 1 female paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ Entrance to Kaukasib River, Diamond Area I, SE 2615, 1/ 12.11.1986, G. Griffith, Pres. pitf. traps”.</p><p>Other material examined: Angola Moçamedes (HNHM). Namibia, Gobabeb, 70 km SE of Walvis Bay (HNHM).</p><p>Several paratypes have faint colouration because were collected by pitfall traps in very arid and hot conditions and dried. Most have damaged antennae and legs.</p><p>Type locality. The type locality is located in the Namib Desert, in a very dry habitat.</p><p>Description. Characters described for the genus (Fig. 2X). Body black; head with two small frontal red spots; antennae black; pronotum uncommonly totally red or totally black, usually red with a middle subtriangular black spot on the fore margin slightly extended longitudinally and on fore sides, and sometimes also a basal subtriangular black-brown spot. Body setation white-yellow, longer and denser on ventral side. Punctures of head and pronotum distanced, wide, scarcely deep, that on elytra shallow and subrugose. Elytra orange, reddish on the sutura, lateral and apical margins, with vanished black pattern composed by three wide, transverse and laterally incomplete fascia on the anterior third, in the middle and on posterior third; sometimes these fasciae, particularly fore one, fragmented in spots; posterior fascia more undulate. Body length: 11.5–14.0 mm.</p><p>Etymology. The name of this species refers to its distribution in the Namib Desert.</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFBCFFE6FF5FFF55FDC44B0B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFBCFFE0FF5FF8BEFBB14D8E.text	F72687E4FFBCFFE0FF5FF8BEFBB14D8E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Namylabris Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Genus Namylabris Bologna gen. n.</p><p>Type species. Namylabris adamantifera Bologna sp. n.</p><p>Diagnosis. A mylabrine genus similar to Mimesthes and Paramimesthes (Fig. 2Y), but with some mixed characters of other mylabrine genera, distinct by the combination of the following characters: temples elongate and parallel, mandible elongate, greatly longer than labrum, sharped; antennae slender, progressively and sligthly widened apically, neither subclavate nor VIII–XI so approached to form a club, but only progressively widened apically, antennomeres III–XI red or dark brown; pronotum not distinctly transverse, only few wider than maximal width of head, subcampaniform; mesosternum without modified fore portion, mesepisternum without furrowed border; male protarsomeres not widened internally; male claw ventrally regularly curved, not angulate; male margin of penultimate ventrite widely emarginated and depressed; aedeagus similar tho that of the genus Mimesthes, apically not incised with both hooks very far from apex, the proximal one smooth and short.</p><p>Description. Head elongate, parallel, temples parallel, particularly in female, about as long as longitudinal diameter of eye; frons dorsally flat, about twice as wide as transverse diameter of eye; eyes only slightly convex. Clypeus about as long as labrum, which is slightly emarginated anteriorly. Galeae, maxillary and labial palpi not modified; mandibles elongate and sharp. Eleven antennomeres (Fig. 10G), VI–X progressively few widened but not forming club, III–VII subcylindrical, X–XI only slightly wider than VIII–IX, XI slightly narrower than X; basal six with distinctly longer setae, remaining with a very short and dense clear microsetation.</p><p>Pronotum (Fig. 10E) only slightly wider than long, subcampaniform, subparallel in basal half, progressively narrowed after middle; rebordered at base, with a basal depression in middle and three subrounded depressions just before middle. Mesosternum (Fig. 10F) without clearly modified fore area, but only with a shagreened and umpunctate triangular fore part; mesepisterna smooth, anterior edge lacking furrowed border. Elytra subplanate and subsquared at apex. Male protarsomeres slender; female protibia and protarsomeres with robust distinct setae; female protibia not distinctly elongate or pointed on external apex; pro-mesotarsomeres with small ventral pad; male claws ventrally progressively curved in both sexes. Pro-mesotibial spurs elongate and pointed; metatibial spurs both narrow and stick-like.</p><p>Male penultimate ventrite widely emarginated and depressed posteriorly in middle, where is present an unpunctate and unsetate shiny area; last ventrite triangularly emarginated. Male gonostyli ventrally (Fig. 10 A) and dorsally (Fig. 10B) subcylindrical and slender, apically narrowed; laterally (Fig. 10C) slender and narrowed at apex; gonocoxal piece suboval in ventral view; aedeagus (Fig. 10D) apically with a short incision, at apex curved posteriad, with distal hook extremely far from apex, pointed and curved, and a small residual proximal hook, smooth at apex similar than in the genus Mimesthes; endophallic hook very small and not easily visible.</p><p>Etymology. The name refers to the Namaqualand desert, where the genus is distributed (in both Northern Cape and Namibia) and to its general similarity with the genus Mylabris . Feminine genus.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFBCFFE0FF5FF8BEFBB14D8E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFBAFFE0FF5FFE75FC504A2B.text	F72687E4FFBAFFE0FF5FFE75FC504A2B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Namylabris adamantifera Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Namylabris adamantifera Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 2Y)</p><p>Types. Holotype female, 1 male, 1 female (SMWN) and 1 male paratypes (CB) labelled “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.366667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.983334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.366667/lat -26.983334)">Grillental</a>, 26°59’ S 15°22’ E Diamond area 1, 29–30 sept. 1982 M. L. Penrith – J. Irish ” . 1 female paratype (SMWN) “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.683333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.683333/lat -27.4)">Sargdeckel</a>, Klinghardt Mts., Diamond area 1, 27°24’S 15°41’ E, 1–2 Oct. 1982 M. L. Penrith-Irish ” . 1 female paratype (SMWN) “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.75" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.5/lat -27.75)">Diamond area</a> 1, 27°45’S 16°30’E, 05–07.xi.1986 E. Griffin, Pres. pitf.-traps” . 2 females paratypes (SMWN) “ Obib Mts. / Dunes, SE 2816 Ba, Diamond area 1, 28–30 Oct. 1977, Coll. S. Louw M-L. Penrith ; H35148” (one paratype with antennomeres X–XI almost fused).</p><p>1 female paratype, “ Northen Cape, 70 km E Porth Nolloth, XI ” (CB) ; 1 female paratype, “ Northern Cape, on rd. to Richtersveld NP betw. Amis and Ooble, 28.20S 16.55E, 20.ix.1997 F.W. &amp; S.K. Gess; visiting pink flowers Mesembryanthemaceae; 97/98/21” (AMG) .</p><p>Some types have damaged parts of body, mostly legs.</p><p>Other material examined: [Karas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.3167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.65" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.3167/lat -27.65)">Aurus Mts.</a>, 27.6500°S 16.3167°E (SAMC) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.0833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.75/lat -28.0833)">Obib</a>, 28.0833°S 16.7500°E (SAMC) .</p><p>Type locality. The type locality is in the Karas region, district of Luderitz; coordinates in decimal degrees are: 26.9833°S 15.3667°E. The species is distributed in a narrow area extended in both SW Namibia and NW South Africa, and characterized by Namib desert and Succulent Karoo ecosystems.</p><p>Description. Characters described for the genus (Fig. 2Y). Integuments shiny; body setation white-yellow, denser and longer on ventral side and legs, shorter and more scattered on head and pronotum, very short and scattered on elytra. Body length: 12.0–14.0 mm.</p><p>Head black, antennae variable in colour, black or antennomeres III–XI reddish or dark reddish; punctures deep and approached.</p><p>Pronotum (Figs. 2Y, 10E) black with one orange triangular spot on each side, extended on dorsal surface, one another separate by black midle colouration; punctures as on head. Elytra (Fig. 2Y) orange with black pattern composed by two small spots on the anterior third, inner one sometimes reduced or absent, one middle biundulate fascia, and another wider biundulate fascia on posterior third. Tibiae and tarsi reddish.</p><p>Abdomen with last two urites black, previous urites orange or more or less extensively black on sides.</p><p>Etymology. The name of this species refers to its distribution in the Diamond area and to the curious fact that most specimens of this species, living on sand dunes, are covered by granite sand grains, similar to minute diamonds.</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia, northwestern South Africa.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFBAFFE0FF5FFE75FC504A2B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFB9FFFDFF5FFF55FC704993.text	F72687E4FFB9FFFDFF5FFF55FC704993.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroctis angolensis (Gemminger & Harold 1870)	<div><p>Ceroctis angolensis species group</p><p>All species belonging to this group are easily distinguishable by the elytral longitudinally vittate pattern and by male genitalia with one single aedeagal distal hook. This group includes at least the following eastern and southern African species: C. angolensis (Gemminger &amp; Harold, 1870); C. callicera (Gerstäcker, 1870); C. delagoensis (Pic, 1909); C. exclamationis (Marseul, 1872); C. matetsiensis Kaszab, 1951; C. pilosicollis Borchmann, 1940; C. pubicollis Borchmann, 1940; C. ruficrus (Gerstäcker, 1854) (variously evaluated in the literature); C. trifurca (Gerstäcker, 1854); and C. tripunctata Borchmann, 1940 . Possibly also the following species could belong to the same group: C. bilineata (Marseul, 1879); C. bunkeyana (Pic, 1909); C. foveithorax (Pic, 1912); C. vittata Borchmann, 1910 .</p><p>Ceroctis angolensis (Gemminger &amp; Harold, 1870) (Fig. 3 A)</p><p>Mylabris phalerata Erichson, 1843 nomen praeoccupatum Mylabris angolensis Gemminger &amp; Harold, 1870</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Okakatuwo, 17.4000°S 12.7333°E (SMWN); Hippo Pool on Kunene River 20 km W of Ruacana, 17.4092°S 14.2185°E (CB); Okakatuwo, 17.4500°S 12.7000°E (SMWN); Omunwindi, 17.7833°S 12.8500°E (SMWN). Opuwo: Opuwo town, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB); 6 km NE Orumana, 18.2167°S 13.9500°E (SMWN); C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana 46 km S of cross-road for Opuwo, 18.3280°S 14.3035°E (CB); C 35, 110 km NW Kamanjab, 18.9167°S 14.3833°E (CB). Kamanjab: Beulah 256, 19.6000°S 14.9167°E (SMWN); Kamanjab, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (SMWN); C40, 26 km E Kamanjab, 19.6957°S 15.1046°E (CB); Otjitambi 25, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN); Mooihoek 376, 20.1333°S 15.8833°E (SMWN); Delhi 96, 20.3780°S 15.7280°E (SMWN). Outjo: Ike 346, 19.7533°S 16.6244°E (SMWN); road Outjo-Kalkfeld 16–20 km S Outjo, 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (CB). Khorixas: Fransfontein, 20.1833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN); Duineveld 529, 20.7833°S 14.6333°E (SMWN). [Omusati] Outapi: Mahanene Agric. Research Station, 17.4333°S 14.7833°E (SMWN); Mahanene Res. Station, 17.4500°S 14.8000°E (SMWN). Ogongo: Ogongo Agric. College, 17.6667°S 15.2833°E (SMWN); Ogongo Agric. College, 17.6833°S 15.2833°E (SMWN); Ogongo Agric. College, 17.6833°S 15.3000°E (SMWN). Elim: C46, 15 km NW Oshakati, 17.6833°S 15.5167°E (CB). Tsandi: Tsandi, 17.8333°S 14.9000°E (SMWN). Okahao: C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana 25 km NW of Kamanjab, 18.4775°S 14.6977°E (CB); SW of Dorsland, Etosha N.P., 18.7667°S 14.7333°E (SMWN); Northern border, Bitterwater Firebreak, Etosha N.P., 18.9667°S 15.1500°E (SMWN); Duikersdrink, Etosha N.P., 19.0667°S 14.7167°E (SMWN); Rateldraf, Etosha N.P., 19.0833°S 14.5000°E (SMWN); Otjivasandu, Etosha N.P., 19.2500°S 14.5000°E (SMWN); Kaross, Etosha N.P., 19.3833°S 14.5333°E (SMWN). Ruacana: Ekango, 18.6833°S 14.3167°E (SMWN); NW Etosha N.P., 18.7167°S 14.5833°E (SMWN). [Ohangwena] Okongo: Onamihongwa, 17.6000°S 17.0333°E (SMWN); Etudilondjaba, 17.6000°S 17.6000°E (SMWN). [Kavango] Mpungu: Nangera, 17.6167°S 18.1333°E (SMWN). Mukwe: Popa Falls, 18.1167°S 21.0667°E (SMWN); Popa Falls eastern bank, 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (SMWN); West Caprivi Nature Reserve, 18.1500°S 21.2100°E (SMWN). Ndiyona: Kaudom River, Kaudom Game Reserve, 18.4833°S 20.9333°E (SMWN); Kaudom Camp, Kaudom Game Reserve, 18.5000°S 20.7333°E (SMWN); Kaudom Game Reserve, 18.9333°S 20.9500°E (SMWN); Kaudom Game Reserve, 19.0667°S 20.8000°E (SMWN). [Caprivi] Kongola: Singalamwe, 17.6500°S 23.4167°E (SMWN); Kwando R., 17.7833°S 23.3333°E (SMWN); Manywa Valley, 17.8167°S 23.1500°E (SMWN). Linyandi: Mudumu Nat. Res., 18.1333°S 23.4333°E (SMWN); Mudumu Nat. Res., 18.1667°S 23.4167°E (SMWN); Sangwali, 18.2333°S 23.6000°E (SMWN); 9 km SE Sangwali, 18.3000°S 23.6833°E (SMWN). [Oshana] Okatana: D3609, Oshakati- Ongenga 3 km N of C46 jct.,17.7377°S 15.6727°E (CB). Uuvudhiya: Natukanaoka Pan, Etosha N.P., 18.5833°S 15.7500°E (SMWN); N. of Okandeka, Etosha N.P., 18.9500°S 15.8333°E (SMWN); W of Wolfsnes, Etosha N.P., 19.0500°S 15.8667°E (SMWN). [Oshikoto] Oniipa: B1, 20 km SE Ondangwa, 17.9833°S 16.1333°E (CB). Onayena: B1, Ondangwa-Tsumeb 26 km SE of Ondangwa, 18.0402°S 16.2037°E (CB). Engodi: 19 km ESE Omupaunda, 18.3333°S 16.9333°E (SMWN); 30 km W Oshivelo, 18.4870°S 17.0000°E (CB). Omuthiyagwiipundi: Okashana Rossing Agricultural Centre, 18.4167°S 16.6500°E (SMWN); Fisher Pan, Etosha Nat. Park, 18.7833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN); Gabaub, Etosha N. P., 19.3000°S 16.4167°E (SMWN). Guinas: Operet 312. 18.7333°S 17.2000°E (SMWN); Oshivelo 10 km S on B1, 18.7556°S 17.2420°E (CB); C38, 1 km jct. B1, 18.7725°S 17.2491°E (CB); Ulthoek 770, 19.3300°S 17.6600°E (SMWN). Tsumeb: 5 km E Tsumeb, 19.2600°S 17.7500°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Grootfontein: C44, 27 km jct. B8, 19.2428°S 18.7814°E (CB); 10 km NO Grootfontein, 19.5093°S 18.2073°E (CP). Tsumkwe: C44, 52 km jct. B8, 19.2428°S 19.0481°E (CB); 2 km W Omatako, 19.2667°S 19.3000°E (SMWN); Bushmanland, 19.3667°S 19.6000°E (SMWN); Dode, 19.4167°S 20.6000°E (SMWN); Tsumkwe, 19.6000°S 20.5000°E (SMWN); Boesmanland, 19.6000°S 20.6833°E (SMWN); Bushmanland, Aha hills, 19.6167°S 20.9667°E (SMWN); 5 km W Makuri, 19.6667°S 20.6667°E (SMWN); 10 km SE Tsumkwe, 19.6833°S 20.6167°E (SMWN); Naye Naye Pan, 19.7721°S 20.4820°E (SMWN); 2 km NE Namtsoha, 19.7833°S 20.4000°E (SMWN); Gautscha Pan, 19.8000°S 20.5833°E (SMWN); Kremetarkop, 19.8667°S 20.9167°E (SMWN); 3 km W Kuru, 19.9333°S 20.6333°E (SMWN). Otavi: Aigamas 471, 19.4667°S 17.2833°E (SMWN); 5 km E Kombat (road B8), 19.7167°S 17.8000°E (CB). Omatako: Waterberg Pl. Park, 20.3167°S 17.3167°E (SMWN); near Otjahevita road to Grootfontein, 20.3400°S 17.5500°E (CB); Waterberg, Wabi lodge, 20.3429°S 17.5321°E (CP); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.3667°S 17.3500°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.3833°S 17.3000°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4000°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, River Omatako, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (CB); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.3333°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4833°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); Rodenstein 307, 20.5626°S 17.2418°E (SMWN); Hamakari 285, 20.5833°S 17.3333°E (SMWN); Hamakari S 373, 20.5833°S 17.4000°E (SMWN); Okosongomingo 149, 20.6167°S 17.1333°E (SMWN); Hamakari 285, 20.6167°S 17.3500°E (SMWN); Otjiwarongo distr., 20.6167°S 17.3500°E (SMWN); Waterberg, jct. roads C22- D2512, 20.6333°S 17.1500°E (CB); Hamakari Sud 373, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN); Hamakari 285, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN); Hamakari sud 373, 20.6667°S 17.4000°E (SMWN); B1, 28 km S Otjiwarongo, 20.6806°S 16.7787°E (CB); Okonjima 128, 20.8650°S 16.6670°E (SMWN); Okahandja Townlands, 21.6667°S 17.3333°E (SMWN). Otjiwarongo: Cleveland 17. 20.4050°S 16.6590°E (SMWN); Otjowarongo Townlands, 20.4500°S 16.6500°E (SMWN); C63, Outjo-Kalkfeld 15 km N of Kalkfeld, 20.7537°S 16.2210°E (CB). Okakarara: Hereroland West, 20.5167°S 17.4833°E (SMWN); Hereroland West, 20.5500°S 17.4667°E (SMWN); Okakarara, 20.5833°S 17.4333°E (SMWN). Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (CB; SMWN); Damaraland (Okahandja), 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (Péringuey, 1909); Gross Barmen, 22.1000°S 16.7500°E (CP). [Omaheke] Otjombinde: northern Veter. fence on Game Road, 20.5167°S 20.7000°E (SMWN); Botswana-Namibia border, 2 km northem Veter. fence SWA, 20.5167°S 20.9833°E (SMWN); Eiseb River, 20.6500°S 20.0833°E (SMWN); Confluence Eiseb and Otjinoko Rivers, 20.6667°S 20.1500°E (SMWN); M119 10 km E Helena, 21.8362°S 20.28434°E (CB). Steinhausen: C30, 8 km S jct. C29, 21.8207°S 18.3307°E (CB); Oostenwald, 21.8667°S 19.6333°E (SMWN); Alkm ar 512. 21.8700°S 19.8800°E (SMWN); Owingi 246, 21.9000°S 18.8667°E (SMWN); Kororo Noord 185, 21.9667°S 18.7167°E (SMWN); Eava 383, 22.0833°S 18.9333°E (SMWN); Omitara, C29,15 km jct. D1535, 22.2168°S 18.0407°E (CB); Gobabis, C22, 23 km jct. B6, 22.2533°S 18.9966°E (CB); Geiersberg, Omitara 109, 22.3213°S 18.0331°E (SMWN). Kalahari: M119, 10 km S Botswana border, 22.0238°S 19.9767°E (CB); B6, 20 km W Botswana border, 22.3093°S 19.7964°E (CB); Gobabis, C22, 12 km N jct. B6, 22.3613°S 19.003°E (CB). Gobabis: Gobabis, C22, 2 km N jct. B6, 22.4205°S 19.0037°E (CB); C20, Gobabis-Leonardville 10 km N of Aais, 22.9742°S 18.7280°E (CB). Aminius: Leonardville, 23.5000°S 18.8000°E (SMWN). [Erongo] Dâures: Brandberg, Hungorob Valley, 21.1833°S 14.5167°E (Bologna, 2000a; SMWN). Omaruru: Otjikoko-Sud 61, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (SMWN); Omaruru, D2329, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (CB); C33, 3– 9 km S of Omaruru, 21.4948°S 15.9705°E (CB); 20 km SE Omaruru, 21.6250°S 16.1250°E (JP); C33, 30 km jct. B2, 21.6681°S 15.9799°E (CB); C33, 30– 20 km N Karibib, 21.6833°S 15.9667°E (CB). Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); C33, 17 km jct. B2, 21.839°S 15.9233°E (CB); B2, Usakos- Karibib, 16 km W of Karibib, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); Karibib, D1953, jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB); Okakoara 43, 21.9667°S 16.0167°E (SMWN); C32, 54 km S Karibib, Swakop River, 22.39537°S 15.83432°E (CB). Arandis: 6 km N Arandis, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Windhoek, vic. Heroes Acre, (OSU); Orumbo 198, 22.3833°S 17.7833°E (SMWN); Windhoek distr., 22.3833°S 17.8333°E (SMWN); Brakwater, 20 km N Windhoek, 22.4000°S 17.0667°E (CB); Richthofen 126, 22.4500°S 17.6000°E (SMWN); Excelsior 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN); Windhoek Airport, 22.5333°S 17.2500°E (CB); Richthofen 126, 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); Alt-Seeis 133, 22.6167°S 17.6333°E (SMWN); Arnhem 222, 22.7000°S 18.1167°E (SMWN); Regenstein 32, 22.7178°S 17.0317°E (SMWN); Gocheganas 26, 22.8333°S 17.1833°E (SMWN); C23, 26 km S Dordabis, 23.0575°S 17.9329°E (CB); C23, 38 km S Dordabis, 23.0715°S 18.0434°E (CB); Kos 28, 23.2667°S 16.1333°E (SMWN); D1228, 7 km ENE Rehobothoad, 23.2833°S 17.2333°E (CB). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (CB; SMWN). [Hardap] Rehoboth West Urban: Rehoboth town, 23.3167°S 17.0667°E (CB); Rehoboth, 23.3500°S 17.0667°E (SMWN). Rehoboth Rural: B1, km 21, 23.49991°S 17.12837°E (CB); B1, 28.5 km S Rehobothd, 23.5833°S 17.1500°E (CB); Garies Oos 489, 23.9500°S 16.5500°E (SMWN). Mariental Rural: Stampried, 24.3333°S 18.4000°E (SMWN); Haruchas 156, 24.9500°S 18.8500°E (SMWN); Viljoenskroon 507, 25.1667°S 19.9667°E (SMWN). Gibeon: Wereldend 115, 25.1500°S 16.2333°E (SMWN). [Karas] Berseba: Mukorob 14, 25.5000°S 18.1667°E (SMWN). Keetmanshoop Rural: Koes 202, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (SMWN); Khabus 146, 26.2833°S 18.2333°E (SMWN); Khabus 146, 26.3000°S 18.2167°E (SMWN); Wildheim Ost 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN); Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB). Lüderitz: near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP); Diamond Area 1, 27.2500°S 15.7500°E (SMWN). Other records: Swakop River (CB); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909); Damaraland (Kaszab 1956) (ab. damarensis: Kaszab 1956, Holotype); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seeely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>In the checklist of Namibian Meloidae (Bologna 2000a), as in most literature, this species is named phalerata . Actually this name is preoccupied by that of an Oriental species now referred to the genus Hycleus (Pan et al. 2014) .</p><p>Ceroctis exclamationis (Marseul, 1872) (Fig. 3B)</p><p>Mylabris (Ceroctis) exclamationis Marseul, 1872 Mylabris (Ceroctis) bivittata Marseul, 1872</p><p>Mylabris (Ceroctis) ngamensis Pic, 1924</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, northeastern Namibia (new species record for this country), South Africa, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: Caprivi Katima Mulilo, 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB). Kongola: Singalamwe, Eastern Caprivi, 17.6500°S 23.4167°E (SMWN); Kwando R., W Caprivi, 17.7833°S 23.3333°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.3333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.7833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.3333/lat -17.7833)">26 km W Kongola</a>, western Caprivi, 17.8000°S 23.0833°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.15/lat -17.8167)">Maywa Valley</a>, westerrn Caprivi, 17.8167°S 23.1500°E (SMWN) . [Kavango] Mukwe: westerrn Caprivi, 18.0333°S 22.3000°E (SMWN); Omega, westerrn Caprivi, 18.0500°S 22.1833°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.5833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.5833/lat -18.1167)">Popa Falls</a>, Eeastern Bank, westerrn Caprivi, 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (SMWN) ; Okavango River, Bagani, Popa Falls, 18.1167°S 21.6333°E (CB; CP).[Oshikoto] Ondangwa-Tsumeb, B 1, 45 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.6333/lat -18.1167)">Oshivelo Andoni plains</a>, 18.4430°S 16.7342°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Tsumkwe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7342&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.443" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7342/lat -18.443)">3 km W Kuru</a>, 19.9333°S 20.6333°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species and those of their synonyms were examined at MNHN.</p><p>Synonymies must be confirmed after the revision of the genus.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFB9FFFDFF5FFF55FC704993	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA7FFFCFF5FF9C6FBFE4816.text	F72687E4FFA7FFFCFF5FF9C6FBFE4816.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroctis aurantiaca (Fairmaire 1885)	<div><p>Ceroctis aurantiaca species group</p><p>Two Namibian species, namely C. bohemani (Fähraeus, 1870) and C. ovamboana Kaszab, 1981, belong to this group, easily distinguishable by the extended black elytral ground colouration with dense silver setae and a series of large yellow spots sometimes confluent. This group, partially studied by Pardo Alcaide (1958b), includes also the following three eastern African species: C. aurantiaca (Fairmaire, 1885); C. paolii (Pardo Alcaide, 1958); C. rufimembris (Thomas, 1897) . This lineage represents another example of the disjunct eastern/southern African distribution model, previously described (see Lydomorphus bifoveiceps).</p><p>Ceroctis bohemanii (Fåhraeus, 1870) (Fig. 3C)</p><p>Mylabris bohemanii Fåhraeus, 1870</p><p>Mylabris (Ceroctis) bohemani, Marseul 1872 Distribution. Angola, northern and central Namibia, northern South Africa, and Zimbabwe.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.8167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.8167/lat -18.4667)">Material</a> examined and literature records. [Kavango] Ndiyona: Kaudom-Cwiba Juction, Kaukom Game Reserve, 18.4667°S 20.8167°E (SMWN) . [Oshikoto] Guinas: Oshivelo, Etosha N.P., 18.6167°S 17.1667°E (SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Algamas 471, 19.4667°S 17.2833°E (SMWN) . Otjiwarongo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6414&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6365" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6414/lat -20.6365)">20 km S Otjiwarongo</a>, 20.6365°S 16.6414°E (RMCA) ; Otjiku, 20.2667°S 16.8167°E (SMWN). Omatako: Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.3167°S 17.3167°E (SMWN); Waterberg N.P., 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (CB); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.3333°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4833°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); Hamakari 285, 20.5833°S 17.3333°E (SMWN); Okosomingo 149, 20.6167°S 17.1333°E (SMWN); Kalidona, 21.2833°S 18.0667°E (SMWN). Okakarara: Hereroland West, 20.5500°S 17.4667°E (SMWN) . Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Excelsior 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN); Richthofen 126. 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); Doabib Ost 57, Rehoboth, 23.2059°S 17.6535°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>Ceroctis ovamboana Kaszab, 1981</p><p>Distribution. Southern Angola and northern Namibia (new species record for Namibia).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.9167/lat -17.4)">Ondorusu Falls</a>, 17.4000°S 13.9167°E (SMWN).</p><p>[Omusati] Ruacana: Ruacana Falls, 17.4333°S 14.35°E (SMWN; Kaszab 1981, Holotype. Actually this locality refers to the Angolan side of the River Kunene, on the boundary with Namibia).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at SMWN.</p><p>The Namibian record represents the second known locality of this species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA7FFFCFF5FF9C6FBFE4816	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA6FFFEFF5FFB45FCAC4FE4.text	F72687E4FFA6FFFEFF5FFB45FCAC4FE4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroctis gyllenhalli (Billberg 1813)	<div><p>Cercotis gyllenhalli species group</p><p>The following three species are phenetically similar and even if their relationships were never studied, we tentatively included them in a phenetic group, endemic to southern African, together with C. gyllenhalli (Billberg, 1813), which is distributed in South Africa</p><p>Ceroctis aliena (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 3D)</p><p>Mylabris aliena Péringuey, 1892</p><p>Distribution. Namibia, western and northern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kavango] Kapako: Fontein Omuramba, 17.8833°S 19.7000°E (SMWN). [Kunene] Sesfontein: D265, near Kamanjab, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: 100 km N Okahandja, 21.0920°S 16.8280°E (CB); Okahandja Townlands, 21.6667°S 17.3333°E (SMWN). [Erongo] Dâures: D3716, Spitzkoppe, 21.8267°S 15.2074°E (CB). Karibib: Noab 69, Karibib, 22.1333°S 15.5667°E (SMWN); C32, 54 km S Karibib, Swakop River, 22.39537°S 15.83432°E (CB). Walvis Bay Rural: Damaraland, Walvis Bay, 22.9167°S 14.4667°E (Péringuey, 1909). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Dudeabib Ost 57, Rehoboth, 23.2059°S 17.6535°E (SMWN). [Hardap] Mariental Rural: C25, 25 km E Derm, 23.5903°S 18.2574°E (CB); Haruchas 156, Mariental, 24.9500°S 18.8500°E (SMWN). Gibeon: Hauchabfontein 5, 24.5000°S 16.0833°E (SMWN); Alwynkop, 24.9167°S 16.2333°E (SMWN). [Karas] Berseba: Hoagces, 25.9167°S 17.9333°E (SMWN). Keetmanshoop Urban: B1, 3.8 km SE Keetmanshoop, 26.61692°S 18.17825°E (CB). Lüderitz: B4, 4 km W Aus, 26.64473°S 16.23154°E (CB); Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP); Plateau 33, Luderitz, 26.6667°S 16.5333°E (SMWN). Keetmanshoop Rural: D608, 35 km S Keetmanshoop, 26.90790°S 18.26411°E (CB). Oranjemund: Boom River course, Kloof W, 22 km N of Orange River (ENE of Rosh Pinah), 27.8333°S 17.0000°E (SMWN); Obibwasser, 28.0833°S 16.7500°E (SMWN); Obib Mts./Dunes, Diamond Area 1, 28.0833°S 16.7500°E (SMWN). Karasburg: M21, 4km N Warmbad, 28.39832°S 18.75766°E (CB); C13, 44,5km N Noordoewer Grape Valley, 28.41803°S 17.44408°E (CB); C10, 23 km N Velloorsdrif, 28.52194°S 19.18402°E (CB). Other records: Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014). Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Ceroctis peringueyi (Voigts, 1902) (Fig. 3E)</p><p>Mylabris distincta Péringuey, 1886, nomen praeoccupatum Zonabris peringueyi Voigts, 1902</p><p>Distribution. Namibia and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.25/lat -17.3833)">Dunes</a>, 17.3833°S 12.2500°E (SMWN) . Opuwo: 30 km WNW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.35/lat -18.1167)">Orupembe</a>, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN) . Khorixas: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.9799&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5373" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.9799/lat -20.5373)">Krone</a> 721, 20.5373°S 13.9799°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.7833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.6333/lat -20.7833)">Duineveld</a> 529, 20.7833°S 14.6333°E (SMWN) . [Oshana] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.15" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9333/lat -19.15)">Uuvudhiya</a>: Okaukuejo, Etosha, 19.1500°S 15.9333°E (SMWN) . [Erongo] Dâures: Tsisab River, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.6833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.6833/lat -21.0167)">Brandberg</a>, 21.0167°S 14.6833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.1333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5833/lat -21.1333)">Brandberg</a>, 21.1333°S 14.5833°E (SMWN) ; Gross Spitzkoppe, 21.8167°S 15.1667°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1484&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.8518" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1484/lat -21.8518)">Spitskoppe</a>, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN) . Karibib: B2, 16 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.70561&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.93584" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.70561/lat -21.93584)">Karibib</a>, 21.93584°S 15.70561°E (CB) ; 12 km W of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.4879&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.4879/lat -21.9972)">Usakos</a>, 21.9972°S 15.4879°E (SMWN) ; 46 km W Usakos (AMNH) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.2533&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4733" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.2533/lat -22.4733)">Bloemhof</a> 109, 22.4733°S 15.2533°E (SMWN) . Arandis: 6 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.3667)">Arandis</a>, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0333/lat -22.4667)">Rossing Mine</a>, 22.4667°S 15.0333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0667/lat -22.4667)">Lower Dome Gorge</a>, 22.4667°S 15.0667°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0167/lat -22.4833)">Upper Panner Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9667/lat -22.5)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (SMWN) ; C14, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7526&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.3045" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7526/lat -23.3045)">Kuiseb Pass</a>, 23.3045°S 15.7526°E (CB); C14, Kuiseb River , 23.30457°S 15.77184°E (CB). Walvis Bay Rural: Gorob Mine, Namib Desert Park, 23.5333°S 15.4167°E (SMWN) . [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.34" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.05/lat -22.34)">Windhoek</a>, 22.3400°S 17.0500°E (SMWN) ; C14, 41 km N Solitaire, 23.5223°S 15.7832°E (CB). [Hardap] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.90401&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.23774" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.90401/lat -24.23774)">Gibeon</a>: C14, 10 km S Waltevrede, 24.23774°S 15.90401°E (CB); Sesriem 137 , River, 24.4833°S 15.95°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.6833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.1667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.6833/lat -25.1667)">Gibeon</a>, 25.1667°S 17.6833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.95/lat -25.4667)">Asab</a>, 25.4667°S 17.9500°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.1167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.1167/lat -25.95)">Koes</a> 202, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.2333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.2833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.2333/lat -26.2833)">Khabaus</a> 146, 26.2833°S 18.2333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.2167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.2167/lat -26.3)">Khabaus</a> 146, 26.3°S 18.2167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.3167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.25/lat -26.3167)">Khabaus</a> 146, 26.3167°S 18.25°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.5667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.5667/lat -26.4833)">Wildheim Ost</a> 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN) ; Swartbaas West 276, 27.0167°S 19.7000°E (SMWN); Karas distr., C11, 1 km jct. M26, 27.0915°S 19.5372°E (CB); Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4667/lat -27.3833)">Naochabeb</a> 97, 27.3833°S 18.4667°E (SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.5333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.5333/lat -26.6667)">Lüderitz</a>: Plateau 38, 26.6667°S 16.5333°E (SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.3833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.7333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.3833/lat -27.7333)">Karasburg</a>: Granau, Warmbad, 27.7333°S 18.3833°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Ceroctis trifasciata Pic, 1948 (Fig. 3F)</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Opuwo: 30 km WNW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.35/lat -18.1167)">Orupemde</a>, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN) ; D3710, near Opuwo, 18.1589°S 13.9173°E (CB); D3710, Opuwo, 18.2011°S 13.8994°E (CB); D3709, near Opuwo, 18.5986°S 14.2007°E (CB); Kunene distr., C43, 18.6788°S 13.7135°E (CB); Kaokaland, 18.8667°S 12.9833°E (SMWN). Sesfontein: Khowarib River, 19.2667°S 13.8667°E (SMWN); D2650, near Kamanjab, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB). Kamanjab: C40, 26 km E Kamanjab, 19.6957°S 15.1046°E (CB); C38, 40 km N Outjo, 19.80883°S 15.91281°E (CB); C39, 23 km W Outjo, 20.1798°S 15.9480°E (CB); C39, 29 km W Outjo, 20.19834°S 15.8831°E (CB); Delhi 96, 20.3780°S 15.7280°E (SMWN) . Outjo: Ike 346, 19.7533°S 16.6244°E (SMWN); road Outjo-Kalkfeld <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6244&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.7533" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6244/lat -19.7533)">16–20 km S Outjo</a>, 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Guinas: C38, 1 km jct. with B1, 18.7725°S 17.2491°E (CB). Omuthiyagwiipundi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.0667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8167/lat -19.0667)">30 km E Etosha</a> N.P., Mokuti Lodge, 18.8000°S 17.0333°E (CB). [Oshana] Uuvudhiya: Okaukuejo / Leeubron, Etosha N.P., 19.0667°S 15.8167°E (SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Etosha N.P., 19.2378°S 17.0878°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.5667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1167/lat -19.5667)">5 km N Otavi</a> vs. Tsumeb, 19.6239°S 17.3777°E (CB); B8, 10 km E Otavi, 19.6500°S 17.4167°E (CB). Grootfontein: Grootfontein, 19.5667°S 18.1167°E (SMWN) . Omatako: Onjoka, Wateberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.5167°S 17.2333°E (CB); D2414, Etjo-Kalkfeld, Dinosaurus Tracks, 21.1156°S 16.4161°E (CB); Okahandja Townlands, 21.6667°S 17.3333°E (SMWN) . Otjiwarongo: C33, 2 km N Kalkfeld, 20.8333°S 16.2000°E (CB). Okahandja: Ovita, 21.5228°S 16.2539°E (SMWN); Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN). [Erongo] Omaruru: Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (SMWN) . Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); C28, Boshua Pass, 22.7000°S 16.0333°E (CB). [Omaheke] Steinhausen: C30, 8 km S jct. with C29, 21.8207°S 18.3307°E (CB); Kehoro Sud 939, 22.0833°S 18.6167°E (SMWN); C29, Omitara, 15 km jct. D1535, 22.2168°S 18.0407°E (CB); B6, 8 km Witvlei, 22.3836°S 18.4078°E (CB). Gobabis: Otjiwarumendu 119, 22.3576°S 18.2870°E (SMWN); Gobabis, C 22, 2 km N jct. B6, 22.4205°S 19.0037°E (CB); Swart Nossob River Gobabis, 23.1333°S 18.7000°E (SMWN). Kalahari: Gobabis, C 22, 12 km N jct. B6, 22.3613°S 19.0034°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: D1535, near Omitara, 11 km jct. B6, 22.3460°S 17.7240°E (CB); Windhoek (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.6333/lat -22.45)">Pic</a>, 1948, type locality); D1535, Windhoek, 5 km jct. B6, 22.3681°S 17.6675°E (CB); B6, 68 km E Windhoek, 22.3913°S 17.8234°E (CB); Excelsior 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN) ; Neudamm 63, 22.5000°S 17.3500°E (SMWN); Opembamewa Sud, 22.5000°S 17.5000°E (SMWN); Richthofen 126, 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); Arnhem 222, 22.7000°S 18.1167°E (SMWN); Gocheganas 26, 22.8333°S 17.1833°E (SMWN); Kos 28, 23.2667°S 16.1333°E (SMWN); D1228, 3 km E Rehoboth, 23.2909°S 17.2012°E (CB). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (Kaszab, 1960, as ab. zumpti) (CB; SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0836/lat -22.57)">30 km N Rehoboth</a>, 23.0468°S 17.1063°E (CB). [Hardap] Rehoboth Rural: B1, km 21, 23.4999°S 17.1284°E (CB); B1, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1284&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.4999" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1284/lat -23.4999)">28.5 km S Rehobothroad</a>, 23.5833°S 17.1500°E (CB); Bullsport, 24.1495°S 16.36336°E (Kaszab 1960, as ab. zumpti). Gibeon: C14, Bullsport-Solitaire, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.36336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.1495" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.36336/lat -24.1495)">5 km W of Bullsport</a>, 24.1040°S 16.3093°E (CB); Sesriem 137: River, 24.4667°S 15.9500°E (SMWN); C14, 1 km W Maltahöhe, 24.8589°S 16.9751°E (CB); C19, western slope Tsaris Pass, 24.9346°S 16.4159°E (CB). Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA6FFFEFF5FFB45FCAC4FE4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA4FFFEFF5FFBDEFC6A4A4D.text	F72687E4FFA4FFFEFF5FFBDEFC6A4A4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroctis interna (Harold 1879)	<div><p>Ceroctis interna species group</p><p>Only the following Namibian species belongs to this group, mainly distributed in central Africa, phenetically well distinct by the elytral pattern characterized by the unicolour red apex of elytra and transverse fasciae. The group includes at least: C. angolana Borchmann, 1940 (which could be a symomym of C. blanda); C. blanda (Péringuey, 1892); C. congoana (Duvivier, 1890); C. interna (Harold, 1879) .</p><p>Ceroctis blanda (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 3G)</p><p>Mylabris blanda Péringuey, 1892</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia, northwestern South Africa, and Zaire. Material esamine and literature records. [Kavango] Ndiyona: Niangana, 18.0000°S 20.6833°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909, type locality; Pardo 1 958b); Namibia (Bologna 2000a) . Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at SAMC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA4FFFEFF5FFBDEFC6A4A4D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA4FFF8FF5FF976FE614FBD.text	F72687E4FFA4FFF8FF5FF976FE614FBD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroctis korana (Peringuey 1886)	<div><p>Ceroctis korana species group</p><p>The validity of this heterogeneous assemblage, based only on phenetic similarities, needs confirmation. It is apparently endemic to the southwestern Africa.</p><p>Ceroctis amphibia (Marseul, 1872) (Fig. 3H)</p><p>Mylabris (Ceroctis) amphibia Marseul, 1872</p><p>Ceroctis amphibia ssp. rudebecki Kaszab, 1956 Distribution. Western Angola and western Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.3167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.3167/lat -17.8)">Ondundujengo River</a>, 17.8000°S 12.3167°E (SMWN) ; S <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.375&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.875" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.375/lat -17.875)">Omatjinguma</a>, 17.8750°S 12.3750°E (SMWN) . Opuwo: 30 km WNW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.35/lat -18.1167)">Oruoembe</a>, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN) ; Namib, Kakoveld, 15 miles S Anabib (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.5167/lat -18.1833)">Orupenbe</a>), 18.1833°S 12.5167°E ( ssp rudebecki, Kaszab, 1956) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.5167/lat -18.1833)">100 miles W Ohopoho</a>, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (Kaszab 1956). Sesfontein: Khowarib Schlucht , 19.3000°S 13.9167°E (SMWN). Khorixas: N of Doros Crater, Skeleton Coast Park, 20.3667°S 14.1333°E (SMWN); 60 km <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3667/lat -20.5667)">Twyfelfontein</a>, 20.5667°S 14.3667°E (SMWN) . [Erongo] Dâures: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5163&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2215" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5163/lat -21.2215)">Brandberg Messum Valley</a>, 21.2215°S 14.5163°E (Bologna 2000a; CB; SMWN) ; D2342, 9, 5 km S Messum Valley, 21.2999°S 14.5406°E (CB); D2342, 17 km SE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5406&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2999" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5406/lat -21.2999)">Messum Valley</a>, 21.3048°S 14.6574°E (CB); D3716, Spitzkoppe, 21.8267°S 15.2074°E (CB); Spitskoppe, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN). Karibib: B2, 16 km W Karibib, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); B2, 8 km W Usakos, 21.9876°S 15.5057°E (Bologna vidit); B2, 2, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.5057&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9876" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.5057/lat -21.9876)">6 km W Usakos</a>, 21.9989°S 15.5647°E (CB); Naob 69, 22.1333°S 15.5667°E (SMWN); B2, 56 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1722&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.1763" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1722/lat -22.1763)">Usakos</a>, 22.1763°S 15.1722°E (CB). Arandis: 6 km N Arandis , 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0333/lat -22.4667)">Rossing Mine</a>, 22.4667°S 15.0333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0667/lat -22.4667)">Lower Dome Gorge</a>, 22.4667°S 15.0667°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0167/lat -22.4833)">Upper Panner Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9667/lat -22.5)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (SMWN) . [Hardap] Gibeon: Waltevrede G. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9802&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.1779" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9802/lat -24.1779)">Farm</a>, 24.1779°S 15.9802°E (CB); C14 10 km S Waltevrede , 24.2377°S 15.9040°E (CB). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: Khabus 146, 26.3000°S 18.2167°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p><p>The taxonomy of this species was discussed by Bologna (2000a), who synonymized the ssp. rudebecki Kaszab, 1956 with the nominate form.</p><p>The phylogenetic position of C. amphibia is unclear, but we suggest possible relationships with C. korana and C. karrooensis, due to the common shape of the wide pronotum with similar puncturation, and the similar shape of antennomeres. Actually, C. amphibia is well distinct from the remaining species at least because of the partial red colour of femours.</p><p>Ceroctis karroensis Péringuey, 1909 (Fig. 3I)</p><p>Distribution. Namibia and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.7333/lat -17.4)">Epupa</a>: Okakatuwo, Kaokoland, 17.4000°S 12.7333°E (SMWN) . [Omusati] Okahao: C35, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7167/lat -21.9667)">Kamanjab-Ruacana</a> 77 km NW of Kamanjab, 19.2528°S 14.4442°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Windhoek, D 1535, 5 km jct. B6, 22.3681°S 17.6675°E (CB); C23, 26 km S Dordabis, 23.0575°S 17.9329°E (CB); Solitaire, 23.8648°S 16.0585°E (CB). [Omaheke] Steinhausen: Kehoro Noord 185, 21.9667°S 18.7167°E (SMWN) . Aminius: C20, Gobabis-Leonardville 5 km S Aais, 23.2593°S 18.7237°E (CB). [Hardap] Gibeon: C14, Maltahohe-Bullsport, after <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7237&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.2593" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7237/lat -23.2593)">Fish River</a>, 24.4022°S 16.8172°E (CB). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Urban: C16, Keetmanshoop, 6 km jct. B1, 26.5809°S 18.1925°E (CB). Lüderitz: near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CB); Obib Mts. / Dunes, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6/lat -28.05)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 28.0500°S 16.6000°E (SMWN) . Keetmanshoop Rural: Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB); Namaqualand, Rek Vlatke, 27.4000°S 16.5833°E (Kaszab 1955b, as ab. bisbiinterrupta). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0667/lat -27.8667)">Oranjemund</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0667/lat -27.8667)">Boom River</a> Canyon, 19 km N of Orange River (ESE of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0667/lat -27.8667)">Rosh Pinah</a>), 27.8667°S 17.0667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014). Kaszab (1955b as ab. bisbiinterrupta) cited the species from southern Kalahari, but probably this record refers to the South African portion of this desert.</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>The elytral pattern is variable, due to the extension of the black colouration. Orange-yellow spots are usually estended and partially coalescent, forming transverse irregular fasciae. Small and round spots without fasciae are present in few specimens (E of Windhoek, Diamond Area, Boom River; South Africa, Richtersveld), which appear distinct from the most common phenotype. Male antenna, pronotum and male genitalia are illustrated in Figs 11 A- E.</p><p>Ceroctis korana (Péringuey, 1886) (Fig. 3J)</p><p>Mylabris korana Péringuey, 1886</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (new species record for this country) and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Hardap] Gibeon: C19, 8 km S Solitaire, 23.9774°S 16.0063°E (CB); Waltevrede G. Farm, 24.1779°S 15.9802°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9089&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.3184" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9089/lat -25.3184)">Gorraris</a> 99, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9089&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.3184" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9089/lat -25.3184)">Luderitz</a>, 25.3184°S 15.9089°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Lüderitz: Awasib, dunes E, 25.2500°S 15.7167°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.5167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.5167/lat -25.5167)">Numabis Pan Diamond Area</a> 2, 25.5167°S 15.5167°E (SMWN) . Keetmanshoop Rural: Khabus 146, 26.2833°S 18.2333°E (SMWN); Khabus 146, 26.3000°S 18.2167°E (SMWN). Berseba: C14, 51 km N Bethanienm, 26.2919°S 17.0535°E (CB); B4, 73 km W Keetmanshoop, 26.7809°S 17.4657°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.4657&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.7809" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.4657/lat -26.7809)">15 km ESE of Goageb</a>, 26.8000°S 17.3667°E (SMWN). Oranjemund: C13, 50 km S Rosh Pinah, 28.07076°S 17.12799°E (CB); C13, 25– <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.12799&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.07076" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.12799/lat -28.07076)">30 km S Rosh Pinah</a>, 28.07315°S 16.94231°E (CB). Karasburg: M21, 4 km N Warmbad, 28.39832°S 18.75766°E (CB); C13, 44, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.75766&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.39832" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.75766/lat -28.39832)">5 km N Noordoewer Grape Valley</a>, 28.41803°S 17.44408°E (CB); C10, 23 km N Velloorsdrif, 28.52194°S 19.18402°E (CB); Noordoewer, 28.6667°S 17.6667°E (SMWN); Noodoewer, 28.7500°S 17.6167°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records. Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>This species is similar to C. karrooensis, but distinct because of the following characters: shiny integuments, deeper and more distanced punctures of head and pronotum, male antennomeres IV–IX less serrate, wider extension of lemon yellow colouration, particularly on the fore fascia.</p><p>We suspect that C. gariepina (Péringuey, 1888) from northwestern South Africa could represent only an elytral variation of C. korana .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA4FFF8FF5FF976FE614FBD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA1FFFBFF5FFF55FB1A4EE5.text	F72687E4FFA1FFFBFF5FFF55FB1A4EE5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroctis capensis (Linne 1767)	<div><p>Ceroctis capensis species group</p><p>Until now only C. capensis can be referred to this assemblage, apparently endemic to southen Africa.</p><p>Ceroctis capensis (Linné, 1767) (Fig. 3K)</p><p>Meloe capensis Linné, 1767</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia (new species for this country) and South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Karas] Lüderitz: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2667/lat -26.6667)">Aus</a>, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (SMWN) . Karasburg: 30 mil SE Keetmanshoop (AMNH).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>It is phenetically very distinct from all others species of the genus because of the elytral pattern. Some South African specimens from southern Karoo, Eastern Cape and Free State have red-orange rather than yellow colouration of elytra; the taxonomic value of this form needs morphological and molecular studies.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA1FFFBFF5FFF55FB1A4EE5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA1FFFBFF5FFCDBFB25496E.text	F72687E4FFA1FFFBFF5FFCDBFB25496E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroctis subtrinotata (Pic 1915)	<div><p>Ceroctis subtrinotata species group</p><p>This group, here defined, needs a clear definition and possibly includes some central African species such as C. subtrinotata (Pic, 1915), C. trispila Marseul, 1878, C. bisbilunulata (Pic, 1908), C. seabrai Pic, 1936 .</p><p>Ceroctis cfr. seabrai Pic, 1936 (Fig. 3L)</p><p>Distribution. Angola and northern Namibia (new species record for this country).</p><p>Material examined. [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.3333°E (SMWN). Okakarara: Hereroland-West, 20.5167°S 17.4833°E (CB).</p><p>Remarks. Types of seabreai were examined at MHNH.</p><p>The description of C. seabrai agrees completely with the Namibian specimens. The deep examination of types of this Angolan species is necessary to resolve the identification of Namibian specimens. C. seabrai is phenetically similar to some central African taxa, particularly to C. subtrinotata (Pic, 1915), described from Tanzania but distributed also in Congo (Voka, CB), and could represent only a colour variation of this species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA1FFFBFF5FFCDBFB25496E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA0FFFAFF5FFC0BFD004A4B.text	F72687E4FFA0FFFAFF5FFC0BFD004A4B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus Latreille 1817	<div><p>Genus Hycleus Latreille, 1817</p><p>The value of the speciose genus Hycleus (about 450 species) was debated for a long time and it was recently supported by both morphological (see for a synthesis: Bologna 1991; Bologna &amp; Pinto 2002) and molecular evidences (Bologna et al. 2005, 2008c; Pan et al. 2013; Salvi et al., in preparation). Three sections of the genus were described in the literature (Pardo Alcaide,1954, 1955), primarily based on the shape of the mesosternum: without (Mesogorbatus), or with a small (Mesotaeniatus) or wide (Mesoscutatus) modified fore area, usually named “mesosternal scutum”. These sections are greatly heterogeneous and were not considered as subgenera by Bologna &amp; Pinto (2002) and Bologna &amp; Turco (2007), who preferred consider them as phyletic macro-lineages. In particular, the distinction between the species having a wide (Mesoscutatus) or a narrow (Mesotaeniatus) modified fore area of mesosternum is very scarce.</p><p>Several well defined groups of species can be recognized inside each macro-lineage according to the shape of head and mandibles, that of male maxillae and palpomeres, the structure of antennomeres, pronotum and mesopleures, the number and position of penis hooks. Some Palaerctic and Afrotropical groups of species were defined and discussed by Pardo Alcaide (1954, 1955, 1958a, 1958b, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969), Bologna (1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1994), and Bologna &amp; Turco (2007). We define here new Afrotropical groups of species.</p><p>Most African species of Hycleus have been described as Mylabris, Zonabris, Coryna, Decapotoma . In a preliminary checklist of the Namibian Meloidae, Bologna (2000a) defined several new combinations of Hycleus species and only new combinations are here provided.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA0FFFAFF5FFC0BFD004A4B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFA0FFF5FF5FF856FE7A4BEF.text	F72687E4FFA0FFF5FF5FF856FE7A4BEF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus dentatus (Olivier 1811)	<div><p>Aa) Hycleus dentatus species group</p><p>Hycleus dentatus (Olivier, 1811) (Fig. 3O) Mylabris dentata Olivier, 1811 Mylabris tortuosa Erichson, 1843 Coryna dentata, Bologna 1978</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Congo (new species record for this country: Boma, AMNH), and Namibia . Cited also from Senegal and Sierra Leone, but these western African citations need confirmation.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Omusati] Ruacana: Ruacana Falls (road C46), 17.4000°S 14.2833°E (CB). Outapi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.2833/lat -17.4)">Mahanene Res. Station</a>, 17.4500°S 14.8000°E (SMWN). Okahao: C35, Kamanjab- Ruacana <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8/lat -17.45)">25 km NW of Kamanjab</a>, 18.4775°S 14.6977°E (CB); Otjiovasandu, Etosha N.P., 19.2500°S 14.5000°E (SMWN); Kaross, Etosha N.P., 19.3833°S 14.5333°E (SMWN). [Kunene] Epupa: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5333/lat -19.3833)">Hippo Pool on Kunene River</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.7/lat -17.45)">20 km W Ruacana</a>, 17.4092°S 14.2185°E (CB); Okakatowo, 17.4500°S 12.7000°E (SMWN) ; Okambele, 17.6167°S 14.0500°E (SMWN). Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8333/lat -18.05)">Opuwo town</a>, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB) ; 30 km WNW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.35/lat -18.1167)">Orupembe</a>, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN) ; D3710, near Opuwo, 18.1589°S 13.9173°E (CB); D3710, near Opuwo, 18.2011°S 13.8994°E (CB); Kunene distr., C43, 18.7599°S 13.7489°E (CB); C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana, 18.9027°S 14.3903°E (CB). Sesfontein: Beisebvlakte, Etosha N.P., 19.0167°S 14.0833°E (SMWN); Kamanjab, D 2650, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB). Kamanjab: C40, 26 km E Kamanjab, 19.6957°S 15.1046°E (CB); Outjo-Kamanjab <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1046&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6957" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1046/lat -19.6957)">95 km N of Outjo</a>, 19.8040°S 15.3290°E (CB); Otjitambi, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN); C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.3061°S 15.1867°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Engodi: Okashana Agric . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6667/lat -18.25)">Experimental Station</a>, 18.2500°S 16.6667°E (SMWN) ; 30 km W Oshivelo, 18.4870°S 17.0000°E (CB). Omuthiyagwiipundi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.487" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0/lat -18.487)">Okashana Experimental Station</a>, 18.5833°S 16.6500°E (SMWN). Guinas: Tsumeb, Onguma 314, 18.7333°S 17.0500°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: D2430, 25 km N Otjiwarongo, 20.2667°S 16.6167°E (CB); Cleveland 17, 20.4050°S 16.6590°E (SMWN); Garfield, 20.4450°S 16.0830°E (SMWN); C63, Outjo-Kalkfeld <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.3833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.3833/lat -20.6667)">15 km N of Kalkfeld</a>, 20.7537°S 16.2210°E (CB). Omatako: Waterberg, jct. roads C22-2512, 20.6333°S 17.1500°E (CB); Hamakari S 373, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN) ; Hamakari S 373, 20.6667°S 17.4000°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4167/lat -21.0167)">Mount Etjo Safari Lodge</a>, 21.0167°S 16.4167°E (CB); 100 km N Okahanjia , 21.0920°S 16.8280°E (CP); D2414, Etjo-Kalkfeld, Dinosaurus Tracks, 21.1156°S 16.4161°E (CB); D2414, Etjo-Kalkfeld <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4161&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.1156" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4161/lat -21.1156)">38 km SE of Kalkfeld</a>, 21.1288°S 16.3883°E (CB); Okahandja Townlands, 21.6667°S 17.3333°E (SMWN). Okahandja: Ongambeanavita, 21.5800°S 16.5900°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9167/lat -21.9833)">25 km N of Okahandja</a>, 21.7619°S 16.8743°E (CB); B2, 31 km W Okahandja, 21.9157°S 16.6199°E (CB); D2192, 4 km jct. B2, 21.9490°S 16.5763°E (CB); Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (Péringuey, 1909; CP; SMWN) . [Erongo] Dâures: Otjihorongo Reserve, 20.9000°S 15.2000°E (SMWN) . Omaruru: Otjikoko-Sud 61, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (SMWN); C33, 6 km S Omaruru, 21.4824°S 15.9508°E (CB); C33, 3– 9 km S of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9705&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.4948" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9705/lat -21.4948)">Omaruru</a>, 21.4948°S 15.9705°E (CB) ; 20 km SE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9799&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.6681" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9799/lat -21.6681)">Omaruru</a>, 21.6250°S 16.1250°E (JP); C33, 30 km jct. B2, 21.6681°S 15.9799°E (CB); C33, 30 – 20 km N Karibib, 21.6833°S 15.9667°E (CB). Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); C33, 17 km jct. B2, 21.8390°S 15.9233°E (CB); Karibib, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CB); B2, Usakos-Karibib, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8333/lat -21.9333)">16 km W Karibib</a>, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); B2, 16 km W Karibib, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); D 1953, 100 m jct.. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB); B2, 8 km W Usakos, 21.9876°S 15.5057°E (CB); D1953, 45 km jct. C32, 22.2963°S 16.0658°E (CB). Arandis: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0658&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.2963" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0658/lat -22.2963)">Upper Panner Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: D1525, Windhoek-Gobabis,to Bodenhausen, 1 km N from B6, 22.3968°S 17.6600°E (CB); C23, 26 km S Dordabis, 23.0575°S 17.9329°E (CB); C23, 38 km S Dordabis, 23.0715°S 18.0434°E (CB); D1228, 7 km ENE Rehoboth, 23.2833°S 17.2333°E (CB). Windhoek East: Windhuk, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (CB); Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (JP). [Omaheke] Aminius: Leonardville, Gobabis, 23.5000°S 18.8000°E (SMWN) . Steinhausen: 10 km E Witvlei, 25.ii.1977 (AMNH) . [Hardap] Rehoboth Rural: B1, km 21, 23.4999°S 17.1284°E (CB); Garies Oos 489, 23.9000°S 16.5500°E (SMWN) . Gibeon: Harmonie, 24.7167°S 16.3833°E (SMWN). [Karas] Berseba: Helshoogte, 25.6667°S 16.8000°E (SMWN); C14, 51 km N Bethanien, 26.2919°S 17.0535°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Swakop (Marseul 1872); Damaraland (Kaszab 1956); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species, very distinct by its elytral pattern, are lost, but we examined specimens in the Marseul’s collection (MNHN) which have been probably compared with types.</p><p>Species greatly isolated in a possible monotypic group. It is well characterized by 11 antennomeres, dense silver setation on the body, but on elytra, mesosternum completely and densely setate, and unique elytral pattern (see Péringuey 1909).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFA0FFF5FF5FF856FE7A4BEF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFAEFFF4FF5FFF55FED44EC8.text	F72687E4FFAEFFF4FF5FFF55FED44EC8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus tripunctatus (Thunberg 1791) Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Ab) Hycleus tripunctatus species group</p><p>Hycleus tripunctatus (Thunberg, 1791) comb. n. (Fig. 3P)</p><p>Meloe tripunctata Thunberg, 1791</p><p>Types. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>Distribution. Southern Namibia (new species record for this country) and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7667/lat -28.4833)">Karasburg</a>: 3 km S of Warmbad, 28.4833°S 18.7667°E (SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. This species is well distinct by its mesosternum, anteriorly more elevated and with a clear prominent line which divides this narrow area, but without forming a clear “scutum”. Actually, this structure of mesosternum appears intermediate between that of the lineages Mesogorbatus and Mesotaeniatus. A such mesosternum is common to H. coecus (Thunberg, 1791) and H. connexus (Marsel, 1872) (see Pardo Alcaide 1963), both from South Africa, but in these two species there is a tuft of very long setae on the posterior margin of the elevated fore area, lacking in H. tripunctatus . Relationships among these three species need to be tested molecularly.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFAEFFF4FF5FFF55FED44EC8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFAEFFF7FF5FFCFCFCAC48EE.text	F72687E4FFAEFFF7FF5FFCFCFCAC48EE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus argentatus (Fabricius 1792)	<div><p>Ac) Hycleus argentatus species group</p><p>This group, defined by Pardo Alcaide (1963) and by Bologna (1990), includes: (a) at least three southern African species listed below ( H. jucundus, H. peringueyi, H. surcoufi with their synonyms); (b) seven species from the Sahelo-Saharan area [ H. argentatus (Fabricius, 1792), H. bicoloricornis (Pic, 1924) (a nomen praeoccupatum and possible synonym of H. argentatus), H. egregius (Voigts, 1902), H. gabonensis (Pic, 1913), H. guineeensis (Marseul, 1872), H. ocellaris (Olivier, 1811), H. quadrinotatus (Pic, 1948)]; (c) three species from eastern and central Africa [( H. amabilis (Fairmaire, 1887), H. salaamensis (Pic, 1913), H. upembanus (Kaszab, 1957)]. This group of species is easily distinguishable by the reduced number of antennomeres (nine, rarely eigth in some specimens) and the silver setation very dense and short on the body.</p><p>Hycleus jucundus (Erichson, 1843) (Fig. 3Q)</p><p>Mylabris (Actenodia) jucunda Erichson, 1843</p><p>Distribution. Angola and Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Omusati] Ruacana: C46, Ruacana Falls, 17.4000°S 14.2833°E (CB). Ogongo: C46, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.2833/lat -17.4)">Ruacana-Oshakati</a> 5 km E of Ombalantu (= <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.2833/lat -17.4)">Uutapi</a>) , 17.5405°S 15.0403°E (CB). Okahao: C35, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0403&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.5405" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0403/lat -17.5405)">Kamanjab-Ruacana</a> 25 km NW Kamanjab , 18.4775°S 14.6977°E (CB); Site 7/ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.6977&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.4775" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.6977/lat -18.4775)">Row</a> B , 18.9497°S 14.5600°E (SMWN); Duikersdrink, Etosha N.P., 19.0667°S 14.7167°E (SMWN); C35, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.7167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.0667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.7167/lat -19.0667)">Kamanjab-Ruacana</a> 77 km NW of Kamanjabn , 19.2528°S 14.4442°E (CB). [Kunene] Epupa: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.4442&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.2528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.4442/lat -19.2528)">Hippo Pool on Kunene River</a> 20 km W of Ruacana , 17.4092°S 14.2185°E (CB). Opuwo: C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana 46 km S of cross-road for <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.2185&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4092" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.2185/lat -17.4092)">Opuwo</a>, 18.3280°S 14.3035°E (CB); C35, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3035&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.328" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3035/lat -18.328)">Kamanjab-Ruacana</a>, 18.9027°S 14.3903°E (CB). Kamanjab: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3903&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9027" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3903/lat -18.9027)">Otjitambi</a>, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN). [Oshana] Okatana: D3609, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1667/lat -19.8167)">Oshakati-Ongenga</a> 3 km N jct. C46 , 17.7377°S 15.6727°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Onayena: B1, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.6727&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.7377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.6727/lat -17.7377)">Ondangwa-Tsumeb</a> 26 km SE of Ondangwa , 18.0402°S 16.2037°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: C63, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2037&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.0402" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2037/lat -18.0402)">Outjo-Kalkfeld</a> 15 km N of Kalkfeld , 20.7537°S 16.2210°E (CB). Omatako: 100 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.221&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.7537" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.221/lat -20.7537)">Okahandja</a>, 21.0920°S 16.8280°E (CP). [Erongo] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.828&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.092" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.828/lat -21.092)">Omaruru</a>: C33, 3 – 9 km S of Omaruru (Karibib-Omaruru), 21.4948°S 15.9705°E (CB). Dâures: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9705&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.4948" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9705/lat -21.4948)">Gross Spitzkoppe</a>, 21.8167°S 15.1667°E (CB). Karibib: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1667/lat -21.8167)">Karibib</a>, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CB); B2, Usakos-Karibib 16 km W of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8333/lat -21.9333)">Karibib</a>, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7056&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9358" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7056/lat -21.9358)">Karibib</a>, D1953, jct. C32 , 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB). [Karas] Lüderitz: near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8493&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9552" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8493/lat -21.9552)">Aus</a>, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>Hycleus peringueyi (Pic, 1953) (Fig. 3R)</p><p>Actenodia jucunda Péringuey, 1909 (nec Erichson, 1843) Actenodia peringueyi Pic, 1953</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material and literature records. [Omusati] Outapi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.7833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.7833/lat -17.4333)">Mahanene Agric. Research Station</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.7833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.7833/lat -17.4333)">Ovambo</a>, 17.4333°S 14.7833°E (SMWN) . Anamulenge: C 46, 100 km ESE Ruacana, 17.5333°S 15.1167°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.7667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8667/lat -17.7667)">Elim</a>: C46, 15 km NW Oshakati, 17.6833°S 15.5167°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.7667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8667/lat -17.7667)">Tsandi</a>: Tsandi, Ovamboland, 17.7667°S 14.8667°E (SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.2333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.2333/lat -17.85)">Ogongo</a>: Iikango, Ovamboland, 17.8500°S 15.2333°E (SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3167/lat -18.6833)">Ruacana</a>: Ekango, Kaokoland, 18.6833°S 14.3167°E (SMWN). [Caprivi] Kongola: Horseshoe , West Caprivi, 17.8833°S 23.2833°E (SMWN) . [Kunene] Kamanjab: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8333/lat -19.6333)">Kamanjab</a>, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0167/lat -20.1833)">Khorixas</a>: Fransfontein, Damaraland, 20.1833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN) . [Erongo] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.6667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.0833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.6667/lat -21.0833)">Dâures</a>: northern end Tsisab, Brandberg, 21.0833°S 14.6667°E (SMWN) . <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8493&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9552" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8493/lat -21.9552)">Karibib</a>: Karibib, D 1953, jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB). [Karas] Oranjemund: 10 km NW Rosh Pinah , 27.9000°S 16.7000°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC and that of its synonym at MNHN.</p><p>Hycleus surcoufi (Pic, 1932) (Fig. 3S)</p><p>Coryna surcoufi Pic, 1932</p><p>Coryna sororia Borchmann, 1940</p><p>Coryna argentata De Moor, 1978 (nec Fabricius, 1801)</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Mozambique, northwestern Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.</p><p>Material and literature records. [Oshikoto] Oniipa: B1, 20 km SE Ondangwa (road), 17.9833°S 16.1333°E (CB). Onayena: B1, Ondangwa-Tsumeb 26 km SE of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.1333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.1333/lat -17.9833)">Ondangwa</a>, 18.0402°S 16.2037°E (CB). [Erongo] Karibib: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8333/lat -21.9333)">Karibib</a>, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFAEFFF7FF5FFCFCFCAC48EE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. 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F72687E4FFADFFF7FF5FFAE3FBFF4B9E.text	F72687E4FFADFFF7FF5FFAE3FBFF4B9E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus brincki (Kaszab 1956)	<div><p>Ad) Hycleus brincki species group</p><p>Hycleus brincki (Kaszab, 1956) (Fig. 3T)</p><p>Mylabris brincki Kaszab, 1956</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (new species record for this country) and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.3833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.3833/lat -20.6667)">Hamakari</a> sud 373, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN) . [Omaheke] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.0037&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4205" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.0037/lat -22.4205)">Gobabis</a>: C22, 2 km N jct. B6, 22.4205°S 19.0037°E (CB). [Hardap] Mariental Rural: C42, Leonardville 5 km S Hoagosbeis , 23.8399°S 18.8307°E (CB); Kalahari Farm Chulon, Narib Ost, 24.1667°S 17.7000°E (CB; NHP); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4/lat -24.3333)">Stampried</a>, 24.3333°S 18.4000°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Berseba: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1667/lat -25.4833)">Mukorob</a> 14, 25.4833°S 18.1667°E (SMWN) . Keetmanshoop Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.1167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.1167/lat -25.95)">Koes</a>, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.5667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.5667/lat -26.4833)">Wildheim Ost</a> 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records. Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) . Bologna (2000a) recorded one damaged specimen, possibly referable to this species, also from the Brandberg massif.</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined, but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>This species is very isolated among the Meogorgatus - type lineages because of the slightly widened intermediate antennomeres, which in male resembles those of Ceroctis female.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFADFFF7FF5FFAE3FBFF4B9E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFACFFF6FF5FFF55FAAD4E78.text	F72687E4FFACFFF6FF5FFF55FAAD4E78.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus congoensis (Pic 1909) Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Ae) Hycleus congoensis species group</p><p>Hycleus congoensis (Pic, 1909) comb. n. (Fig. 3U)</p><p>Zonabris (Decatoma) congoensis Pic, 1909</p><p>Types. The holotype of this species was examined at MNHN.</p><p>Distribution. Northeastern Namibia (new species for this country), South Africa, and R. D. Congo.</p><p>Material examined. [Kavango] Mukwe: Popa Falls, eastern bank, W . Caprivi, 18.1167°S 21.5833°E (SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1333/lat -20.6167)">Okosongomingo</a> 148, 20.6167°S 17.1333°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Remarks. In this species the mesosternum is smooth and without distinct “scutum”. The elytral pattern is similar to that of H. arabicus (Pallas, 1872), a species from the Arabic peninsula, belonging to the same macrolineage (see Bologna &amp; Turco 2007). Possible relationships between these two species need additional study.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFACFFF6FF5FFF55FAAD4E78	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFACFFF6FF5FFC44FDF549D0.text	F72687E4FFACFFF6FF5FFC44FDF549D0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus lunatus (Pallas 1781) Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Ba) Hycleus lunatus species group</p><p>We refer to this group H. lunatus and, at least, H. bissexnotatus (Pic, 1910), distributed in NE South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and southern Congo. Both species are characterized by ten visible antennomeres and the fore inner yellow spot semilunar in shape.</p><p>Hycleus lunatus (Pallas, 1781) comb. n. (Fig. 3V)</p><p>Meloe lunata Pallas, 1781</p><p>Mylabris lunata, Pardo Alcaide 1958 Coryna lunata, Bologna 1978</p><p>Type. The type of this very common and characteristic species is lost.</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, northeastern Namibia (new species for this country), South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined. [Otjozondjupa] Tsumkwe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.9167/lat -19.8667)">Kremetartkop</a>, 19.8667°S 20.9167°E (SMWN) ; 3 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.6333/lat -19.9333)">Kuru</a>, 19.9333°S 20.6333°E (SMWN) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFACFFF6FF5FFC44FDF549D0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFACFFF1FF5FF984FB0F4D63.text	F72687E4FFACFFF1FF5FF984FB0F4D63.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus tristigmus (Gerstacker 1854)	<div><p>Bb) Hycleus tristigmus species group</p><p>This group of species was partially studied by Pardo Alcaide (1955, 1958b), and includes some species distributed in the sub-Saharan Africa hardly to identify and frequently confused, because of the elytral convergent pattern, with species belonging to unrelated groups with Mesoscutatus - type mesosternum, such as the groups of dubiosus and of dilloni.</p><p>Hycleus ertli (Voigts, 1903) comb. n. (Fig. 3W)</p><p>Zonabris ertli Voigts, 1903</p><p>Mylabris ertli, Pardo Alcaide 1955 Types. The holotype of this species was not studied, but specimens compared with it were studied at MNHN. Distribution. Malawi, northeastern Namibia (new species for this country), Tanzania, Zaire, and Zambia. Material examined. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: Caprivi Zipfel Katima Mulilo, 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB; CK). [Kavango] Mukwe: Okavango River, Bagani, Popa Falls, 18.1167°S 21.6333°E (CB).</p><p>Remarks. The identification of this species is provisional, waiting for the revision of the group.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFACFFF1FF5FF984FB0F4D63	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFABFF8FFF5FFD4DFB394E7C.text	F72687E4FFABFF8FFF5FFD4DFB394E7C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus arlecchinus Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Hycleus arlecchinus Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 3X)</p><p>Types. Holotype male (SMWN) labelled “ Aurus Mts., S., SE 2716 Cd, Diamond Area 1, 26–27 Oct. 1977, Coll. S. Louw M.L. Penrith; H35099” . 1 female paratype (CB) labelled “ Namibia, Hoogstepunt, Aurus Mts., 25 Oct. 1977, V.S. Whitehead ” . 1 male and 2 females paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ Heioab, Diamond Area 1, 25-26 Oct. 1977, Coll. S. Louw M.L. Penrith , H35062”. The male paratype of this last locality has one broken antenna and the second one broken and glumed on a separate label.</p><p>Type locality. The type locality (27.6500°S 16.3167°E) and all other known sites are located in the Karas region, Lüderitz district, Diamond Area 1, in the Namibian extension of the Succulent Karoo biome.</p><p>Diagnosis. One Hycleus species with 10 black antennomeres and the mesosternum intermediate in shape between the Mesotaeniatus and Mesoscutatus types, with narrow and small fore modified area, labial palpomere II scarcely modified, with a unique black elytral pattern composed by two longitudinal undulate stripes connected to apex.</p><p>Description. Body shiny and unicolor black, ventrally with very vague dark blue reflexions, elytra shiny anteriorly and subopaque posteriorly, brown-orange with black pattern (Fig. 3X) composed by two longitudinal stripes, one humeral and one sutural, connected to the wide black apex, the humeral one widened on the posterior third, forming a subrounded inclined spot, sutural one widened on fore third and on posterior third. Body setation black, denser and longer on ventral side of head, pronotum and metanotum and on fore legs; elytra glabrous with sparse microsetae. Maximal body length: 15–24 mm.</p><p>Head transverse, subrectangular, temples as wide as the maximum width at level of eyes; punctures deep, wide and relatively dense, denser and subrugose on frons, intermediate surface microreticulate; frons and occiput almost flat; eye subglobose, with antero-dorsal margin not sinuate; temples parallel, about as long as longitudinal diameter of eye. Clypeus narrower than interocular width, rounded on sides, convex and with same puncturation of frons, not punctate and shiny on fore third; fronto-clypeal suture well visible; labrum slightly longer than clypeus, fore margin slightly sinuate, punctures finer than on clypeus. Maxillary palpomeres subcylindrical, IV only slightly enlarged anteriorly, with black setae on the external side of apex of each palpomere (except IV), particularly on III; male maxillae not modified with stipes narrow and elongate in lateral view; II labial palpomere widened, last one short and stout; mandibles robust, curved in fore half, sharp at apex, slightly longer than labrum. Antennae (Fig. 12D) with 10 antennomeres, I–V shiny, VI–X opaque and microsetate; I slightly shorter than II–III together, II subglobose; III–V slender and subcylindrical, III slightly longer than IV–VI; VII–IX subtrapezoidal, apically widened on inner side, increasing in width and length from VII to IX; X at base as wide as IX but two times longer, the apical half evidently and conically narrowed, apex obtuse, without tracks of fusion of two antennomeres.</p><p>Pronotum subcampaniform, slightly longer than wide, wider than head, side slightly widened from base to middle and then evidently narrowing anteriad; fore portion transversally subdepressed; middle furrow extended only in middle, base shortly depressed just in front of mesonotum; puncturation similar than on head, but slightly sparse. Elytra parallel, dorsally convex, punctures similar in size to those of pronotum but shallower, denser on sides and on black parts, while inner orange-brown surface with micro-puntures and very short setae. Mesosternum (Fig. 12E) intermediate in shape between Mesotaeniatus and Mesoscutatus types, with narrow and small fore modified area, smooth and shiny; fore margins of mesepisterna well defined, narrow concave and evidently depressed, at the same level of the sclerite. Legs slender, both tibial spurs on all legs slender, external metatibal spur only slightly rounded at apex; ventral blade of claw regularly developed, scarcely curved.</p><p>Ventrites shiner with more scattered punctures and shorter but dense setae. Male penultimate ventrite widely arcuate on posterior margin, last one widely and scarcely emarginated. Gonoforceps slender in both lateral and dorsal views (Fig. 12 A, 12B); aedeagus (Fig. 12C) with two apical hooks, distal smaller and lesser inclined than prossimal.</p><p>Remarks. No species of the genus have a similar elytral pattern. Affinities of this species among those with a mesosternum Mesotaeniatus - type are totally unknown.</p><p>Etymology. The name of the new species refers to the elytral pattern, which is reminiscent of the clothes of Arlecchino, the Venetian “maschera”, as painted by Cézanne.</p><p>Distribution. SW Namibia .</p><p>Hycleus basibicinctus (Marseul, 1872) comb. n. (Fig. 3Y)</p><p>Mylabris (Mylabris) basibicincta Marseul, 1872</p><p>Types. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, southern Namibia (new species for this country), and South Africa</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Hardap] Rehoboth Rural: D1206 10 km NE Bullsport, 24.10313°S 16.4456°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.95/lat -25.4667)">Gibeon</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.95/lat -25.4667)">Asab</a>, 25.4667°S 17.9500°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.3167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.25/lat -26.3167)">Khabus</a> 146, 26.3167°S 18.2500°E (SMWN) ; C11, 1 km jct. M26, 27.0915°S 19.5372°E (CB); Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB); D608, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.4901" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1608/lat -27.4901)">Grunau</a>, 5 km jct. C12, 27.4901°S 18.1608°E (CB). Lüderitz : Plateau 38, 26.6667°S 16.5333°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Probably Zonabris singularefasciata Pic, 1941 from Cape represents a synonym of H. basibicinctus .</p><p>Hycleus bifucatus (Marseul, 1879) (Fig. 4 A)</p><p>Mylabris bifucata Marseul, 1879</p><p>Distribution. Angola and Namibia .</p><p>Material and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Hartmannberge, 17.4333°S 12.2833°E (SMWN) . Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.4136&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1785" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.4136/lat -18.1785)">21 km E of Orupembe</a>, 18.1785°S 12.4136°E (SMWN) ; Kaokoveld, Anabib (Orupembe), 100 miles W Ohopoho, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (Kaszab 1956 as ab. rufobimaculata,, type locality); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.5167/lat -18.1833)">Kaokoveld</a>, 11 miles E Omutati , <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.6667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.2833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.6667/lat -18.2833)">60 miles WSW Ohopoho</a>, 18.2500°S 13.0833°E (Kaszab, 1956); Sanitates, 18.2833°S 12.6667°E (SMWN) ; Othutemba, 40 miles SE Ohopoho, 18.5667°S 14.1500°E (Kaszab, 1956); 42 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.5667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.15/lat -18.5667)">Giribes Vlakte</a>, 18.8180°S 13.1130°E (SMWN). Sesfontein: D2650, near Kamanjab, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB); Palmwag 702, 19.8333°S 13.8833°E (SMWN). Khorixas: Torra Bay Road, 30 km W turnoff, 20.1190°S 13.1010°E (SMWN); Bethanis 514, 20.4000°S 14.4000°E (SMWN); Krone 721, 20.5373°S 13.9799°E (SMWN); main road Omaruru-Khorixas, near Terra Mea, 20.6950°S 14.8590°E (SMWN); Doros, 20.7534°S 14.2202°E (SMWN); Duineveld 529, 20.7833°S 14.6333°E (SMWN). Kamanjab: C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.30608°S 15.1867°E (CB). [Erongo] Dâures: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1867&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.30608" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1867/lat -20.30608)">Okonyenye Mt.</a> Otjihorongo Reserve , 21.1500°S 15.3167°E (SMWN); Gross Spitzkoppe, 21.8167°S 15.1667°E (CB); Spitzkoppe, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN). Karibib: D1953, near Karibib, 45 km jct. C32, 22.2963°S 16.0658°E (CB). Arandis: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0658&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.2963" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0658/lat -22.2963)">Lower Dome Gorge</a>, 22.4667°S 15.0667°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) . Walvis Bay Rural: Rostock, Windhoek, 23.3833°S 15.7500°E (SMWN). [Hardap] Gibeon: C14, 12 km S Waltevrede, 24.2377°S 15.9040°E (CB). [Karas] Berseba: Itzawisis 9, 26.2000°S 18.1333°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p><p>Hycleus burmeisteri (Bertoloni, 1850) (Fig. 4B)</p><p>Mylabris burmeisteri Bertoloni, 1850</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8333/lat -18.05)">Opuwo town</a>, 18.05°S 13.8333°E (CB). Kamanjab: 40 km S Okaukuejo , 19.5818°S 15.8848°E (CP); C39, 23 km W Outjo, 20.1798°S 15.948°E (CB); C39, 29 km W Outjo, 20.19834°S 15.8831°E (CB). Outjo: Damaraland: Abachaus, 19.7167°S 16.5800°E (as ab. perssoni: Kaszab, 1956, paratypes); "Abachaus" <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.58&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.58/lat -19.7167)">50 km N Otjwarongo</a>, 19.7500°S 16.5833°E (CB); C39, 10 km W Outjooad, 20.0100°S 16.0100°E (CB); road Outjo-Kalkfeld, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.01&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.01" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.01/lat -20.01)">162 km S Outjo</a>, 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.15/lat -20.3333)">Okashana Agric. Experimental Station</a>, 18.4167°S 16.6500°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4167/lat -19.3)">30 km E Etosha</a> N.P. Mokuti Lodge, 18.8000°S 17.0333°E (CB); Etosha N.P., Okaukuejo, 19.1833°S 15.9333°E (CP); Gobaub, Etosha N.P., 19.3000°S 16.4167°E (SMWN) . Guinas: B1, 10 km S Oshivelo, 18.7556°S 17.2420°E (CB); C38, 1 km jct. B1, 18.7725°S 17.2491°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.2491&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.7725" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.2491/lat -18.7725)">Otjikoto Lake</a>, Tsumeb, 19.1833°S 17.5500°E (SMWN). Tsumeb: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.55&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.55/lat -19.1833)">5 km E Tsumeb</a>, 19.2600°S 17.7500°E (CB). [Oshana] Uuvudhiya: W jct. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.26" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.75/lat -19.26)">Wolnes-Okondeka rd.</a>, Etosha Game Park, 19.0500°S 15.8667°E (SMWN); Ongava Lodge, Row III, Etosha N.P., 19.2770°S 15.9120°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Dakota 424, 19.4833°S 17.1333°E (SMWN); Kudib 426, 19.5118°S 17.2475°E (SMWN); B8, 10 km E Otavi, 19.6500°S 17.4167°E (CB). Grootfontein: Groofontein, 19.5667°S 18.1167°E (SMWN). Otjiwarongo: D2430, 25 km N Otjiwarongo, 20.2667°S 16.6167°E (CB); Outjo-Otjivarongo, 20.341°S 16.383°E (CB); Cleveland 17, 20.4050°S 16.6590°E (SMWN); Garfield, 20.4450°S 16.0830°E (SMWN). Omatako: Waterberg Plateau Park, on plateau, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); Rodenstein 307, 20.5626°S 17.2418°E (SMWN); Hamakari S 285, 20.5833°S 17.3333°E (SMWN); Hamakari S 285, 20.6167°S 17.3500°E (SMWN); Waterberg, jct.. C222 and C512, 20.6333°S 17.1500°E (CB); Hamakari S 285, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN); Hamakari S 373, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN); Hamakari S 373, 20.6667°S 17.4000°E (SMWN); B1, 28 km S Otjiwarongo, 20.6806°S 16.7787°E (CB); Okonjima 128, 20.8650°S 16.6670°E (SMWN); Sukses 62 km S Otjiwarongo, 21.0000°S 16.8000°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.0" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8/lat -21.0)">Mount Etjo Safari Lodge</a>, 21.0167°S 16.4167°E (CB). Okahandja: Ongambeanavita, 21.5800°S 16.5900°E (SMWN). [Erongo] Omaruru: Otjikoko-Sud, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (SMWN) . [Omaheke] Steinhausen: C30, 8 km S jct. C29, 21.8207°S 18.3307°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.3307&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.8207" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.3307/lat -21.8207)">10 km E Witvlei</a> (AMNH) .</p><p>Kehoro S 939, Gobabis, 22.0833°S 18.6167°E (SMWN); Omitara, C 29, 15 km jct. D1535, 22.2168°S 18.0407°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Hochberg 158, 21.9167°S 17.7167°E (SMWN); Windhoek, 22.3400°S 17.0500°E (SMWN); D1535, near Windhoek, 5 km jct. B6, 22.3681°S 17.6675°E (CB); D1525, Windhoek- Gobabis to Bodenhausen, 1 km N jct. B6, 22.3968°S 17.6600°E (CB); Brakwater, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.66&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3968" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.66/lat -22.3968)">20 km N Windhoek</a>, 22.4000°S 17.0667°E (CB); Excelsior 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN); Windhoek Airport, 22.5333°S 17.2500°E (CB). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5667°S 17.0833°E (SMWN). [Hardap] Gibeon: Harmonie, 24.7167°S 16.3833°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Hycleus damarensis (Borchmann, 1928) (Fig. 4C)</p><p>Mylabris damarensis Borchmann, 1928</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Khorixas: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.4/lat -20.4)">Bethanis</a> 514, 20.4000°S 14.4000°E (SMWN) . [Erongo] Omaruru: Otjingoro 20, 20.8833°S 15.6333° (SMWN) ; C33, 30– 20 km N Karibib, 21.6833°S 15.9667°E (CB). Karibib: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8167/lat -21.8167)">Daheim</a> 106, 21.8167°S 15.8167°E (SMWN) ; D1953, near Karibib, jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB); B2, 8 km W Usakos, 21.9876°S 15.5057°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7333/lat -22.0167)">Navachab</a> 67, 22.0167°S 15.7333°E (SMWN) ; D1980, 26– 28 km S Karibibad, 22.1500°S 15.8333°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5714&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.1467" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5714/lat -21.1467)">Dâures</a>: Brandberg, Königstein pan, 21.1467°S 14.5714°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1484&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.8518" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1484/lat -21.8518)">Spitzkoppe</a>, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN) . Arandis: 6 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.3667)">Arandis</a>, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9667/lat -22.5)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9167/lat -21.9833)">Okahandja</a>, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN) . [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: D1535, near Omitara, 11 km jct. B6, 22.3460°S 17.7240°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.6333/lat -22.45)">Excelsior</a> 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN) ; Daan Park, 22.5333°S 16.9667°E (CP); C23, 26 km S Dordabis, 23.0575°S 17.9329°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.1333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.2667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.1333/lat -23.2667)">Kos</a> 28, 23.2667°S 16.1333°E (SMWN) . [Omaheke] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.8/lat -23.5)">Aminius</a>: Leonardville, Gobabis, 23.5000°S 18.8000°E (SMWN) . Steinhausen: 10 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4949&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4826" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4949/lat -22.4826)">Witvlei</a>, 22.4826°S 18.4949°E (AMNH) . [Hardap] Rehoboth Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.55&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.55/lat -23.95)">Garies Oos</a> 489, 23.9500°S 16.5500°E (SMWN) . Gibeon: C19, 62 km W jct. C14, 24.8944°S 16.2092°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.9167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2333/lat -24.9167)">Alwynkop</a>, 24.9167°S 16.2333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9089&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.3184" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9089/lat -25.3184)">Gorraris</a> 99, 25.3184°S 15.9089°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.1167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.1167/lat -25.95)">Koes</a> 202, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined, but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.</p><p>Hycleus derosus (Péringuey, 1909) comb. n. (Fig. 4D)</p><p>Mylabris derosa Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Types. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Distribution. Eastern Namibia (new species record for this country) and northern South Africa. Material examined. [Omaheke] Gobabis: C22, 2 km N jct. B6, 22.4205°S 19.0037°E (CB). Other records: Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. This is one of the few species oft the genus Hycleus with the abdomen red.</p><p>Hycleus mimulus (Borchmann, 1940) (Fig. 4E)</p><p>Mylabris mimula Borchmann, 1940</p><p>Distribution. Northern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Oshikoto] Tsumeb: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1287&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4941" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1287/lat -19.4941)">Tsumeb</a>, 19.2333°S 17.7167°E (Borchmann 1940). [Otjozondjupa] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1287&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4941" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1287/lat -19.4941)">Otavi</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1287&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4941" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1287/lat -19.4941)">Dakota</a> 424, 19.4941°S 17.1287°E (CB; SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species, characterized by a very distinctive elytral pattern, are probably lost. The elytral pattern is similar to that of some Ceroctis species of the angolensis group.</p><p>Hycleus pruinosus (Gerstäcker, 1854) comb. n. (Fig. 4F)</p><p>Mylabris pruinosa Gerstäcker, 1854</p><p>Types. Types of this species were not examined, but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH. Distribution. Mozambique, Namibia (new species for this country), and Zimbabwe. Material examined. [Khomas] Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (CB). Remarks. Types of this species were not examined but specimens compared with therm were studied at HMNH.</p><p>Hycleus svakopinus (Marseul, 1872) (Fig. 4G)</p><p>Mylabris (Mylabris) svakopina Marseul, 1872</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Swartbooisdrift, 17.3406°S 13.7706°E (SMWN); Okokatuwo, Kaokoland, 17.4000°S 12.7333°E (SMWN); Hippo Pool on Kunene River 20 km W of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.7333/lat -17.4)">Ruacana</a>, 17.4092°S 14.2185°E (CB); Okokatuwo, Kaokoland, 17.4500°S 12.7000°E (SMWN). Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.7/lat -17.45)">30 km WNW Orupembe</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.35/lat -18.1167)">Koakoland</a>, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN); D3710, near Opuwo , 18.2011°S 13.8994°E (CB); C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana, 18.9027°S 14.3903°E (CB); C 35, 110 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3903&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9027" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3903/lat -18.9027)">Kamanjabad</a>, 18.9167°S 14.3833°E (CB). Sesfontein: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.3833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.3833/lat -18.9167)">Khorixas distr.</a>, 19.4333°S 13.8667°E (SMWN); D2650, near Kamanjab, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB); Grootberg Pass, Damaraland, 19.8333°S 14.1167°E (SMWN); Palm 708, Damaraland, 19.9000°S 13.9833°E (SMWN). Kamanjab: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.5515&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.5818" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.5515/lat -19.5818)">40 km S Okaukuejo</a>, 19.5818°S 15.5515°E (CP); Beulah 256 , 19.6000°S 14.9167°E (SMWN); Kamanjab, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (SMWN); Otjitambi, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN); Heila 317, 19.8333°S 14.8667°E (SMWN); Hoas 273, 19.9200°S 14.7500°E (SMWN); Ehobib 209, 20.0496°S 14.7829°E (SMWN); C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.30608°S 15.1867°E (CB). Khorixas: Fransfontein, Damaraland, 20.1833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN); Bethanis 514, 20.4000°S 14.4000°E (SMWN); Damaraland, 41 km W Khorixas: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.4/lat -20.4)">Petrified Forest</a>, 20.4163°S 14.4158°E (CB); Sebraskop 410, Damaraland, 20.7333°S 15.1500°E (SMWN); C35, 54 km N Uis, 20.7788°S 14.8692°E (CB); Damaraland, near Rooipoort, farm at Ugab River, 20.8750°S 14.8750°E (JP). Outjo: road Outjo-Kalkfeld <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.875&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.875" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.875/lat -20.875)">16–20 km S Outjo</a>, 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (CB). [Omusati] Okahao: Kamanjab- Ruacana <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.15/lat -20.3333)">25 km NW of Kamanjab</a> on C35 , 18.4775°S 14.6977°E (CB); C35, Kamanjab-Ruacana, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.6977&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.4775" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.6977/lat -18.4775)">77 km NW of Kamanjab</a>, 19.2528°S 14.4442°E (CB). Ruacana: Ekango, Kaokoland, 18.6833°S 14.3167°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: Otjiku 192, 20.2667°S 16.8167°E (SMWN). Omatako: Waterberg Plateau N.P., 20.5167°S 17.2333°E (CB); Hamakari 285, 20.6167°S 17.3500°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.35/lat -20.6167)">Mount Etjo Safari Lodge</a>, 21.0167°S 16.4167°E (CB); D2414, Etjo-Kalkfeld, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4167/lat -21.0167)">38 km SE of Kalkfeld</a>, 21.1288°S 16.3883°E (CB). Okahandja: D2192, near Okahandja, 4 km jct. B2, 21.9490°S 16.5763°E (CB); Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (CP; SMWN); Okahandja, Gross Barmen, 22.1000°S 16.7500°E (CP). [Omaheke] Otjombinde: Northern Veter. fence, 5 km E of Gam roar, Hereroland East , 20.5167°S 20.7333°E (SMWN). Aminius: C20, Gobabis-Leonardville <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.7333/lat -20.5167)">5 km S of Aais</a>. 23.2593°S 18.7237°E (CB); Leonardville, Gobabis, 23.5000°S 18.8000°E (SMWN); C20, 15 km S Leonardville, 23.6376°S 18.7918°E (CB). [Erongo] Dâures: N end Tsisab, Brandberg, 21.0833°S 14.6667°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.6667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.0833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.6667/lat -21.0833)">Brandberg Hungorob Valley</a>, 21.1900°S 14.5282°E (Bologna 2000a; SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5282&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.19" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5282/lat -21.19)">Brandberg Messum Valley</a>, 21.2248°S 14.5163°E (Bologna 2000a; SMWN); Uis Townland, Damaraland, 21.2333°S 14.9000°E (SMWN); Messum River, 21.2586°S 14.4714°E (SMWN); 6 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.4714&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2586" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.4714/lat -21.2586)">Uis</a>, 21.27807°S 14.83835°E (CB); Spitskoppe, Damaraland, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN). Omaruru: D2329, near Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (CB); Omaruru Townland, 21.4667°S 15.9667°E (SMWN); C33, 3– 9 km S of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9667/lat -21.4667)">Omaruru</a>, 21.4948°S 15.9705°E (CB). Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); Karibib, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CP); Karibib- Okahandja, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CP); B2, Usakos-Karibib, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8333/lat -21.9333)">16 km W of Karibib</a>, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); Karibib, 21.9417°S 15.8509°E (CB); D1953, near Karibib, jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB); B2, 8 km W Usakos, 21.9876°S 15.50567°E (CB); B2, 2, 6 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.50567&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9876" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.50567/lat -21.9876)">Usakos</a>, 21.9989°S 15.5647°E (CB); Navachab 67, 22.0167°S 15.7333°E (SMWN); 26–28 km S <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7333/lat -22.0167)">Karibib</a> (road 1980) , 22.1500°S 15.8333°E (CB); B2, 66 km W Usakos, 22.2505°S 15.13681°E (CB); C28, Boshua Pass, 22.7000°S 16.0333°E (CB). Arandis: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.7" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0333/lat -22.7)">6 km N Arandis</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.3667)">Damaraland</a>, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN); Rossing Mine , 22.4667°S 15.0333°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0333/lat -22.4667)">Lower Dome Gorge</a>, 22.4667°S 15.0667°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0667/lat -22.4667)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Panner Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0167/lat -22.4833)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (SMWN); C14, Kuiseb Pass, 23.3045°S 15.7526°E (CB). Walvis Bay Rural: Gorob Mine, Namib Desert Park, 23.5333°S 15.4167°E (SMWN); C14, 36 km N Solitaire, 23.5823°S 15.8182°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Otjiseva 45, 22.3000°S 16.9667°E (SMWN); Windhoek, Heroes Acre, 22°37820’S 17°04.016’E, (OSU); Brakwater <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.066933&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.066933/lat -22.3)">20 km N Windhoek</a>, 22.4000°S 17.0667°E (CB); Daan Viljoen Game Park, 22.5333°S 16.9333°E (CB); Daan Park, 22.5333°S 16.9667°E (CP); Richtofen 126, 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); C23, 28 km jct. with B6, 22.7719°S 17.4551°E (CB); Wasservalley (W), 22.9167°S 16.3667°E (SMWN); C23, 26 km S Dordabis, 23.0575°S 17.9329°E (CB); C23, 38 km S Dordabis, 23.0715°S 18.0434°E (CB); Garib-Ost 275, 23.1167°S 17.6333°E (SMWN); 20 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.6333/lat -23.1167)">Rehoboth</a>, 23.1223°S 17.1062°E (SMWN); Kos 28, 23.2500°S 16.1333°E (SMWN); D1228, 7 km ENE Rehoboth, 23.2833°S 17.2333°E (CB). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.57°S 17.0836°E (CB; SMWN). [Hardap] Rehoboth West Urban: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0836/lat -22.57)">Rehoboth town</a>, 23.3167°S 17.0667°E (CB); near Rehobot, 23.3167°S 17.0833°E (CP); Rehoboth, 23.3500°S 17.0667°E (SMWN). Mariental Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1926&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.8337" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1926/lat -23.8337)">20 km S Derm</a>, 23.8337°S 18.1926°E (CB); M42, Leonardville 40 km S , 23.8370°S 18.9010°E (CB); M29, 7 km E Mariental, 24.6570°S 18.0408°E (CB); M29, 25 km E Mariental, 24.7825°S 18.1612°E (CB); M29, 88 km S Mariental, 25.2410°S 18.5155°E (CB); M 29, 118 km S <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.5155&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.241" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.5155/lat -25.241)">Mariental</a>, 25.4479°S 18.6138°E (CB). Rehoboth Rural: Garies Oos 489, 23.9500°S 16.5500°E (SMWN). Gibeon: C19, 8 km S Solitaire, 23.9774°S 16.0063°E (CB); C1, Bullsport-Solitaire <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0063&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.9774" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0063/lat -23.9774)">5 km W of Bullsport</a>, 24.104°S 16.3093°E (CB); Bullsport 172, 24.1167°S 16.3333°E (SMWN); Waltevrede Game Farm, 24.1779°S 15.9802°E (CB); C14, 10 km S Waltevrede, 24.23774°S 15.90401°E (CB); Sukses 133, 24.3°S 15.8833°E (SMWN); C14, Maltahohe-Bullsport, after Fish River . 24.4022°S 16.8172°E (CB); Sesriem 137, 24.4833°S 15.8°E (SMWN); Sesriem 137, River, 24.4833°S 15.9500°E (SMWN); Sesriem Canyon Plain, 24.5167°S 15.8000°E (SMWN); C14, 1 km W Maltahöhe, 24.8589°S 16.9751°E (CB); C19, 62 km W jct. C14. 24.8944°S 16.2092°E (CB); Kwessiegat 173, 24.9000°S 15.9500°E (SMWN); jct. C14-C19, 24.9025°S 16.8964°E (CB); Alwynkop, 24.9167°S 16.2333°E (SMWN); C19, western slope Tsaris Pass, 24.9346°S 16.4159°E (CB); Wereldend 115, 25.1500°S 16.2333°E (SMWN); Gorraris 99, 25.3184°S 15.9089°E (SMWN). Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.85&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.6167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.85/lat -24.6167)">Mariental town</a>, 24.6167°S 17.9500°E (CB); Mariental, 24.6333°S 17.9667°E (CP); C19, near Mariental, 6 km jct. B1, 24.6467°S 17.9122°E (CB). [Karas] Berseba: Mukorob 14, Namaland, 25.5000°S 18.1667°E (SMWN); Goab, 25.7500°S 17.3833°E (SMWN); Auas S, 25.8000°S 17.0167°E (SMWN); Oreylingen 48, 26.1333°S 17.0333°E (SMWN); C14, 51 km N Bethanien, 26.2919°S 17.0535°E (CB); B4, 73 km W Keetmanshoop, 26.7809°S 17.4657°E (CB). Lüderitz: Numabis Pan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.4657&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.7809" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.4657/lat -26.7809)">Diamond Area</a> 2 , 25.5167°S 15.5833°E (SMWN); near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP); Plateau 38, 26.6667°S 16.5333°E (SMWN). Keetmanshoop Rural: M29, 4 km S jct. D3919, 25.6205°S 18.6135°E (CB); Koes, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (SMWN); Khabus 146, 26.2833°S 18.2333°E (SMWN); Khabus 146, 26.3000°S 18.2167°E (SMWN); Wildheim Ost 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN); Keetmanshoop, 26.9169°S 18.6746°E (CB); Swarbaas West 276, 27.0167°S 19.7000°E (SMWN); C11, 1 km jct. M26. 27.0915°S 19.5372°E (CB); Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB). Karasburg: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.4941&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.1352" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.4941/lat -27.1352)">75 km S Keetmanshoop</a>, Guigatsis River, 27.3750°S 18.6250°E (JP); Keimas 99, 28.7667°S 19.1167°E (SMWN); Fish River canyon, Hiker Point, 27.7765°S 17.6049°E (CB alcohol).</p><p>Other records: Swakop (Marseul 1872, type locality); Swakop River (CB); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p><p>In this species, the mesosternal “scutum” is very narrow, almost absent as in the Mesogorbatus lineage. The antennae are short and compact, with 11 antennomeres.</p><p>Hycleus transvaalicus (Péringuey, 1904) comb. n. (Fig. 4H)</p><p>Decatoma transvaalica Péringuey, 1904 Types. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Oshikoto] Guinas: Tsumeb, Uithoek 770, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.66&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.33" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.66/lat -19.33)">National</a> road, 19.3300°S 17.6600°E (SMWN) . [Kunene] Outjo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.58&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.58/lat -19.7167)">Abachaus</a>, 19.7167°S 16.5800°E (Kaszab 1959a, as ab. simplicior). [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: 25 km N of Okahandja , 21.7619°S 16.8743°E (CB). [Omaheke] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.3307&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.8207" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.3307/lat -21.8207)">Steinhausen</a>: C30, 8 km S jct. with C29, 21.8207°S 18.3307°E (CB); 10 km E Witvlei , 22.4876°S 18.4939°E (AMNH). Gobabis: C22, 2 km N jct. with B6, 22.4205°S 19.0037°E (CB). Kalahari: C20, Gobabis-Leonardville 16 km S of Gobabis on, 22.9500°S 18.9422°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: D1535, near Windhoek, 5 km jct. B6, 22.3681°S 17.6675°E (CB); D1525, Windhoek-Gobabis, 1 km N jct. B6, 22.3968°S 17.6600°E (CB); C23, 26 km S Dordabis, 23.0575°S 17.9329°E (CB). [Hardap] Rehoboth <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.3167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0833/lat -23.3167)">West Urban</a>: Rehoboth, 23.3167°S 17.0833°E (CP).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Species with 10 antennomeres, characterized by a very distinctive elytral pattern.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFABFF8FFF5FFD4DFB394E7C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFD5FF8FFF5FFC6DFAEC49FD.text	F72687E4FFD5FF8FFF5FFC6DFAEC49FD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus adamantinus (Peringuey 1888) Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Ca) Hycleus adamantinus species group</p><p>Monotypic group, endemic to xeric southwestern Africa.</p><p>Hycleus adamantinus (Péringuey, 1888) comb. n. (Fig. 4I)</p><p>Decapotoma adamantina Péringuey, 1888</p><p>Types. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia (new species for this country) and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Karas] Lüderitz: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7/lat -28.3)">Aus</a>, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CB; CP). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7/lat -28.3)">Karasburg</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7/lat -28.3)">Ortsansbaus</a> 120, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7/lat -28.3)">Warmbad</a>, 28.3000°S 18.7000°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Remarks. Species related primarily to the Succulent Karoo and endemic to a narrow area extended in both South African and Namibian Namaqualand, and marginally in the South African Nama Karoo. Well characterized by the combination of the elytral colouration, with a posterior shiny orange spot, and 10 antennomeres.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFD5FF8FFF5FFC6DFAEC49FD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFD5FF88FF5FF9E5FC124829.text	F72687E4FFD5FF88FF5FF9E5FC124829.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus amoenus (Marseul 1872) Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Cb) Hycleus amoenus species group</p><p>This southern African group of species is well distinct by the reduced number of antennomeres (eigth) and molecular analyses (Pitzalis 2007) pointed out its division in some sub-groups. Because of the antennal feature, the species of this group were erroneously referred to the genus Actenodia (see Bologna et al. 2008a), but actually they belong to Hycleus, as pointed out by Bologna &amp; Pinto (2002), and by Pitzalis (2007). This group includes (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna in preparation): H. amoenus, H. bushmanicus, H. deserticolus, H. devylderi, H. kochi, H. politus, H. vansoni, and the new species H. planitiei .</p><p>Two other eastern African and Arabic species, namely H. afrotropicus (Kaszab, 1983) and H. yemenicus (Kaszab, 1983) have a similar reduced number of antennomeres (Bologna 1990; Bologna &amp; Turco 2007) and for this reason they were erroneously described as Actenodia (Kaszab 1983) . Relationships between these two assemblages of species are not defined, but probably the reduction of antennomeres is only a parallelism more than a synapomorphic condition.</p><p>Hycleus amoenus (Marseul, 1872) comb. n. (Fig. 4J)</p><p>Actenodia amoena Marseul, 1872; Kaszab 1952</p><p>Actenodia amoena ssp. anthicoides Kaszab, 1955b syn. n.</p><p>Types. Types of this species were examined at MNHN, and those of the ssp. anthicoides at NHP.</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, southwestern Namibia (new species record for this country), and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Karas] Lüderitz: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.4167/lat -26.8833)">Kaukausib Riverbed</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.4167/lat -26.8833)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 26.8833°S 15.4167°E (CB; SMWN) ; C13, 4.5 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.72726&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.82909" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.72726/lat -27.82909)">Rosh Pinah</a>, 27.82909°S 16.72726°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Kaszab (1955b) described the ssp. anthicoides from the South African Richtersveld, just close to the southwestern Namibian border. After the examination of several specimens of different populations, we consider this subspecies as a synonym of the nominate form.</p><p>Hycleus bushmanicus (Kaszab, 1952) (Fig. 4K)</p><p>Actenodia bushmanica Kaszab, 1952</p><p>Distribution. South Namibia and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Hardap] Mariental Urban: 11 km W Mariental (road C19), 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: D608, 35 km S Keetmanshoop, 26.90790°S 18.26411°E (CB); D608, 87 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.32571°S 18.27616°E (CB); D608, 95.5 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.37944°S 18.22418°E (CB); C12, 33 km W Grunau, 27.57847°S, 18.10557°E (CB). Karasburg: M21, 21.5 km S Karasburg, 28.20340°S 18.72978°E (CB); M21, 4 km N Warmbad, 28.39832°S 18.75766°E (CB); C13, 44.5 km N Noordoewer, Grape Valley, 28.41803°S 17.44408°E (CB); C10, 23 km N Velloorsdrif, 28.52194°S 19.18402°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Hycleus deserticolus Wellman, 1908 (Fig. 4L)</p><p>Actenodia deserticola Wellman, 1908 Zonabris (Actenodia) annulipes Pic, 1910 Actenodia annulipes, Kaszab 1955</p><p>Distribution. Southern Angola, Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Hartmann's Valley, 17.3833°S 12.2500°E (SMWN); Dunes, 17.3833°S 12.2500°E (SMWN); Okakatuwo, 17.4000°S 12.7333°E (SMWN); Okakatuwo, 17.4500°S 12.7000°E (SMWN); Kandao, 17.6167°S 12.5000°E (SMWN); Ondundujengo River, 17.8000°S 12.3167°E (SMWN). Opuwo: 30 km WNW Orupembe, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN); Oropembe, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (SMWN); Kaokoveld, Anabib (Orupembe), 100 miles W Ohopoho, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (Kaszab 1956, as ab. anticedisrupta: Kaszab, 1956); Kaokoveld, Orupembe, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (Kaszab 1956, as ab. anticedisrupta); Kaokoveld, Sanitatas, 85 miles WSW Ohopoho, 18.2833°S 12.6667°E (Kaszab, 1956); Kunene distr., C43, 18.9562°S 13.7573°E (CB). Sesfontein: Khowarib River, 19.2667°S 13.8667°E (SMWN); D2650, near Kamanjab, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB). Kamanjab: C35, 35 km NW Kamanjab, 19.5000°S 14.8000°E (CB); C40, 26 km E Kamanjab, 19.6957°S 15.1046°E (CB); C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.3061°S 15.1867°E (CB). Khorixas: Bethanis 514. 20.4000°S 14.4000°E (SMWN); Twyfelfontein, 20.5667°S 14.3667°E (SMWN); C35, 54 km N Uis, 20.7788°S 14.8692°E (CB); Duineveld 529, 20.7833°S 14.6333°E (SMWN); Onverwag 412, 20.8370°S 14.9610°E (SMWN). [Kavango] Mashari: Kaukau-Kungveld, Samengaigai, 19.0833°S 20.2000°E (Kaszab 1956 as ab. anticedisrupta:). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: C63, Outjo-Kalkfeld 15 km N of Kalkfeld, 20.7537°S 16.2210°E (CB). [Erongo] Dâures: Brandberg, Hungorob Valley, 21.1900°S 14.5282°E (Bologna 2000a; SMWN); Brandberg, Messum valley, 21.2215°S 14.5163°E (Bologna 2000a; SMWN); C35, 2 km E Uis, 21.2325°S 14.8973°E (CB); Gross Spitzkoppe, 21.8167°S 15.1667°E (CB); Spitskoppe, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (CP; SMWN). Omaruru: near Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (CP). Karibib: D1935, 30 km N jct. B2, 21.7732°S 15.4699°E (CB); D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); Karibib-Okahandja, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CP); B2, 16 km W Karibib, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); Karibib, 21.9417°S 15.8509°E (CB); Usakos, D1935 6 km N jct. B2, 21.9475°S 15.5851°E (CB); Karibib, D 1953, 100 m jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB); B2, 16 km W Karibib, 21.9702°S 15.6868°E (CB); B2, 2, 6 km W Usakos, 21.9989°S 15.5647°E (CB); B2, 2 km W Usakos, 21.9992°S 15.5696°E (CB); Navachab 67, 22.0167°S 15.7333°E (SMWN); D1980, 27 km S Karibib, 22.1500°S 15.8333°E (CB); C32, 42 km S Karibib, 22.29447°S 15.8351°E (CB); D1953, near Karibib, 45 km jct. C32, 22.2963°S 16.0658°E (CB); C32, 54 km S Karibib, Swakop River, 22.3954°S 15.8343°E (CB). Arandis: Rossing Mine, 22.4667°S 15.0333°E (SMWN); N Namib, 22.5667°S 14.7167°E (SMWN); C14, Kuiseb Pass, 23.3045°S 15.7526°E (CB); C14, Kuiseb River, 23.30457°S 15.77184°E (CB). Walvis Bay Rural: Rostock, Windhoek, 23.3833°S 15.7500°E (SMWN); C14, 36 km N Solitaire, 23.5823°S 15.8182°E (CB). [Omaheke] Aminius: C20, Gobabis-Leonardville 5 km S of Aais, 23.2593°S 18.7237°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Kos 28, 23.2667°S 16.1333°E (SMWN); D1228, 7 km ENE Rehoboth, 23.2833°S 17.2333°E (CB). [Hardap] Rehoboth Rural: B1, 28.5 km S Rehoboth, 23.5833°S 17.1500°E (CB). Gibeon: C19, 8 km S Solitaire, 23.9774°S 16.0063°E (CB); Waltevrede Game Farm, 24.1779°S 15.9802°E (CB); C14, 10 km S Waltevrede, 24.2377°S 15.9040°E (CB); Sesriem 137, River, 24.4833°S 15.9500°E (SMWN); C14, 1 km W Maltahöhe, 24.8589°S 16.9751°E (CB); Wereldend 115, 25.1500°S 16.2333°E (SMWN); Gorrasis 99, 25.3184°S 15.9089°E (SMWN). Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB). Mariental Rural: M29, 25 km E Mariental, 24.7825°S 18.1612°E (CB); M 29, 118 km S Mariental, 25.4479°S 18.6138°E (CB). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: Khabus 146, 26.2833°S 18.2333°E (SMWN); Khabus 146, 26.3000°S 18.2167°E (SMWN); Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB). Keetmanshoop Urban: B1, near Keetmanshoop, 26.5833°S 18.1333°E (CB). Berseba: B4, 73 km W Keetmanshoop, 26.7809°S 17.4657°E (CB). Karasburg: 5 km S Warmbad, 28.4833°S 18.7667°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of annulipes were examined at MNHN.</p><p>Hycleus devylderi (Borchmann, 1928) (Fig. 4M)</p><p>Actenodia devylderi Borchmann, 1928</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Khorixas: N of Doros Crater, Skeleton Coast Park, 20.3667°S 14.1333°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otjiwarongo: C63, Outjo-Kalkfeld, 15 km N of Kalkfeld, 20.7537°S 16.2210°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.221&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.7537" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.221/lat -20.7537)">Okahandja</a>: 30 km W Okahandja, 21.9260°S 16.5768°E (CB; CP). [Erongo] Dâures: Brandberg, Hungorob Mouth, 21.2267°S 14.5167°E (Bologna 2000a, as sp. aff. devylderi; SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2267" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5167/lat -21.2267)">Messum River</a>, 21.2500°S 14.4667°E (SMWN); D2342, 17 km SE Messum Valley, 21.3048°S 14.6574°E (CB). Omaruru: C33, 3– 9 km S of Omaruru, 21.4948°S 15.9705°E (CB). Karibib: D2306, 33 km N Usakos, 21.7764°S 15.4578°E (CB); D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); C33, 17 km jct. B2, 21.8390°S 15.9233°E (CB); B2, 16 km W Karibib, 21.9358°S 15.7056°E (CB); D1953, jct. C32, 21.9552°S 15.8493°E (CB); B2, 8 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.5057&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9876" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.5057/lat -21.9876)">Usakos</a>, 21.9876°S 15.5057°E (CB); B2, 2 , 6 km W Usakos, 21.9989°S 15.5647°E (CB); D1953, 6 km jct. C32, 22.0078°S 15.8861°E (CB); B2, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8861&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.0078" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8861/lat -22.0078)">Swakopmund-Usakos</a>, 210 km W Usakos, 22.0199°S 15.5296°E (CB); B2, 52 km W Usakos, 22.1499°S 15.1930°E (CB); D1953, 45 km jct. C32, 22.2963°S 16.0658°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0658&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.2963" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0658/lat -22.2963)">Arandis</a>: 6 km N Arandis, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN); Upper Ostrich Gorge, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN); Upper Panner Gorge, 22.4833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN). Walvis Bay Rural: C14, 45 km N Solitaire, 23.5364°S 15.7827°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Windhoek, Heroes Acre, 22.62°S 17.07°E, (OSU); D1261, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.07&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.62" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.07/lat -22.62)">Nauchas-Rehoboth</a>, 1–40 km NW Nauchas, 23.5763°S 16.4588°E (CB). [Hardap] Gibeon: C14, 10 km S Waltevrede, 24.2377°S 15.9040°E (CB); C14, Maltahohe-Bullsport, after <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.904&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.2377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.904/lat -24.2377)">Fish River</a>, 24.4022°S 16.8217°E (CB). [Karas] Lüderitz: near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Borchmann 1928); Namibia (Bologna 2000a, also as “sp. aff. devylderi ”; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined, but specimens compared with types were studied at HMNH.</p><p>Hycleus kochi (Kaszab, 1952) (Fig. 4N)</p><p>Actenodia kochi Kaszab, 1952</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: C43, near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8994&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.2011" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8994/lat -18.2011)">Opuwo</a>, 17.8554°S 13.7981°E (CB). Opuwo: D3710, near Opuwo, 18.1589°S 13.9173°E (CB); D3710, near Opuwo, 18.2011°S 13.8994°E (CB) ; Kunene distr., C43, 18.6788°S 13.7135°E (CB); Kunene distr., C43, 18.7599°S 13.7489°E (CB); C <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.7489&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.7599" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.7489/lat -18.7599)">35, 110 km NW Kamanjab</a>, 18.9167°S 14.3833°E (CB). Outjo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.58&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.58/lat -19.7167)">Abachaus</a>, 19.7167°S 16.5800°E (Kaszab, 1952; SMWN) . Kamanjab: C38, 40 km N Outjo, 19.80883°S 15.91281°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Guinas: C38, 1 km jct. B1, 18.7725°S 17.2491°E (CB). Omuthiyagwiipundi: Site 1/ Row D, Term. / <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.2491&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.7725" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.2491/lat -18.7725)">Tamboti forest</a>, 18.8725°S 17.0550°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Grootfontein: D2859, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.9333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.5833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.9333/lat -19.5833)">Hoba Meteorite</a>, 19.5833°S 17.9333°E (CB). Otjiwarongo: B1, 13.6 km N Otjiwarongo , 20.3728°S 16.7393°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.125&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.875" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.125/lat -20.875)">Hedwigstal</a> 77, 20.8750°S 16.1250°E (SMWN) . Omatako: 140 km N Okahandja, 20.4925°S 16.9872°E (CP); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.76&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.98" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.76/lat -20.98)">Waterberg</a>, jct. C22-2512, 20.6333°S 17.1500°E (CB); B1, 28 km S Otjiwarongo, 20.6806°S 16.7787°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.76&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.98" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.76/lat -20.98)">Erindi Osave</a> 170, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.76&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.98" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.76/lat -20.98)">Otjiwarongo</a>, 20.9800°S 16.7600°E (SMWN) . Okahandja: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2539&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.5228" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2539/lat -21.5228)">Ovita</a>, 21.5228°S 16.2539°E (SMWN) . [Omaheke] Steinhausen: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.88&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.87" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.88/lat -21.87)">Alkm</a> ar 512, 21.8700°S 19.8800°E (SMWN) . [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Windhoek, D 1535, 5 km jct. B6, 22.3681°S 17.6675°E (CB). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4667/lat -27.3833)">Noachabeb</a> 97/ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4667/lat -27.3833)">Rotegab</a> 95, 27.3833°S 18.4667°E (SMWN) . Karasburg: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.7333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.9667/lat -28.7333)">Eendoorn</a> 106, 28.7333°S 18.9667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP and at HMNH.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFD5FF88FF5FF9E5FC124829	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFD2FF8AFF5FFB9BFB9B4EC8.text	F72687E4FFD2FF8AFF5FFB9BFB9B4EC8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus planitiei Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Hycleus planitiei Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 4O)</p><p>Types. Holotype male, 2 females paratypes (SMWN) and 1 male paratype (CB) labelled “ Namibia: Hoanid floodplain, Opuwo district, 19°22S 13°01E, 25.II.1996, E. Marais &amp; A.H. Kirk-Spriggs”.</p><p>Type locality. This locality (19.37°S 13.02°E in decimal degrees) is located in the Kunene region, in an area characterized by <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.02&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.37" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.02/lat -19.37)">Namib</a> desert biome.</p><p>Diagnosis. One Hycleus with Mesoscutatus type mesosternum belonging to the group of H. amoenus (see above) but very similar phenetically to Paractenodia glabra Kaszab, 1969, which is immediately distinct by 7 antennomeres. This new small sized species is characterized by 8 antennomeres, aedeagus with a single distal hook, integuments shiny and dorsally with only scattered punctures, legs totally black, antennomeres IV–VIII greatly widened apically and subtrapezoidal, VIII bean-shaped, narrowed apically and sometimes with tracks of fusion of two antennomeres.</p><p>Description. Body very shiny, unicolour black-brown but elytra yellow with the following black pattern (Fig. 4O): one narrow stripe along the suture extended from the apical fascia to scutellum, expanded externally in middle and on fore third; one trasverse fascia just posterior to middle, extended from sutural stripe to external margin, progressively widened; one spot on external part of fore third, rarely extended and fused to suture and anteriorly along humerus to base of elytra wich results narrowly marginated. Body setation black, robust, very scattered dorsally, particularly on head and pronotum, denser and lighter ventrally and on legs. Body maximal length 7.2 mm.</p><p>Hed subrectungular, transverse, maximal width at level of eyes; temples subparallel, slightly depressed posteriorly to hind margin of eye, shorter than longitudinal diameter of eye, maximal width subequal to that of pronotum; frons scarcely convex in middle, with one subcircular depression on both sides, close to fore-inner margin of eye; eyes bulging, laterally extended to gena, fore-dorsal margin deeply emaginate. Punctures thin and shallow, scarce and very scattered, intermediate surface almost smooth with very scarce micro-punctures. Clypeus evidently narrower than interocular width, only slightly convex, subrectangular, transverse; punctures as on head; fronto-clypeal suture well distinct, subrectilinear; labrum as long as clypeus and with similar punctures, fore margin sligthly emarginated. Maxillary palpomeres subcylindrical, IV sligthly widened anteriorly, not modified, as galeae and labial palpomeres; mandibles robust, curved only on fore third. Antennae with 8 antennomeres, I–VI shiny, VII–VIII subopaque; I shorter than II–III together, II subglobose, I and III subcylindrical but III sligthly widened at apex; IV–VI subtrapezoidal, particularly in male, almost subserrate and densely microsetate; VII less widened at apex; VIII bean-shaped, and narrowed apically, with tracks of fusion of two antennomeres in one paratype.</p><p>Pronotum subpentagonal, sligthly longer than wide, maximal width subequal to that of head on temples, sides slightly oblique from base to middle, then distinctly narrowed anteriad; one lateral oblique depression on both sides of fore third, one middle depression and one at base, and longitudinal furrow visible on the basal half; punctures as on head, but slightly deeper, intermediate surface shagreened. Elytra subparallel, dorsally slightly convex, shiny with scattered middle sized punctures; black pattern as in Fig. 4O. Mesosternum of Mesoscutatus - type. Legs slender, both tibial spurs of all legs slendere and pointed; ventral balde of claws regularly developed; fore tibia and tersomeres with scattered longer setae mixed to denser and shorter setae.</p><p>Posterior margin of last ventrite triangularly emarginated in male, rounded in female. Male gonoforceps in lateral view (Fig. 13D) with apical lobes short, while in ventral view (Fig. 13C) slender and progressively narrowed; gonocoxal piece distinctly widened; aedeagus with one single distal hook, short and curved. Female gonostyli slender and elongate.</p><p>Remarks. This species differs from other of the group of H. amoenus, except H. politus, because of legs totally black and the integument shiny and scarcely punctuate. In particular, it differs from H. vansoni, H. kochi, H. bushmanicus and H. amoenus because of the elytral pattern, which does not include an inner longitudinal yellowbrown spot. From H. devylderi and H. deserticolus, it differs also because the posterior third of elytra is yellowbrown and not orange. From H. politus it differs because of bigger size, the temples ca as wide as pronotum, the middle antennomeres more widened apically and subtrapezoidal, VIII slender and almost pointed at apex in both sexes, the reduction of blak spots on fore third.</p><p>Etymology. The name planitiei (from Latin: plain = planities, planitiei) refers to the habitat where the species lives, which is represented by floodplains gradually sloping from the Damaraland highplain west to the coastal Namib desert.</p><p>Distribution. NW Namibia .</p><p>Hycleus politus (Kaszab, 1955) comb. n. (Fig. 4P)</p><p>Actenodia polita Kaszab, 1955b</p><p>Types. Holotype and paratype of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia and western South Africa.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8/lat -24.4833)">Material</a> examined. [Khomas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8/lat -24.4833)">Windhoek Rural</a>: SE corner of Namib Desert Park, near Knamhoek farm, 23.5333°S 15.9500°E (JP). [Erongo] Walvis Bay Rural: C14, 36 km N Solitaire, 23.5823°S 15.8182°E (CB). [Hardap] Gibeon: C14, 10 km S Waltevrede, 24.2377°S 15.9040°E (CB); Sesriem 137, Maltahohe, 24.4833°S 15.8000°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9089&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.3184" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9089/lat -25.3184)">Gorrasis</a> 99, 25.3184°S 15.9089°E (SMWN) . [Karas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.7167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.7167/lat -25.25)">Lüderitz</a>: Awasib dunes E., 25.2500°S 15.7167°E (SMWN) ; 7 km N Grillental, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.3667/lat -26.85)">Diamond Area</a> 1, 26.8500°S 15.3667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFD2FF8AFF5FFB9BFB9B4EC8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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F72687E4FFD0FF8AFF5FFCFCFF194BD0.text	F72687E4FFD0FF8AFF5FFCFCFF194BD0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus pallipes	<div><p>Cc) Hycleus pallipes species group</p><p>This group, as defined by Pardo Alcaide (1958a), is characterized by sharp and elongate mandibles and widened external spur of both pro- and mesotibiae. It is widely distributed in the sub-Saharan Africa and in western India.</p><p>Hycleus hilaris (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 4Q)</p><p>Mylabris hilaris Péringuey, 1892</p><p>Distribution. Northern Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Omusati] Anamulenge: C 46, 100 km ESE Ruacana, 17.5333°S 15.1167°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Oniipa: B1, 20 km SE Ondangwa, 17.9833°S 16.1333°E (CB). Onayena: B1, Ondangwa-Tsumeb, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.1333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.1333/lat -17.9833)">26 km SE Ondangwa</a>, 18.0402°S 16.2037°E (CB). [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: B8, 5 km E Kombat, 19.7167°S 17.8000°E (CB). Omatako: Waterberg, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (CP); Okosongomingo 148, 20.6167°S 17.1333°E (SMWN); Waterberg, jct. C22-2512, 20.6333°S 17.1500°E (CB). [Erongo] Omaruru: Otjikoko-Sud 61, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Kaszab 1956); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909; Kaszab 1955b, as ab. erikssoni); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Hycleus villosus (Fåhraeus, 1870) (Fig. 4R)</p><p>Mylabris villosa Fåhraeus, 1870</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Malawi, northern Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Omusati] Anamulenge: C 46, 100 km ESE Ruacana, 17.5333°S 15.1167°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.2833/lat -17.6833)">Ogongo</a>: Ogongo Agric. College, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.2833/lat -17.6833)">Ovambo</a>, 17.6833°S 15.2833°E (SMWN) . [Caprivi] Linyandi: Nkatwa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.4167/lat -18.1833)">Mudumu Game</a> riserve, 18.1833°S 23.4167°E (SMWN) . [Kunene] Outjo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.58&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.58/lat -19.7167)">Abachaus</a>, 19.7167°S 16.5800°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>Citations of H. holosericeus from southern Africa refer to H. villosus, being H. holosericeus a western African species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFD0FF8AFF5FFCFCFF194BD0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFDFFF85FF5FFF55FED94FC4.text	F72687E4FFDFFF85FF5FFF55FED94FC4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus lavaterae (Fabricius 1801)	<div><p>Cd) Hycleus lavaterae species group</p><p>This group is composed by a few large-sized southern African species with mesosternum of Mesoscutatus - type, five basal antennomeres black and maxillary stipes not greatly modified. It includes at least H. haemactus (Fairmaire, 1888), H. lavaterae (Fabricius, 1801), H. plagiatus (Pallas, 1782), H. testudo (Marseul, 1872), and perhaps H. capeneri (Pardo Alcaide, 1963) and H. tettensis (Gerstäcker, 1854) . The possible conspecificity of some of these species must be tested.</p><p>Hycleus haemactus (Fairmaire, 1888) (Fig. 4S)</p><p>Mylabris haemacta Fairmaire, 1888</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] Walvis Bay Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.6667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.6667/lat -23.3667)">Kuiseb Canyon</a>, 23.3667°S 15.6667°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Lüderitz: Plateau 38, 26.6667°S 16.5333°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4667/lat -26.7167)">Aar</a> 16, 26.7167°S 16.4667°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6/lat -27.8167)">Skorpion area</a>, 27.8167°S 16.6000°E (SMWN) . Karasburg: Nukois 269, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.9667/lat -27.3833)">Warmbad</a>, 27.3833°S 18.9667°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.7167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.6167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.7167/lat -27.6167)">Hobas</a> 374, 27.6167°S 17.7167°E (SMWN) . Oranjemund: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.4833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.9167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.4833/lat -27.9167)">Ai-Ais Warmbad</a>, 27.9167°S 17.4833°E (SMWN); Fish River Canyon (CB) ; Orange River, 28.0333°S 17.0667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p><p>This species is strictly related to H. lavaterae and H. testudo, and differs from both at least because of the antennomeres VI–XI distinctly orange and not infuscate. The study of types is necessary to confirm the validity of this complex.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFDFFF85FF5FFF55FED94FC4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFDFFF85FF5FFBF8FB364A65.text	F72687E4FFDFFF85FF5FFBF8FB364A65.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus plagiatus (Pallas 1782) Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Hycleus plagiatus (Pallas, 1782) comb. n. (Fig. 4T)</p><p>Meloe plagiatus Pallas, 1782</p><p>Types. Types of this species are lost.</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (new species record for this country) and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.34" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.05/lat -22.34)">Usakos</a>, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB). [Khomas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.34" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.05/lat -22.34)">Windhoek Rural</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.34" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.05/lat -22.34)">Windhoek</a>, 22.3400°S 17.0500°E (CB, RMCA) . [Hardap] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4456&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.10313" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4456/lat -24.10313)">Mariental Urban</a>: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB). Rehoboth Rural: D1206, 10 km NE Bullsport, 24.10313°S 16.4456°E (CB).</p><p>Remarks. This species is related to H. haemactus and it was sometimes confused with H. tricolor because of its very similar elytral pattern, which has the middle black fascia dark reddish on the sutural sides. Distinctive characters vs. H. tricolor are: (a) five basal antennomeres black (sometimes V dark yellow); (b) male labial palpi not so widened and without large depression; (c) male maxillary stipe slender; (d) lateral setae of genae silver and very long; (e) male protibiae and protarsomeres with very long black setae; (f) aedeagus shape.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFDFFF85FF5FFBF8FB364A65	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFDFFF84FF5FF95BFB5E4F0D.text	F72687E4FFDFFF84FF5FF95BFB5E4F0D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus lactimalus (Marseul 1879)	<div><p>Ce) Hycleus lactimalus species group</p><p>This group is not well defined and could be an artificial assemblage of species with mesosternum of Mesoscutatus - type and yellow, modified male maxiillary stipes. We grouped tentatively in this unit three species: H. lactimalus (Marseul, 1879), from Angola and Namibia, H. maculicornis (Voigts, 1902), from southern and eastern Africa (we examined specimens from Zimbabwe and Tanzania, CB; and from southwestern R.D. Congo, RMCA), and H. maxillaris (Kaszab, 1956) from Tanzania. We suspect that H. maxillaris could be a synonym of H. maculicornis, because of the same antennal colouration (antennomere I and II black, and apex of XI with black spots) and the similarly modified shape of male maxillary stipes.</p><p>Hycleus lactimalus (Marseul, 1879) (Fig. 4U)</p><p>Mylabris lactimala Marseul, 1879</p><p>Mylabris (Gorrizia) lactimala, Pardo Alcaide 1963</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Angola, western Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Opuwo: Kaokoveld, Anabib (Orupembe), 100 miles W Ohopoho, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (Kaszab, 1956). [Erongo]: Dâures: Brandberg (MSNF); Arandis: C14, Kuiseb River, 23.3046°S 15.7718°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna, 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species was examined at MNHN.</p><p>The male of this species is easily distinguishable by the maxillary stipes yellow, inflated and with a middle keel. The colour of this mouth parts were described as white by Marseul (1879), but, as evidenced by Pardo Alcaide (1963), actually it is yellow. Females are more difficult to distinguish from the species of the group of H. dicinctus, because they have the same size and elytral pattern, but in both sexes the pronotum is slender, parallel in the basal half and narrowed in front, and the antennomere III is slightly longer than IV; in male temples are slightly convergent posteriorly.</p><p>Hycleus lactimalus differs from H. maculicornis-maxillaris (see above) because of the colour of antennomeres (I–II completely black and XI orange) and the male maxillary stipes more widened ventrally.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFDFFF84FF5FF95BFB5E4F0D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFDEFF80FF5FFC43FAD34D46.text	F72687E4FFDEFF80FF5FFC43FAD34D46.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus dicinctus (Bertoloni 1849)	<div><p>Cf) Hycleus dicinctus species group</p><p>We grouped here tentatively some large-sized Afrotropical species with a Mesoscutatus - type mesosternum, probably belonging to distinct lineages, usually confused in the literature because of the great elytral pattern variability. Males of these species are easy to distinguish because of the morphology of maxillary stipe and palpi, while female are more difficult to recognize. The colour of antennomeres also can help in the separation of species. Information on some species of these lineages was published by Pardo Alcaide (1963).</p><p>Hycleus scalaris (Marseul, 1872) (Fig. 4V)</p><p>Mylabris (Mylabris) scalaris Marseul, 1872</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: Okakatuwo, Kaokoland, 17.4500°S 12.7000°E (SMWN). Opuwo: Opuwo town, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB); Kaokoveld, Anabib (Orupembe), 100 miles W Ohopoho, 18.1833°S 12.5167°E (Kaszab, 1956) (Kaszab 1956, as ab. pseudovulgaris, holotype); 4 km E Orumana, Kaokoland, 18.2333°S 13.8333°E (SMWN); Kaokoveld, 11 miles E Omutati, 60 miles WSW Ohopoho, 18.2500°S 13.0833°E (Kaszab, 1956) (Kaszab 1956, as ab. nigrobasipennis, holotype); Orumana, Kaokoveld, 18.2500°S 13.9000°E (SMWN); Orumana, Kaokoland, 18.2667°S 13.8833°E (SMWN); Kunene distr., C43, 18.6788°S 13.7135°E (CB); Kunene distr., C43, 18.7599°S 13.7489°E (CB); Kunene distr., C43, 18.9962°S 13.7581°E (CB). Sesfontein: Khovarib River, Kaokoland, 19.3167°S 13.9667°E (SMWN); Hunkab-Hoanib Rivers, Skeleton Coast Park, 19.6333°S 13.0167°E (SMWN); Humor 704, Damaraland, 19.8439°S 14.1231°E (SMWN). Kamanjab: Kamanjab, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (SMWN); Hoas 273, Outjo, 19.9200°S 14.7500°E (SMWN). Outjo: Ike 346, Outjo, 19.7533°S 16.6244°E (SMWN); C39, 10 km W Outjo, 20.0100°S 16.0100°E (CB); Outjo-Kalkfeld, 16–20 km S Outjo, 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (CB). Khorixas: Bethanis 514, 20.4000°S 14.4000°E (SMWN); Damaraland, Duineveld 529, 20.7833°S 14.6333°E (SMWN). [Oshikoto] Guinas: Leeudrink, Etosha N.P., 18.8833°S 17.0667°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Dakota 424, 19.4941°S 17.1287°E (SMWN). Omatako: Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (SMWN); D2414, Etjo-Kalkfeld, 38 km SE of Kalkfeld, 21.1288°S 16.3883°E (CB); Kalkfeld, Omukandi (MCZR). Okahandja: 30 km W Okahandja, 21.9260°S 16.5768°E (CP); Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (Pic, 1908; SMWN). [Erongo] Dâures: Okonyenye Mt. Otjihorongo Reserve, Damaraland, 21.1500°S 15.3167°E (SMWN); Brandberg Hungorob Valley, 21.1900°S 14.5282°E (Bologna, 2000a; SMWN).</p><p>Omaruru: Otjikoko S 61, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (SMWN); Okakongo farm, Omaruru, 21.3167°S 15.9833°E (SMWN). Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); Karibib, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (as ab. nigrobasipennis: Kaszab, 1956, paratypus); 20 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.6746&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.9169" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.6746/lat -26.9169)">Boshua Pass</a>, 22.6640°S 15.8780°E (CB). Arandis: Rossing Mine, 22.4667°S 15.0333°E (SMWN). [Omaheke] Steinhausen: Kohoro Noord 185, 21.9667°S 18.7167°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Daan Park, 22.5333°S 16.9667°E (CP); Portsmut 33, Windhoek, 23.1000°S 16.4167°E (SMWN). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5667°S 17.0833°E (SMWN); Windhuk, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (Bologna, 1978; CB). [Hardap] Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB). [Karas] Berseba: Mukorob 14, Namaland, 25.4833°S 18.1667°E (SMWN). Keetmanshoop Rural: Khabus 146, 26.3000°S 18.2167°E (SMWN); Keetmanshoop, 26.9169°S 18.6746°E (CB) ; Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB). Karasburg: Grunau, 27.7333°S 18.3833°E (SMWN); 11 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.75/lat -28.0167)">Karasburg</a>, 28.0167°S 18.7500°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Northern Damaraland (Péringuey 1909); Swakop (Marseul 1872); Swakop River (CB); Otjiuve (SMWN); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at MNHN.</p><p>Hycleus sp. complex tricolor [? = Hycleus kakamas (Péringuey, 1909)] (Fig. 4W)</p><p>? Mylabris oculata var. kakamas Péringuey, 1909 ? Mylabris buqueti Péringuey, 1909 nec Marseul, 1872 Hycleus buqueti, Pitzalis et al. 2014</p><p>Distribution. Southern Namibia (new species record for this country) and western South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0535&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.2919" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0535/lat -26.2919)">Keetmanshoop Rural</a>: M29, 4 km S jct. D3919, 25.6205°S 18.6135°E (CB). Bersheba: C14, 51 km N Bethanien, 26.2919°S 17.0535°E (CB) . Karas distr., 27.1352°S 19.4941°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Péringuey 1909, as buqueti); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909, as buqueti); Namibia (Bologna 2000a, as buqueti; Pitzalis et al. 2014, as buqueti). Kaszab (1956) cited from Damaraland oculata ab. kakamas, and this citation could be referable to this taxon.</p><p>Remarks. The identification of specimens from the localities listed above is still uncertain, being all females. They clearly belong to the group of species here considered as dicinctus group, and in particular to the complex of H. tricolor (Gerstäcker, 1854) or to that of H. dicinctus (Bertoloni, 1849), which were variously confused in the literature. Males of these last two species have maxillary palpi greatly distinct (see Pardo Alcaide 1958a, 1966), but the variation of elytral pattern is partially overlapping and this produced several erroneous records. Some infraspecific forms of these species were described (see Péringuey 1909) and referred to tricolor (as oculatus) or to dicinctus . For example: (i) hottentottus Fåhraeus, 1870, from South Africa, which probably refers to tricolor, with its synonym trasversalis Marseul, 1872 (see Pardo Alcaide 1966, note 1); (ii) myops Fåhraeus, 1870, erroneously referred to tricolor, or considered distinct (as caffrarius Pic 1908; see Kaszab 1956), but probably belonging to dicinctus (see Pardo Alcaide 1966, note 2).</p><p>Only the comparative examination of types of all described forms of this complex could clarify this taxonomic problem and could define if our southern Namibian specimens belong to a distinct species or to another described taxon. In Figs. 14 A –E are illustrated: tegmen in ventral (Fig. 14 A) and lateral view with the aedeagus (Fig. 14B); mesosternum (Fig. 14C); male maxillary palpi (Fig. 14D) and stypes (Fig. 14E).</p><p>We suspect that the examined specimens belong to the form described by Péringuey (1909) as “ oculata var. kakamas ”, from the arid regions of western South Africa, or to the taxon erroneously recorded by the same Author as buqueti . The description of kakamas greatly corresponds to our specimens as concerns the head and pronotum punctures. The shape of pronotum, which is very distinct from that of tricolor and dicinctus, due to its strangling and extended fore depression, clearly distinguishes this form from both species. Moreover, in our opinion, buqueti Marseul, 1872 (described from S Angola) represents simply an infraspecific form of H. dicinctus: we examined specimens from R.D. Congo identified as buqueti by Kaszab (RMCA), and they have the typical male maxillary stipes of H. dicinctus .</p><p>Hycleus tricolor (Gerstäcker, 1854) comb. n. (Fig. 4X)</p><p>Mylabris tricolor Gerstäcker, 1854</p><p>Mylabris oculata Thunberg, 1791</p><p>Mylabris oculata ssp. ovamboensis Kaszab, 1956</p><p>Types. Types of the taxa discussed here were not examined, but they were deeply studied by Pardo Alcaide (1966), who sent us specimens compared with types.</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Ohangwena] Engela: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8833/lat -17.4)">Ovamboland</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8833/lat -17.4)">Ochikango</a>, 17.4000°S 15.8833°E ( ssp. ovamboensis: Kaszab, 1956, type locality). [Kavango] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8833/lat -17.4)">Rundu Rural</a>: West Caprivi, Region Okavango, Ostufer near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.3667/lat -18.05)">Rundu</a>, 17.9333°S 19.7667°E (CP). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.3667/lat -18.05)">Mukwe</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.3667/lat -18.05)">Shadikongoro</a>, 18.0500°S 21.3667°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.0667/lat -18.1167)">Popa Falls</a>, 18.1167°S 21.0667°E (SMWN) . [Kunene] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.9&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.9/lat -18.25)">Opuwo</a>: Orumana, Kaokoveld, 18.2500°S 13.9000°E (SMWN) ; Orumana, Kaokoland, 18.2667°S 13.8833°E (SMWN). [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: Namutoni, 18.8000°S 16.9833°E (CP); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.9333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.9333/lat -19.1833)">Okaukuejo</a>, 19.1833°S 15.9333°E (SMWN) . Tsumeb: Tsumeb, 19.2333°S 17.7167°E (CP); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.0667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8167/lat -19.0667)">Tsumeb</a>, 19.2333°S 17.7167°E (CB). [Oshana] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.0667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8167/lat -19.0667)">Uuvudhiya</a>: Okaukuejo-Leeubron, Etosha, 19.0667°S 15.8167°E (SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1287&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4941" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1287/lat -19.4941)">Dakota</a> 424, 19.4941°S 17.1287°E (SMWN) . Grootfontein: Grootfontein, 19.5667°S 18.1167°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.9167/lat -19.8667)">Tsumkwe</a>: Kremetartkop, Boesmanland, 19.8667°S 20.9167°E (SMWN) . Otjiwarongo: Otjiwarongo, 20.4500°S 16.6500°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.2333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.2333/lat -20.5167)">Omatako</a>: Waterberg Rest Camp, Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.5167°S 17.2333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.2418&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5626" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.2418/lat -20.5626)">Rodenstein</a> 307, 20.5626°S 17.2418°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.865" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.667/lat -20.865)">Okonjima</a> 128, 20.8650°S 16.6670°E (SMWN) ; Sukses, 62 km S Otjiwarongo, 21.0000°S 16.8000°E (CB); D2414, Etjo-Kalkfeld, Dinosaurus Tracks, 21.1156°S 16.4161°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.0667/lat -21.2833)">Kalidoua</a>, 21.2833°S 18.0667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Okahandja: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9167/lat -21.9833)">Okahandja</a>, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN) . [Erongo] Dâures: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.1333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5833/lat -21.1333)">Pager</a> se gat: Brandberg, Damaraland, 21.1333°S 14.5833°E (SMWN) ; Brandberg, Wasserfallflache, 21.1795°S 14.5478°E (SMWN); Brandberg, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5282&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.19" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5282/lat -21.19)">Hungorob Valley</a>, 21.1900°S 14.5282°E (Bologna 2000a, as oculatus; SMWN) ; Brandberg, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5163&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2215" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5163/lat -21.2215)">Messum Valley</a>, 21.2215°S 14.5163°E (Bologna, 2000a as oculatus; SMWN) . Omaruru: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.3667/lat -21.2833)">Otjikoko-Sud</a> 61, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (SMWN) . Karibib: Karibib, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CB). Walvis Bay Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.6667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.6667/lat -23.3667)">Kuiseb Canyon</a>, 23.3667°S 15.6667°E (SMWN) . [Omaheke] Steinhausen: Owingi 246, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.9" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.8667/lat -21.9)">Gobabis</a>, 21.9000°S 18.8667°E (SMWN) ; Kehoro S 939, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.0833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.6167/lat -22.0833)">Gobabis</a>, 22.0833°S 18.6167°E (SMWN) . Kalahari: C22, near Gobabis, 12 km N jct. B6, 22.3613°S 19.0034°E (CB). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.1333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7/lat -23.1333)">Gobabis</a>: Swart Nossob R. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.1333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7/lat -23.1333)">Gobabis</a>, 23.1333°S 18.7000°E (SMWN) ; 15 km E Gobabis, Welkom Farm, 22.3923°S 19.1129°E (CP). [Khomas] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.5667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.1" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.5667/lat -22.1)">Windhoek Rural</a>: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.5667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.1" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.5667/lat -22.1)">Onganja Ost</a> 190, 22.1000°S 17.5667°E (SMWN) ; Khomas-Hochland, Bushmanland, 75 km NE Windhoek, Karivo, 22.2000°S 17.5500°E (CP); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.34" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.05/lat -22.34)">Windhoek</a>, 22.3400°S 17.0500°E (SMWN) ; D1525, Windhoek-Gobabis, to Bodenhausen, 1 km N jct. B6, 22.3968°S 17.6600°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.35/lat -22.5)">Neudamm</a> 63, 22.5°S 17.35°E (SMWN) ; Daan Park, 22.5333°S 16.9667°E (CP); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.25/lat -22.5333)">Windhoek Airport</a>, 22.5333°S 17.2500°E (CB); Richthofen 126 . 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0317&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.7178" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0317/lat -22.7178)">Regenstein</a> 32, 22.7178°S 17.0317°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.7667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9833/lat -22.7667)">Lichtenstein</a>, 22.7667°S 16.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.7833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8667/lat -22.7833)">Haris</a> 367, 22.7833°S 16.8667°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.8333/lat -22.8)">Claratal</a> 18, 22.8000°S 16.8333°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.9167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.3667/lat -22.9167)">Wasservallei</a> 382, 22.9167°S 16.3667°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.1" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4167/lat -23.1)">Portsmut</a> 33, 23.1000°S 16.4167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2333/lat -23.8)">Guisés</a> 180, 23.8000°S 16.2333°E (SMWN) . Windhoek East: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0833/lat -22.5667)">Windhoek</a>, 22.5667°S 17.0833°E (CB; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.1314&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5728" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.1314/lat -22.5728)">Avis Dam</a>, 22.5728°S 17.1314°E (SMWN) . [Hardap] Rehoboth Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.45&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.7333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.45/lat -23.7333)">Tsumis Park</a>, 23.7333°S 17.4500°E (SMWN) ; Mariental Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.1667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.9833/lat -24.1667)">Twilight</a>, 24.1667°S 17.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.85&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.85/lat -24.95)">Haruchas</a> 156, 24.9500°S 18.8500°E (SMWN) ; Mariental Urban: Hardap Dam, 24.4833°S 17.8333°E (CP). Gibeon: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0667/lat -24.3667)">Ubussis</a> 3, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.0667/lat -24.3667)">Namib-Naukluft Park</a>, 24.3667°S 16.0667°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Berseba: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.55&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.7" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.55/lat -25.7)">Aruab</a>, 25.7000°S 16.5500°E (SMWN) ; C14, 1 km N Helmeringhausen, 25.8771°S 16.8233°E (CB). Keetmanshoop Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.1167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.1167/lat -25.95)">Koes</a> 202, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.1167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.1167/lat -25.95)">Keetmanshoop</a>, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.65&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.65/lat -26.8)">Karasburg-Koes</a>, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (CP); Aroab, Keetmanshoop, 26.8000°S 19.6500°E (SMWN) ; Keetmanshoop, 26.8611°S 18.3864°E (CB); Swartbaas West 276, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.0167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.7/lat -27.0167)">Keetmanshoop</a>, 27.0167°S 19.7000°E (SMWN) ; Pleterskloof 370, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7681&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.2031" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7681/lat -27.2031)">Keetmanshoop</a>, 27.2031°S 18.7681°E (SMWN) ; Rotegab 95, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4167/lat -27.3333)">Keetmanshoop</a>, 27.3333°S 18.4167°E (SMWN) ; Noachabeb 97, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.4667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.4667/lat -27.3833)">Keetmanshoop</a>, 27.3833°S 18.4667°E (SMWN) . Lüderitz: Plateau 38/ Aar 16.26.6667°S 16.5333°E (SMWN) . Karasburg: Nukois 269, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.9667/lat -27.3833)">Warmbad</a>, 27.3833°S 18.9667°E (SMWN) ; Groenrivier, Warmbad, 27.5000°S 18.8000°E (SMWN); near Klein- Karas, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.6" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.0/lat -27.6)">Kuduberg</a> 9, 27.6000°S 18.000°E (SMWN) ; 50 km E of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.2333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.2333/lat -28.05)">Karasburg</a>, bridge Oab River, 28.0500°S 19.2333°E (SMWN) ; Richthersveld, 55 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.4333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.3333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.4333/lat -28.3333)">Ariamsvlei-Velloorsdrift</a>, 28.3333°S 19.4333°E (SMWN) . Oranjemund: Boom River Canyon, 19 km N of Orange River (ENE of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0667/lat -27.85)">Rosh Pinah</a>), 27.8500°S 17.0667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seeely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. The taxonomy of this southern and eastern African species is still greatly confused (see above) and it probably represents a complex of species and subspecies. In the literature it was usually cited as Mylabris oculata Thunberg, 1791, but, according to Pardo Alcaide (1958a note 21) the type of Mylabris oculata refers to Meloe bifasciatus De Geer, 1778, an unavailable name, substituted by Zonabris senegalensis Voigts, 1902, which is a distinct Western African species of Hycleus . Consequently, the valid name available for this species, well characterized by the shape of male stypes, remains tricolor Gerstäcker, 1854 . Waiting for the revision of this complex based on types, we did not consider its infraspecific taxonomy.</p><p>Hycleus versutus (Péringuey, 1909) (Fig. 4Y)</p><p>Mylabris versuta Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Opuwo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.8994&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.2011" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.8994/lat -18.2011)">Opuwo town</a>, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB); D3710, near Opuwo,, 18.2011°S 13.8994°E (CB) ; Kunene distr., C43, 18.6788°S 13.7135°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.9751&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-24.8589" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.9751/lat -24.8589)">Kunene distr.</a>, C43, 18.7599°S 13.7489°E (CB). Kamanjab: C40, 26 km E Kamanjab, 19.6957°S 15.1046°E (CB). [Erongo] Omaruru: C33, 6 km S Omaruru, 21.4824°S 15.9508°E (CB). Karibib: Karibib, D 1953 45 km jct. C32, 22.2963°S 16.0658°E (CB). [Hardap] Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S- 17.8500°E (CB). Gibeon: C14, 1 km W Maltahöhe, 24.8589°S 16.9751°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Péringuey 1909); Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Type of this species was briefly examined at SAMC.</p><p>This species was never studied or recorded in the literature after its description, except by Pardo Alcaide (1958a) who compared it to H. descarpentriesi (Pardo Alcaide, 1958), a scarcely known species from Guinea-Bissau. The specimens we examined agree with the description of versutus and the male maxillary shape is similar to that described by Pardo Alcaide (1958a). The deep examination of the type could confirm our identification.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFDEFF80FF5FFC43FAD34D46	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFDAFF80FF5FFE75FDD14ED3.text	F72687E4FFDAFF80FF5FFE75FDD14ED3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus hybridus (Marseul 1872)	<div><p>Cg) Hycleus hybridus species group</p><p>This group of species was partially defined by Pardo Alcaide (1958a). It is well characterized by the structure of male maxillae and labial palpomeres. The fore portion of maxillary stipes is depressed and variously shaped, but greatly distinct from the posterior portion. We tentatively refer to this group at least the following species: H. hybridus (Marseul, 1872), H. herero (Borchmann, 1940), both from Namibia, H. convexior (Pic, 1909) (and its synonym gridellii Pardo Alcaide, 1958) from eastern Africa, H. ligatus (Marseul, 1870) from eastern Africa and Arabia, erroneously referred to the dubiosus group by Bologna &amp; Turco (2007), and H. cruentatus (Klug, 1845) from Somalia, Ethiopia and Arabia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFDAFF80FF5FFE75FDD14ED3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFD8FF9CFF5FFC4EFC344A2B.text	F72687E4FFD8FF9CFF5FFC4EFC344A2B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus tinctus (Erichson 1843)	<div><p>Ch) Hycleus tinctus species group</p><p>This group, partially studied by Bologna (1978), is here defined only phenetically by the particular elytral pattern with a wide reddish lateral edge. It includes at least the two species listed below.</p><p>Hycleus matabele (Péringuey, 1909) comb. n. (Fig. 5C)</p><p>Mylabris matabele Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Types. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, Namibia (new species record for this country), and Zimbabwe. The citation from Kenya (Péringuey 1909) is ambiguous and probably refers to a Botswanan locality.</p><p>Material examined. [Kunene] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.1167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.35/lat -18.1167)">Opuwo</a>: 30 km WNW Orupembe, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN) . Sesfontein: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.0167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.0167/lat -19.3667)">Hoanib</a> floodplain, 19.3667°S 13.0167°E (SMWN) . Khorixas: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.1833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0167/lat -20.1833)">Fransfontein</a>, 20.1833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN) . [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.65&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.65/lat -18.4167)">Okashana Agric. Experimental Station</a>, 18.4167°S 16.6500°E (SMWN) ; B1, Ondangwa-Tsumeb, 45 km NW of Oshivelo Andoni plains, 18.4325°S 16.7272°E (CB); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.3167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6167/lat -19.3167)">Nau-Obes</a>, Etosha N.P., 19.3167°S 16.6167°E (SMWN) . Engodi: 30 km W Oshivelo, 18.4870°S 17.0000°E (CB). Guinas: B1, 10 km S Oshivelo, 18.7556°S 17.2420°E (CB). [Omusati] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5833/lat -18.7167)">Ruacana</a>: NW Etosha N.P., 18.7167°S 14.5833°E (SMWN) . Okahao: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.7167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8667/lat -18.7167)">Dorsland</a>, Etosha N.P., 18.7167°S 14.8667°E (SMWN) ; Kaokoveld vegetation, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.8739&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9661" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.8739/lat -18.9661)">Etosha Nat. Park</a>, 18.9661°S 14.8739°E (SMWN) ; Northern Border, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-18.9667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.15/lat -18.9667)">Bitterwater Firebreak</a>, Etosha N.P., 18.9667°S 15.1500°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.7167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.0667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.7167/lat -19.0667)">Duikersdrink</a>, Etosha N.P., 19.0667°S 14.7167°E (SMWN) . [Otjozondjupa] Tsumkwe: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.6/lat -19.4167)">Dobe</a>, 19.4167°S 20.6000°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.4333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.5/lat -19.4333)">Klein Dobe</a>, 19.4333°S 20.5000°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.6833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.6" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.6833/lat -19.6)">Boesmanland</a>, 19.6000°S 20.6833°E (SMWN) ; Bushmanland, Aha hills, 19.6167°S 20.9667°E (SMWN); Bushmanland, 3 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.6333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.6333/lat -19.9333)">Kuru</a>, 19.9333°S 20.6333°E (SMWN) ; Gam, Hereroland-Oos, 20.2500°S 20.8167°E (SMWN). Omatako: near Otjahevita road to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.35/lat -20.3667)">Grootfontein</a>, 20.3400°S 17.5500°E (CB); Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.3667°S 17.3500°E (SMWN) ; Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.3833°S 17.3000°E (SMWN); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.3833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.3833/lat -20.6667)">Waterberg</a>, cr. roads C22-2512, 20.6333°S 17.1500°E (CB); Hamakari S 373, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.4/lat -20.6667)">Hamakari</a> S 373, 20.6667°S 17.4000°E (SMWN) . Okakarara: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.4833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.4833/lat -20.5167)">Hereroland-West</a>, 20.5167°S 17.4833°E (SMWN) ; Okakarara, Hereroland, 20.5833°S 17.4333°E (SMWN). [Omaheke] Steinhausen: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.4779&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.7007" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.4779/lat -21.7007)">Boplaan</a>, 21.7007°S 19.4779°E (SMWN) ; C30, 8 km S jct. C29, 21.8207°S 18.3307°E (CB); Geiersberg, Omitara 109, 22.3213°S 18.0331°E (SMWN). Kalahari: Gobabis, C 22, 12 km N jct. B6, 22.3613°S 19.0034°E (CB); C20, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.9422&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.95" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.9422/lat -22.95)">Gobabis-Leonardville</a>, 16 km S of Gobabis, 22.9500°S 18.9422°E (CB).</p><p>Gobabis: Gobabis, C 22, 2 km N jct. B6, 22.4205°S 19.0037°E (CB). Aminius: C20, Gobabis-Leonardville <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.0037&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4205" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.0037/lat -22.4205)">5 km S Aais</a>, 23.2593°S 18.7237°E (CB). [Erongo] Daures: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.7237&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.2593" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.7237/lat -23.2593)">Brandberg Messum Valley</a>, 21.2248°S 14.5163°E (Bologna, 2000a; SMWN); Karibib: Navachab 67, 22.0167°S 15.7333°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Excelsior 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN); Richthofen 126, 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN). [Hardap] Gibeon: Bullsport 172, 24.1167°S 16.3333°E (SMWN) . Mariental Rural: Haruchas 156, 24.9500°S 18.8500°E (SMWN). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: Wildheim Ost 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN); C11, 1 km jct. M26, 27.0915°S 19.5372°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Easily distinguishable from H. tinctus (Erichson, 1843) because of their temples greatly shorter than eye longitudinal diameter (longer in tinctus), pronotum more rounded in the fore half and the silver, very dense setation of both head and pronotum. The elytral pattern differs from that of H. tinctus because of lateral reddish portion of black fasciae more extended.</p><p>Hycleus tinctus (Erichson, 1843) (Fig. 5D)</p><p>Mylabris tincta Erichson, 1843 Coryna tincta, Bologna 1978</p><p>Distribution. Angola and Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Omusati] Ruacana: C46, near Ruacana Falls, 17.4000°S 14.2833°E (CB); NW Etosha N.P., 18.7167°S 14.5833°E (SMWN). Tsandi: Tsandi, Ovamboland, 17.7500°S 14.9000°E (SMWN). Okahao: Duikersdrink, Etosha N.P., 19.0667°S 14.7167°E (SMWN); Otjiovasandu, Etosha N.P., 19.2500°S 14.5000°E (SMWN); Between Kaross and Zebrapump, Etosha N.P., 19.3667°S 14.5000°E (SMWN); Kaross, Etosha N.P., 19.3833°S 14.5333°E (SMWN). [Kunene] Epupa: Hippo Pool on Kunene River, 20 km W of Ruacana, 17.4092°S 14.2185°E (CB); Otwazuma, 17.8667°S 13.3167°E (SMWN). Opuwo: Opuwo town, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB); 30 km WNW Orupembe, Kaokoland, 18.1167°S 12.3500°E (SMWN); 21 km E Orupembe, 18.1785°S 12.4136°E (SMWN); D3710, near Opuwo, 18.2011°S 13.8994°E (CB); 6 km NE Orumana, Kaokaland, 18.2167°S 13.9500°E (SMWN); 4 km E Orumana, Kaokoland, 18.2333°S 13.8333°E (SMWN); C 35, 110 km NW Kamanjab, 18.9167°S 14.3833°E (CB). Sesfontein: Khowarib River, Damaraland, 19.2667°S 13.8667°E (SMWN); D2650, near Kamanjabn, 19.8087°S 14.5128°E (CB); Palmwag 702, Damaraland, 19.8333°S 13.8833°E (SMWN). Kamanjab: Ombika, Etosha N.P., 19.3333°S 15.9333°E (SMWN); C35, 35 km NW Kamanjab, 19.5000°S 14.8000°E (CB); Beulah 256, 19.6000°S 14.9167°E (SMWN); Sonnegroet 608, 19.6167°S 14.7167°E (SMWN); Kamanjab, 19.6333°S 14.8333°E (SMWN); C40, 26 km E Kamanjab, 19.6957°S 15.1046°E (CB); Otjitambi, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN); C39, 23 km W Outjo, 20.1798°S 15.9480°E (CB); C39, 29 km W Outjo, 20.19834°S 15.8831°E (CB); C39, 70 km W Outjo, 20.2589°S 15.5248°E (CB); C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.30608°S 15.1867°E (CB); Eendrag 110, Outjo, 20.3386°S 15.7749°E (SMWN); Delhi, 20.3780°S 15.7280°E (SMWN). Outjo: "Abachaus" 50 km N Otjwarongo, 19.7500°S 16.5833°E (CB); C39, 10 km W Outjo, 20.0100°S 16.0100°E (CB); Outjo town, 20.0833°S 16.1333°E (CB); Damaraland, 1 km SE of Outjo, River Ugab, 20.1167°S 16.1500°E (CB); road Outjo-Kalkfeld, 16–20 km S Outjo, 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (CB). Khorixas: Fransfontein, 20.1833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN); Fransfontein, 20.2167°S 15.0167°E (SMWN); Khorixas, Damaraland, 20.3500°S 14.9500°E (SMWN); Khorixas, Damaraland, 20.3667°S 14.9667°E (SMWN); Damaraland, Bethanis 514, 20.4000°S 14.4000°E (SMWN); Damaraland, Duineveld 529, 20.7833°S 14.6333°E (SMWN). [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: B1, Ondangwa-Tsumeb, 45 km NW of Oshivelo, Andoni plains, 18.4325°S 16.7272°E (CB); Ovamboland, Namutoni, 18.8000°S 16.9833°E (Kaszab, 1956, as ab. biluteocingulata, type locality); 30 km E Etosha N.P., Mokuti Lodge, 18.8000°S 17.0333°E (CB); Etosha N.P., Sueda Pan, 18.8333°S 16.3333°E (JP); Etosha N.P., Halali Rest Camp, 19.0333°S 16.4667°E (CB); Kapupuhedi- Rietfontein, Etosha N.P., 19.1167°S 16.0667°E (SMWN); Gobaub Etosha N.P., 19.3000°S 16.4167°E (SMWN). Tsumeb: 5 km E Tsumeb, 19.2600°S 17.7500°E (CB). [Oshana] Uuvudhiya: N of Okondeka, Etosha Nat. Park, 18.9500°S 15.8333°E (SMWN). [Kavango] Ndiyona: Kaudom Game Reserve, 19.0333°S 20.5167°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Dakota 424, 19.4833°S 17.1333°E (SMWN); Dakota 424, 19.4941°S 17.1287°E (SMWN); Kudib 426, 19.5118°S 17.2475°E (SMWN); B8, 10 km E Otavi, 19.6500°S 17.4167°E (CB). Otjiwarongo: D2430, 25 km N Otjiwarongo, 20.2667°S 16.6167°E (CB); Outjo-Otjivarongo, 20.3410°S 16.3830°E (CB); Garfield, 20.4450°S 16.0830°E (SMWN). Omatako: Waterberg Plateau Park, River Omatako, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (CB); B1, 28 km S Otjiwarongo, 20.6806°S 16.7787°E (CB); Mount Etjo Safari Lodge, 21.0167°S 16.4167°E (CB). Okahandja: Okahandja, D2192, 4 km jct. B2, 21.949°S 16.5763°E (CB); Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (CB; CP; SMWN); Okahandja, Gross Barmen, 22.1000°S 16.7500°E (CP). [Erongo] Dôures: Otjihongoro Reserve, Damaraland, 20.9000°S 15.2000°E (SMWN); Damaraland, Okonyene Mt., Otjiwarongo Reserve, 21.1500°S 15.3167°E (SMWN); Hungorob Valley, Branderberg, 21.1900°S 14.5282°E (SMWN); Messum Valley, Branderberg, 21.2215°S 14.5163°E (SMWN); Gross Spitzkoppe, 21.8167°S 15.1667°E (CB); Spitzkoppe, 21.8518°S 15.1484°E (SMWN); Gross Spitzkoppe, 21.9532°S 15.2842°E (CP). Omaruru: Otjikoko-Sud 61, Omaruru, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (SMWN); Omaruru, 21.4333°S 15.9333°E (SMWN); C33, 6 km S Omaruru, 21.4824°S 15.9508°E (CB); C33, 30 km jct. B2, 21.6681°S 15.9799°E (CB). Karibib: D1935, 30 km NNW Usakos, 21.7833°S 15.5000°E (CB); Karibib, 21.9333°S 15.8333°E (CB); Okakoara 43, 21.9667°S 16.0167°E (SMWN); Usakos, 12 km W, Karibib, 21.9972°S 15.4879°E (SMWN); Navachab 67, 22.0167°S 15.7333°E (SMWN); D1980, 26– 28 km S Karibib, 22.1500°S 15.8333°E (CB); 20 km W Boshua Pass, 22.664°S 15.878°E (CB); C28, 20 km E Boshua Pass, 22.7000°S 16.0333°E (CB). Arandis: Damaraland, 6 km N Arandis, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (SMWN); Rossing mine, 22.4667°S 15.0333°E (SMWN); Upper Panner Gorge, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN); Upper Panner Gorge, 22.4833°S 15.0167°E (SMWN); Lower Ostrich Gorge, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (SMWN); Gemsbokwater, Namib Naukluft Park, 23.0833°S 15.1667°E (SMWN). Swakopmund: Swakop River (Marseul 1872; Péringuey 1909). Walvis Bay Rural: Walvis Bay, 22.9575°S 14.5053°E (Péringuey 1909). [Omaheke] Steinhausen: Swakop River, Okahandja, 22.0500°S 18.9000°E (SMWN). Aminius: Leonardville, Gobabis, 23.5000°S 18.8000°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Otjiseva 45, 22.3000°S 16.9667°E (SMWN); Brakwater, 20 km N Windhoek, 22.4000S 17.0667°E (CB); Neudamm 63, 22.5000°S 17.3500°E (SMWN); Daan Viljoen Garne Park, 22.5333°S 16.9333°E (CB); Daan Park, 22.5333°S 16.9667°E (CP); Windhoek Airport, 22.5333°S 17.2500°E (CB); Hoffnung 66, 22.5411°S 17.1978°E (SMWN); Richtofen 126, 22.5667°S 17.7500°E (SMWN); Regenstein 32, 22.7178°S 17.0317°E (SMWN); Lichtenstein, 22.7667°S 16.9833°E (SMWN); C23, 28 km jct. B6, 22.7719°S 17.4551°E (CB); Heris 367, 22.7833°S 16.8667°E (SMWN); Wasservallei W, 22.9167°S 16.3667°E (SMWN); C23, 38 km S Dordabis, 23.0715°S 18.0434°E (CB); D1228, 7 km ENE Rehoboth, 23.2833°S 17.2333°E (CB); D1261, Nauchas-Rehoboth, 1–40 km NW Nauchas, 23.5763°S 16.4588°E (CB). Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5667°S 17.0833°E (Bologna 1978; CB; SMWN); Avis Dam, 22.5728°S 17.1314°E (SMWN). [Hardap] Rehoboth West Urban: Rehoboth town, 23.3167°S 17.0667°E (CB); Rehoboth distr., 23.3500°S 17.0667°E (SMWN). Rehoboth Rural: Oudam 354, 23.6167°S 16.6833°E (SMWN). Mariental Rural: Stampried, 24.3333°S 18.4000°E (SMWN). Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB). Gibeon: C14, 1 km W Maltahöhe, 24.8589°S 16.9751°E (CB); Alwynkop, 24.9167°S 16.2333°E (SMWN); Wolwedans 144, 25.1000°S 15.9833°E (SMWN). [Karas] Berseba: C14, 1 km N Helmeringhausen, 25.8771°S 16.8233°E (CB). Keetmanshoop Rural: Koes, 25.9500°S 19.1167°E (SMWN); Khabus 146, 26.3000°S 18.2167°E (SMWN); C11, 1 km jct. M26, 27.0915°S 19.5372°E (CB). Lüderitz: Plateu 38, 26.6667°S 16.5333°E (SMWN). Karasburg: Hobas 374, 27.6167°S 17.7167°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Kaszab 1956, as ab. biluteocingulata, type locality); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this very distinctive species were not examined.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFD8FF9CFF5FFC4EFC344A2B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC6FF9EFF5FF99EFC6C4E5C.text	F72687E4FFC6FF9EFF5FF99EFC6C4E5C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus africanus (Olivier 1811)	<div><p>Ci) Hycleus africanus species group</p><p>We group tentatively in this assemblage some southern African species of the Mesocutatus lineage with ten antennomeres as H. africanus (Olivier, 1811), H. namaquus (Péringuey, 1909) and H. quadriguttatus (Wulfen, 1786) . The taxonomy of this group needs a deep revision.</p><p>Hycleus cfr. africanus (Olivier, 1795) [? = Hycleus insolitus (Péringuey, 1909)] (Fig. 5E)</p><p>Mylabris africana Olivier, 1795</p><p>Decatoma africana, Péringuey 1909</p><p>? Decatoma africana var. insolita Péringuey, 1909 Distribution. Namibia (new species record for this country) and South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.6/lat -22.45)">Excelsior</a> 286, 22.4500°S 17.6000°E (SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. The single specimen we examined is similar to H. africanus from Western and Northern Cape but the pronotum is more depressed anteriorly, the head and pronotum punctures are more subrugose and confluent, the head, pronotum and ventral setae are longer and distinctly golden. The mesosternum is illustrated in Fig. 16E. The elytral pattern and setation correspond to that of the var. insolita Péringuey, 1909, which was considered as a possible distinct species by the South African entomologist. The deeply examination of types of both africanus and var. insolita is basic to the resolution of this taxonomic problem.</p><p>Hycleus namaquus (Péringuey, 1909) comb. n. (Fig. 5F)</p><p>Decatoma namaqua Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Types. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Distribution. Southwestern Namibia (new species record for this country) and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Karas] Lüderitz: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.2667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.6667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.2667/lat -26.6667)">Aus</a>, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP).</p><p>Remarks. Péringuey (1909) used in its monograph of southern African Meloidae the same name namaqua for two distinct blister beetles. The first name corresponds to a chromatic variation of H. haemactus (see above) and consequentlythe, representing only an intraspecific phenetic variation, is taxonomically unvalid. Therefore, the name namaquus is useful for the second taxon, which was described as distinct species in the genus Decatoma (a synonym of Hycleus) and which is referred to Hycleus for the first time in the present paper (comb. n.).</p><p>The mesosternal “scutum” is very narrow, intermediate between the Mesoscutatus and Mesotaeniatus - type lineages. Antennae have ten black antennomeres, but IV–VI reddish.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC6FF9EFF5FF99EFC6C4E5C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC4FF9EFF5FFA27FCB44AF5.text	F72687E4FFC4FF9EFF5FFA27FCB44AF5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus dvoraki Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Cj) Hycleus dvoraki species group</p><p>Tentatively we consider in this group two new species, H. dvoraki and H. aridus, both from the Namib Desert and syntopic in two localities. These species are characterized by the combination of the following traits: 11 short and black antennomeres, VII–X slightly subserrate, particularly in male, XI not elongate; aedeagus with a single apical slender hook; protarsomeres distinctly shorter than protibiae.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC4FF9EFF5FFA27FCB44AF5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC4FF9EFF5FFD10FA7B49B2.text	F72687E4FFC4FF9EFF5FFD10FA7B49B2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus svakopensis (Borchmann 1940)	<div><p>Cj) Hycleus svakopensis species group</p><p>The only species of this group is very distinct at least because of elytra, subquared apically as in the mylabrine genera Mimesthes, Paramimesthes and Namylabris (see above). Both the last two genera and H. svakopensis are endemic to the Namib Desert.</p><p>Hycleus svakopensis (Borchmann, 1940) (Fig. 5G)</p><p>Coryna svakopensis Borchmann, 1940</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] Arandis: 6 km N Arandis, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.3667)">Damaraland</a>, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (CB; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9833/lat -22.4833)">Upper Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.9667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.9667/lat -22.5)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (CB; SMWN) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.6833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5333/lat -22.6833)">Lower Ostrich Gorge</a>, 22.5000°S 14.9833°E (SMWN). Swakopmund: Swakopmund, 22.6833°S 14.5333°E (Borchmann 1940; CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a); South West Africa (Borchmann 1940).</p><p>Remarks. Type of this species was not examined and is probably lost.</p><p>Elytra are apically squared and have a vanished brown-black pattern; antennae have only nine antennomeres.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC4FF9EFF5FFD10FA7B49B2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC4FF98FF5FF8EBFD994816.text	F72687E4FFC4FF98FF5FF8EBFD994816.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus dvoraki Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Hycleus dvoraki Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 5H)</p><p>Types. Holotype female (SMWN) labelled “Hunkab River, at 19°49'S 13°0’E, Skeleton Coast Park, 4.5 April 1979 s. louw, R. Wharton; H38975”. Male paratype (CB), labelled “Khorixas: Unjab River bank, 11 km upstream from pump house, Skeleton Coast Park, 20°08’S 13°18’E, 18-26.VIII.1990, C.S. Roberts, Pres. pitf. traps”.</p><p>Type locality. Both the type locality (19.8167°S 13.00°E in decimal degrees) and the second site (20.133°S 13.30°E in decimal degrees) are located in the Kunene region, districts of Sesfontein and Khorixas, in the biome of the Namib Desert. In both localities is distributed also H. aridus endemic to Namib.</p><p>Diagnosis. One Hycleus species with mesosternum of the Mesoscutatus - type (Fig. 17F), characterized by 11 antennomeres totally black, VI–IX subserrate (Fig. 17D), wide campaniform pronotum, elytral pattern as in Figs. 5H and 17E, one single distal aedeagal hook (Fig. 17C).</p><p>Description. Body shiny and unicolor black, pronotum less shiny in the paratype, elytra brown-orange with black pattern (Figs. 5H, 17E) with wide apex and two undulate fasciae, fore one extended on humerus and on base, encircling a rounded brown spot. Body setation black, denser and longer on ventral side; elytra with setiform punctures variable in size and depth and sparse setae. Maximal body length: 12–13 mm.</p><p>Head distinctly transverse, subrectangular, temples parallel, short, distinctly shorter than longitudinal diameter of eye, smaller than maximum width at the level of eyes; punctures deep, wide and scattered, denser and subrugose on frons, intermediate surface microreticulate; frons slogthly convex and occiput almost flat; eye subglobose, bulging, with antero-dorsal margin sligthly emarginated. Clypeus narrower than interocular width, rounded on sides, convex and with the same puncturation of frons; fronto-clypeal suture well visible; labrum about as long as clypeus, fore margin slightly emarginated, punctures finer than on clypeus. Maxillary palpomeres subcylindrical, with black setae on the external side of the apex of each palpomere; male maxillae and labial palpomeres not modified with stipes narrow and elongate in lateral view; mandibles robust, curved in fore half, sharp at apex, longer than labrum. Antennae (Fig. 17D) with 11 antennomeres, I–IV shiner, V–XI subopaque and microsetate; I as long as II–III together, II subglobose; III–IV slender and subcylindrical, III distinctly longer than IV; V–IX trapezoidal, progressively widened at apex, VI–IX subserrate and apically widened on external side, increasing in width and length from V to X; XI at base as wide as X but two times longer, apical half distinctly and abruptly conical and obtuse.</p><p>Pronotum widely campaniform, about as long as wide, as wide as the maximal width of head on eye, sides parallel from base to fore third and then slowly narrowing anteriad; fore portion transversally subdepressed; middle furrow extended only in middle, base depressed in front of mesonotum; puncturation similar to that on head, but slightly more subopaque in the paratype. Elytra parallel, dorsally convex, punctures subrugose on black parts, very scattered and wide on brown-yellow parts, with distinct setae, more subrugose in the paratype; setae black and sligthly robust. Mesosternum (Fig. 17F) of Mesoscutatus types, with one quite large triangular fore modified area; fore margins of mesepisterna furrowed and with a distanced vague keel. Legs slender; male protarsomeres not distinctly widened; male protibiae and protarsomeres with dense robust setae, mixed with longer setae in female; both tibial spurs on all legs slender, external metatibial spur obtuse; ventral blade of claw regularly developed and scarcely curve.</p><p>Male last ventrite emarginated. Gonoforceps (Figs. 17 A, 17B) slender in both ventral and lateral views, progressively narrowed, in lateral view, apical lobes elongate; gonocoxal plate very wide; aedeagus (Fig. 17C) with one single distal hook at apex, long and sharp.</p><p>Etymology. Named after the late Czech entomologist Miroslav Dvořak, who studied some complex groups of Palaearctic and Oriental Meloidae .</p><p>Remarks. Affinities of this species are unknown. It is phenetically similar to H. aridus particularly because of the aedeaugus with a single sharp apical hook, the punctures of elytra and the subserrate midle antennomeres, but differs because of the elytral pattern with extended black surface; the pronotum less depressed anteriorly, the shape of mesosternum and fore portion of male gonoforceps less slender.</p><p>Distribution. Northwestern Namibia .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC4FF98FF5FF8EBFD994816	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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F72687E4FFC2FF9BFF5FFBB8FDF349BE.text	F72687E4FFC2FF9BFF5FFBB8FDF349BE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus aridus Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Hycleus aridus Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 5I)</p><p>Types. Holotype female, 2 females paratypes (SMWN) and 1 female paratype (CB), labelled “ 6 km N <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.983334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.366667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.983334/lat -22.366667)">Arandis</a>, 22°22’S 14°59’E, 12 Feb–11 March 1985, J. Irish- H. Rust . 1 female paratype (SMWN), idem, but 10 April–8 May 1984 J. Irish H. Liessner. 1 female paratype (SMWN), 1 male and 1 female paratypes (CB), idem, but 3–31.VII.1984, J. Irish H. Liessner. 1 male paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Lower Ostrich Gorge, 22°30’S 14°58’E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.966666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.966666/lat -22.5)">Swakopmund district</a>, 11March–9April 1985, J. Irish- H. Rust . 1 female paratype (SMWN), idem, but 13 March–9 April 1984 J. Irish H. Liessner. 1 male and 2 females paratypes (SMWN), labelled “ Upper Ostrich Gorge, 22°29’S 14°59’E, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.983334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.483334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.983334/lat -22.483334)">Swakopmund distr.</a>, 13 March–10 April 1984 J. Irish H. Liessner . 1 male paratype (SMWN), idem, but 12 Feb–11 March 1985, J. Irish- H. Rust. 1 female paratype (SMWN), idem, but 11 March–9April 1985, J. Irish- H. Rust. 1 male paratype (SMWN), labelled “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.3&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.3/lat -20.133333)">Unjab River</a> bank, 11 km upstream from pump house, Skeleton Coast Park, 20°08’S 13°18’E . 1 male paratype (SMWN), labelled “ Namibia, Brandberg, Hungorob ravine at: 21°13’25”S 14°31’03”E, 21.iv. 2000, 700 m, K.Meakin / Raleigh Int., yellow paint trap row 3, Bberg pan 48 . 1 female paratype (SMWN), labelled “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.516666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.633333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.516666/lat -19.633333)">Betw. Hunkab</a> and Hoanib Rivers at 19°38’S 13°31’E, Skeleton Coast Park, 5 April 1979, S. Louw, R. Wharton ”.</p><p>Type locality. All localities are located in the Namib Desert biome, but with different ecological characteristics. The type locality and two others, very close (Upper and Lower Ostrich gorge), are located in the Erongo region, in areas with dense ground; another (Hungarob) on the Brandberg volcan, along a temporary river bank in a mountain valley. The remaining two sites are located in the Skeleton Coast Park (Kunene Region, Sesfontein and Khorixas districts, respectively), along temporary river banks surronded by rocky hills (Hoanib) or sand dunes (Unjab).</p><p>Diagnosis. One Hycleus species with mesosternum of the Mesoscutatus type, close and similar to H. dvoraki, with 11 antennomeres, the middle ones subserrate, aedeagus with one single distal hook at apex; distinct by H. dvoraki because of the very distintive elytral pattern (Fig. 5I), smaller mesosternal scutum, wider and shorter male protarsomeres, narrower apical part of male gonoforcesps.</p><p>Description. Body shiny and unicolor black, elytra brown-yellow, with black pattern (Fig. 5I) with narrow apex partially extended on the sutura, two spots on fore third, external spot subtrasverse, one middle undulate fascia, one isolated pre-apical middle spot oblique. Body setae black, denser and longer on ventral side; elytra with setiform punctures variable in size and depth and sparse short setae, quite longer on posterior third. Maximal body length: 8.5–13 mm.</p><p>Head distinctly transverse, subrectangular, temples parallel, short, distinctly shorter than longitudinal diameter of eye, smaller than maximum width at the level of eyes; punctures deep, wide and scattered, denser on frons, intermediate surface shagreened; frons transversely depressed, occiput almost flat; eye subglobose, bulging, with antero-dorsal margin sligthly emarginated. Clypeus narrower than interocular width, subparallel on sides, convex and with same punctures that on frons, smooth anteriorly; fronto-clypeal suture well visible; labrum about as long as clypeus, fore margin slightly emarginated, punctures as on clypeus. Maxillary palpomeres subcylindrical, with black setae on the external side of apex of each palpomere, except last one; male maxillae and labial palpomeres not modified with stipes narrow and elongate in lateral view; mandibles robust, curved in fore half, sharp at apex, longer than labrum. Antennae (Fig. 16C) with 11 antennomeres, I–III shiner, IV–XI subopaque and microsetate; I as long as II–III together, II subglobose; III slender and subcylindrical, distinctly longer than IV; IV cylindrical short; V–IX trapezoidal, progressively widened at apex; VI–IX subserrate and apically widened on external side, increasing in width and length from V to X; XI at base as wide as X but two times longer, apical half distinctly and abruptly conical and obtuse.</p><p>Pronotum widely campaniform, about as long as wide, as wide as maximal width of head on eye, sides parallel from base to fore third, and then slowly narrowing anteriad; fore portion with one distinct transverse deep depression, almost divided in two lateral portions; middle furrow extended only in middle, base with a round depression in front of mesonotum; punctures similar to that on head, but denser. Elytra parallel, dorsally convex, punctures subrugose on black parts, wider, very scattered and setiform on brown-yellow parts, with distinct black setae, in some paratypes appearing more approached and less distinct. Mesosternum (Fig. 16D) of the Mesoscutatus types, with a middle sized triangular fore modified area; fore margins of mesepisterna with a narrow furrow. Legs slender; male protarsomeres short and sligthly widened; male protibiae and protarsomeres with dense robust setae which in female are also mixed with longer setae; both tibial spurs on all legs slender, external metatibial spur obtuse; ventral blade of claw regularly developed and scarcely curved.</p><p>Male last ventrite narrowly emarginated. Gonoforceps slender in both ventral and lateral views (Fig. 16 A 16B), sinuate at base, widened at middle and then suddendly greatly narrowed; in lateral view apical lobes short; gonocoxal plate very wide; aedeagus (Fig. 16B) with one single distal hook at apex, slightly elongate and sharp.</p><p>Etymology. The name of this species (from the Latin adjective aridus = arid, very dry) refers to the aridity of the area were it lives.</p><p>Remarks. The elytral pattern of this species is very distinctive. We assume possible relationships with H. dvoraki (see above) because of the shape of antennae, pronotum and aedeagus.</p><p>Distribution. NW Namibia .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC2FF9BFF5FFBB8FDF349BE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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F72687E4FFCEFF91FF5FF890FBBE4FCE.text	F72687E4FFCEFF91FF5FF890FBBE4FCE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hycleus san Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Hycleus san Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 5P)</p><p>Types. Holotype male, 1 female paratype (SMWN) and 1 female paratype (CB), labelled “Bushmanland at 19°22’S 19°36’E, 08.I–01.II.1990, E. Marais, Pres. pit. traps”. Holotype lacks left antenna, both types lack all antennomeres III-XI.</p><p>Type locality. The type locality (19.36667° 19.6000°E in decimal degrees) is located in the Otjozondjuparegion, Tsumkwe district, in the savannah biome.</p><p>Diagnosis. One small-sized Hycleus with the mesosternum of Mesoscutatus type, with 11 black antennomeres, well distinct because of its particular elytral pattern (Fig. 5P).</p><p>Description. Body shiny and unicolor black, elytra brown-yellow with black pattern (Fig. 5P) with one narrow longitudinal stripe along the sutura and narrowly extended on apex, one longitudinal wider stripe from humerus in middle of elytra where it is extended trasversaly to join sutural stripe, one subsquared wide spot on apical third. Body setation yellow-white, dense, sligthly shorter on elytra. Maximal body length: 8.5–10.1 mm.</p><p>Head distinctly transverse, subrectangular, temples sligthly convergent posteriorly where are almost subgibbose, very short, half as long as longitudinal diameter of eye, distinctly smaller than maximum width at the level of eyes; punctures small and quite dense, deep, intermediate surface micropunctuate; frons and occiput slightly convex; eye suglobose, distinctly bulging, with antero-dorsal margin emarginated. Clypeus narrower than interocular width, subrounded on sides, convex and with same punctures that on frons, smooth anteriorly; frontoclypeal suture well visible; labrum about as long as clypeus, fore margin only scarcely emarginated, punctures as on clypeus but more scattered. Maxillary palpomeres subcylindrical, with black setae on external side of the apex of each palpomere, except last one; male maxillae and labial palpomeres not modified with stipes narrow and elongate in lateral view; mandibles robust, distinctly curved in fore half, sharp at apex, slightly longer than labrum. Antennae with 11 antennomeres, I–II shiner, III–XI subopaque and microsetate; I as long as II-III together, II subglobose, III–V slender and cylindrical, III slightly longer than IV and V, VI–VIII sligthly trapezoidal apically moderately widened on external side, increasing in width and length, IX–X subcylindrical, XI at base as wide as X but 1.3 times longer, apical half obtusely conical and progressively narrowed.</p><p>Pronotum slightly longer than wide, distinctly smaller than maximal width of head on eye; sides sligthly sinuate on basal third, then distinctly converging in front; fore third with one transverse deep depression; middle furrow extended only in middle, base with a round depression in front of mesonotum; punctures similar to that on head, but denser. Elytra parallel, dorsally convex, punctures on black parts similar to that of pronotum, slightly shallower on yellow-brown parts. Mesosternum (Fig. 13F) of Mesoscutatus types, with a wide triangular fore modified area; fore margins of mesepisterna with a wide furrow. Legs slender; female fore tibiae and tarsi with mixed with longer setae; both tibial spurs on all legs slender, external metatibial spur obtuse; ventral blade of claw regularly developed and scarcely curved.</p><p>Male last ventrite emarginated. Gonoforceps slender in ventral view (Fig. 13 A), with lobes very long, in lateral view cylindrical and lobes short (Fig. 13B); gonocoxal plate only quite widened; aedeagus (Fig. 13B) with two apical hooks, similarly inclined and sharped, prossimal one longer.</p><p>Etymology. The species is named (for apposition) after the southern African people “San”, belonging to the Khoi San group, depreciatively named Bushmen, inhabiting also the region where this new Hycleus is distributed.</p><p>Remarks. Relationships of this species are unknwown. The elytral pattern of the new species parallels that of some species belonging to the group of H. pallipes, widely distributed in the sub-Saharan Africa, but which, differently than H. san, is characterized by the elongate shape of mandibles and the widened external spur of both pro- and mesotibiae; moreover, temples of H. san are very short.</p><p>Distribution. Northeastern Namibia .</p><p>Hycleus stali (Fåhraeus, 1870) comb. n.</p><p>Mylabris stali Fåhraeus, 1870</p><p>Mylabris palliata Marseul, 1879</p><p>Types. The type of the Fåharaeus’ species was not examined but this taxon is very distinctive because of the elytral pattern. Type of the Marseul’s species was examined at MNHN.</p><p>Distribution. Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia (new species record for this country), and South Africa, Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined. [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: Onjoka, Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.4167°S 17.2500°E (SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. This species was erroneously related to H. tristigmus (Gerstäcker, 1854), which actually belongs to the Mesotaeniatus -lineage.</p><p>[ Hycleus subarcuatefasciatus (Pic, 1941)]</p><p>Zonabris subarquatefasciata Pic, 1941</p><p>Literature records. Namaqualand (Pic 1941, type locality); Namibia (Bologna 2000a) . The type locality was generically indicated as “Namaqualand” so it is impossible to define if it refers to the Little Namaqualand, in western South Africa, or to the Great Namaqualand, in southern Namibia . In the first case, this unknown species must be excluded from the checklist of Namibian Meloidae .</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was not found at MNHN.</p><p>This species was never cited or examined after its short and vague description. We suspect that it could represent an elytral variation of another southern African species of Hycleus, already described, with 11 antennomeres. No information are available to resolve this taxonomic problem and types need examination.</p><p>Hycleus windhoekanus (Kaszab, 1981) (Fig. 5Q)</p><p>Decapotoma windhoekana Kaszab, 1981</p><p>Distribution. Namibia and northern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Opuwo: Opuwo town, 18.0500°S 13.8333°E (CB); C 35, 110 km NW Kamanjab, 18.9167°S 14.3833°E (CB). Kamanjab: Ombika, Etosha N.P., 19.3333°S 15.9333°E (SMWN); C39, 25 km E Khorixas, 20.3061°S 15.1867°E (CB). Outjo: C39, 10 km W Outjo, 20.0100°S 16.0100°E (CB); road Outjo-Kalkfeld, 16–20 km S Outjo, 20.3333°S 16.1500°E (CB). [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: Kalkheuwel, Etosha N.P., 18.9000°S 16.8333°E (SMWN); Etosha N.P., Gemsbokvlakte, 19.2167°S 16.0667°E (CB); Okaukuejo-Pan 37-Olifantsbad, Etosha N.P., 19.2333°S 16.1333°E (SMWN). Guinas: Dinaib 852, 19.0833°S 17.4833°E (Kaszab, 1981b; SMWN). [Oshana] Uuvudhiya: N Okondeka, Etosha N.P., 18.9500°S 15.8333°E (SMWN); W Wolfsnes, Etosha N.P., 19.0500°S 15.8667°E (SMWN); Okaukuejo, Etosha N.P., 19.1500°S 15.9333°E (SMWN); Etosha N.P., Pan Okaukuejo Camp, 19.1666°S 15.9166°E (Kaszab 1981b); Ombika, Etosha N.P., 19.3167°S 15.9333°E (Kaszab 1981b, paratype; SMWN). [Omusati] Okahao: Duikersdrink, Etosha N.P., 19.0667°S 14.7167°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Grootfontein: Grootfontein, 19.5667°S 18.1167°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: D1535, near Windhoek, 5 km jct. B6, 22.3681°S 17.6675°E (CB); D1525, Windhoek-Gobabis, to Bodenhausen, 1 km N jct. B6, 22.3968°S 17.6600°E (CB); Excelsior 286, 22.4500°S 17.6333°E (SMWN); Haris 367, 22.7833°S 16.8667°E (Kaszab 1981, holotype; SMWN, paratypes); Windhoek, Claratal 18, 22.8000°S 16.8333°E (Kaszab 1981, paratype); D1228, 3 km E Rehoboth, 23.29086°S 17.20119°E (CB). [Hardap] Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.8500°E (CB). Mariental Rural: M29, 88 km S Mariental, 25.2410°S 18.5155°E (CB). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: M29, 4 km S jct. D3919, 25.6205°S 18.6135°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Records. Holotype (SMWN) and paratypes (HMNH, SMWN) were examined.</p><p>Hycleus zigzagus (Marseul, 1872) (Fig. 5R)</p><p>Mylabris (Mylabris) zigzaga Marseul, 1872</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] Arandis: Namib Desert, Swakopmund, 22.5667°S 14.7167°E (CK); Namib Desert, 23.0000°S 15.0000°E (SMWN). Swakopmund: Swakopmund, 22.6667°S 14.5500°E (SMWN). Walvis Bay Rural: Rooibank, 23.1833°S 14.6000°E (SMWN); Rooibank, 23.1833°S 14.6500°E (SMWN); Dunes Gobabeb, 23.5500°S 15.0333°E (SMWN); 5 km E Gobabeb Kuiseb River, 23.5500°S 15.0333°E (SMWN); Namib/Naukluft Park, Kuiseb River near Gobabeb, 23.5667°S 15.0500°E (SMWN); Namib Naukluft Park, dunes near Kamberge, 23.5667°S 15.6833°E (SMWN); 43 km NNW Solitaire, 23.5667°S 15.7667°E (SMWN); Gobabeb, 23.5833°S 15.0833°E (SMWN); Natab, 23.6000°S 15.0500°E (SMWN); Homeb/ Isondavlei, 23.6333°S 15.1833°E (SMWN); Namib Desert, 23.7667°S 15.7833°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Witberg, 23.5167°S 16.0667°E (SMWN); SE corner of Namib Desert Park, near Knamhoek farm, 23.5333°S 15.9500°E (JP). [Hardap] Gibeon: Homeb, Namib Desert Park, 23.6500°S 15.1667°E (SMWN); Sossusvlei Namib-Naukluft Park, 24.3000°S 15.7500°E (SMWN); Sesriem 137, 24.4833°S 15.8000°E (SMWN); Sessriem, Namib Desert, 24.4833°S 15.8000°E (CP); Dunes W Sossusvlei, 24.7000°S 15.2833°E (SMWN; photos, CB). Rehoboth West: btw. Rehoboth and Bullsport (Kaszab 1955b, as ab. anticebisinterrupta, ab. rehobothensis, ab. zumpti). Mariental Urban: Namib Desert, Hardap Dam, 24.4833°S 17.8333°E (CB). [Karas] Lüderitz: 60–80 km N of Aus, 9/ 10. II.2006 (CB); Aus (Schultze, 1908); near Aus, 14/ 15.X.2004 (CB); Awasib dunes E, 25.2500°S 15.7167°E (SMWN); Awasib, 25.3833°S 15.6500°E (SMWN); Dunes S.W. of Kanaan, Diamond Area 2, 25.9667°S 16.0417°E (SMWN); Khoichab Pan, 26.2333°S 15.4667°E (SMWN); Heioab, Diamond Area 1, 27.4167°S 15.9667°E (SMWN); Roter Kamm, 27.7667°S 16.2833°E (SMWN); Obib dunes E., 28.0333°S 16.6167°E (SMWN); Obib Dunes, Diamond Area 1, 28.1667°S 16.6833°E (SMWN). Oranjemund: Obib dunes, Diamond Area 1, 27.8833°S 16.5333°E (SMWN); Obib Dunes, 27.9167°S 16.5833°E (SMWN); Obib dunes S., 28.1667°S 16.8000°E (SMWN); Namaqualand, Daberas Dunes, 28.2167°S 16.7500°E (Kaszab 1955b, as ab. zumpti).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Kaszab 1955b, as ab. zumpti); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seel, 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a); SW Afrika (Kaszab 1955b, as ab. welwitschiacola). The species was described from “Cafrérie” (Marseul 1872), but probably this is a generic definition of southern Africa. Schultze (1908) recorded the species also from Kalahari, but probably this record is erroneous.</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at MNHN.</p><p>Very distinct species because of its elytral pattern with fore spot red and the remaining fasciae yellow, with intermediate surface black, zigzaggy shaped (Fig. 5R). Antennae are sligthly similar to those of the Afrotropical genus Lydoceras Marseul, 1870, with antennomeres III–VI slender, VII–IX subtrapezoidal, X subcylindrical, XI slender, VII–XI with sparse and elongate setae. Male maxillary galeae not modified.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFCEFF91FF5FF890FBBE4FCE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFCBFF93FF5FFBF9FCA24CDB.text	F72687E4FFCBFF93FF5FFBF9FCA24CDB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paractenodia Peringuey 1904	<div><p>Genus Paractenodia Péringuey, 1904</p><p>This genus, studied by Kaszab (1969a), is under revision (Pitzalis &amp; Bologna in preparation). According to molecular research (Bologna et al. 2005; Salvi et al. in preparation), it seems referable to the genus Hycleus as a distinct lineage, similarly than Ceroctis (see above). The reduced number of antennomeres (7) represents a sinapomorphic condition. All five known species are distributed in Namibia; two ( P. namaquensis, P. parva) are spread also in western South African (Northern and Western Cape), and one ( P. damarensis) in western Botswana (Kalahari).</p><p>Paractenodia damarensis Kaszab, 1951 (Fig. 5S)</p><p>Distribution. Botswana and Namibia (new species record for this country).</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.4/lat -20.4)">Material</a> examined and literature records. [Kunene] Khorixas: Bethanis 514, 20.4000°S 14.4000°E (SMWN) ; W Khorixas, Rooiberg 517, 20.22°S 14.58°E (CB; SAMC). [Omaheke] Kalahari: Good Hope 397, 22.1833°S 19.2833°E (SMWN) . [Karas] Karasburg: Ortmansbaus 120, Warmbad, 28.3000°S 18.7000°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Paractenodia freyi Kaszab, 1955 (Fig. 5T)</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: SE corner of Namib Desert Park, near Knamhoek Farm, 23.5333°S 15.9500°E (CB). [Hardap] Gibeon: 1 km from Elim Dune, SE Sesriem, 24.3333°S 15.8333°E (CB); Sesriem 137, 24.4833°S 15.8000°E (CP; SMWN); Gorraris 99, 25.3184°S 15.9089°E (SMWN); Rehoboth West: btw Rehoboth and Bullsport (Kaszab 1955b, as ab. disconjuncta; Kaszab 1969a). [Karas] Lüderitz: Awasib, dunes E, 25.2500°S 15.7167°E (SMWN); Dunes SW of Kanaan, 25.8333°S 16.1500°E (SMWN); Gt. Namaqualand, Namtib, 70 miles NW of Aus, 25.9667°S 16.2000°E (Kaszab 1955b, type locality also of ab. a nticeconjuncta, ab. disconjuncta, ab. longivittata, ab. maculata, ab. namtibana, ab. nigripes, ab. vittata); Aus Townlands 36, 26.6333°S 16.3333°E (SMWN); Grillental, Diamond Area 1, 26.9833°S 15.3667°E (SMWN). Keetmanshoop Rural: Rotegab 95, 27.3333°S 18.4167°E (SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Paractenodia glabra Kaszab, 1969 (Fig. 5U)</p><p>Paractenodia sp. n. Bologna, 2000a</p><p>Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] Dâures: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5167/lat -21.2167)">Brandberg</a> 500 m N into <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.2167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5167/lat -21.2167)">Hungorob</a>, 21.2167°S 14.51670°E (Bologna 2000a, as Paractenodia sp. n.; SMWN) ; Brandberg, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.5183&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.225" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.5183/lat -21.225)">Hungaro river</a>, 21.2250°S 14.5183°E (SMWN) ; Messum River, 21.2586°S 14.4714°E (Bologna 2000a, as Paractenodia sp. n.; CB; SMWN) ; D2342, 17 km SE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=14.6574&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.3048" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 14.6574/lat -21.3048)">Messum Valley</a>, 21.3048°S 14.6574°E (CB) . Walvis Bay Rural: Mirabib Plains, Namib Desert Park, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.375&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.375" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.375/lat -23.375)">Walvisbaai</a>, 23.3750°S 15.3750°E (SMWN) ; betw Hope Mine and Gobabeb, 23.684°S 15.827°E (Kaszab 1969a, type locality). [Karas] Lüderitz: Entrance to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.3667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.8833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.3667/lat -26.8833)">Kaukausib River Diamond Area</a> I, 26.8833°S 15.3667°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Bologna (2000a) signalized the specimens from Dâures as a possible new species. The error is due to the incorrect description of body setation made by Kaszab (1969a) who described erroneously the head and pronotum as glabrous.</p><p>Paractenodia namaquensis Kaszab, 1955 (Fig. 5V)</p><p>Distribution. Namibia and northwestern South Africa (new species record for this country: some localities of Nothern Cape, CB).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: Waterberg Plateau Park, 20.3833°S 17.3000°E (SMWN). [Kunene] Khorixas: Gai-as Damaraland, 20.7667°S 14.0167°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: D1228, 7 km ENE Rehoboth, 23.2833°S 17.2333°E (CB). [Erongo] Walvis Bay Rural: C14, 36 km N Solitaire, 23.5823°S 15.8182°E (CB). [Karas] Lüderitz: Haibvlakte Diamond Area 2, 25.4833°S 15.7000°E (SMWN). Berseba: M29, 12 km S jct. M24, 26.0384°S 18.5871°E (CB). Keetmanshoop Urban: C16, 6 km jct. B1, 26.5809°S 18.1925°E (CB); Namaqualand, Rek Vlatke, 27.4000°S 16.5833°E (Kaszab 1955b, as ab. postunifasciata; Kaszab 1969a). Keetmanshoop Rural: D608, 87 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.32571°S 18.27616°E (CB); D608, 95.5 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.37944°S 18.22418°E (CB); D 608, 104.5 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.45086°S 18.18199°E (CB). Oranjemund: C13, 50 km S Rosh Pinah, 28.07076°S 17.12799°E (CB). Karasburg: M21, 31 km S Karasburg, Ortmaunsbaum River, 28.28274°S 18.75025°E (CB); M21, 4 km N Warmbad, 28.39832°S 18.75766°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at NHP.</p><p>Paractenodia parva Péringuey, 1904 (Fig. 5W)</p><p>Distribution. Southern Namibia and northwestern South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.5667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.5667/lat -26.4833)">Wildheim Ost</a> 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E (SMWN) ; 34 km S <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.31281&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-26.84238" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.31281/lat -26.84238)">Aroab</a>, 27.0500°S 19.5333°E (JP). Lüderitz: near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CP); Aus, 26.667°S 16.267°E (Kaszab 1969a); C13, 20 km S Aus, 26.84238°S 16.31281°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Keetmanshoop-Lüderitzbuct (Kaszab 1969a); Namibia (Kaszab 1952; Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFCBFF93FF5FFBF9FCA24CDB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. 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F72687E4FFC9FF93FF5FFE50FCA24857.text	F72687E4FFC9FF93FF5FFE50FCA24857.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meloe Linne 1758	<div><p>Genus Meloe Linné, 1758</p><p>The genus, primarily Holarctic, is distributed in the Afrotropical Region with two subgenera, the nominate and Afromeleoe, both represented in Namibia . The Afrotropical species of this genus were revised by Bologna &amp; Pinto (1998).</p><p>Meloe (Afromeloe) meridianus Péringuey, 1892 (Fig. 5X)</p><p>Meloe (Afromeloe) herero Schmidt, 1913</p><p>Distribution. Southern Mozambique, Namibia, northeastern South Africa, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Ohangwena] Ondose: Mafa, 17.5000°S 16.0833°E (Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998; SAMC). [Oshikoto]: Omuthiyagwiipundi: Ovampoland, Omaramba, 18.7500°S 16.9833°E (Péringuey 1909; Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998; SAMC, holotype). [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (HNHM); Okahandja Gross Barmen, 22.1000°S 16.7500°E (CP). [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: Windhoek, Regenstein Farm 32, 22.7178°S 17.0317°E (Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998; SMWN). [Karas] Keetmanshoop Rural: Noachabeb Farm 97, 27.3833°S 18.4667°E (Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998; SMWN).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Schmidt 1913, type locaity of M. herero; Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998; BMNH); Ovampoland (Cros 1937; Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998); Namibia (Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998; Bologna 2000a).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC9FF93FF5FFE50FCA24857	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC9FF93FF5FFB05FD204A06.text	F72687E4FFC9FF93FF5FFB05FD204A06.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meloe (Meloe) Linne 1758	<div><p>Meloe (Meloe) sp. aff. hottentotus Péringuey, 1886 (Fig. 5Y)</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic?) (new species record for this country).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: road-central, Umg. Otjiwarongo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.6537&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.5355" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.6537/lat -20.5355)">Otjibamba</a> lodge, 20.5355°S 16.6537°E (CP).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of M. hottentotus was examined at SAMC.</p><p>The nominate subgenus of Meloe was never recorded from Namibia . The single female examined, greatly damaged, is not referable to any described Afrotropical species of the nominate subgenus (see Bologna &amp; Pinto 1998) and probably represents a new species, close to M. hottentotus Péringuey, 1886. In Fig. 5Y is presented a male specimen of H. hottentotus from South Africa</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC9FF93FF5FFB05FD204A06	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC9FF92FF5FF8C7FF294E1F.text	F72687E4FFC9FF92FF5FF8C7FF294E1F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Synhoria Kolbe 1897	<div><p>Genus Synhoria Kolbe, 1897</p><p>Synhoria testacea (Fabricius, 1801) (Fig. 6 A)</p><p>Horia testacea Fabricius, 1801</p><p>Horia hottentota Péringuey, 1886 Distribution. Namibia and South Africa.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kavango] Rundu Rural: 10 km S Rundu, 18.0000°S 19.6833°E (SMWN). [Erongo] Walvis Bay Rural: Walwis Bay (Péringuey 1892). Karibib: Damaraland (Goagas), 23.2333°S 15.8000°E (Péringuey 1909).</p><p>Other records: Damaraland (Cros 1924; Betrem 1932); Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909; Cros 1924; Betrem 1932); Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was not examined.</p><p>The taxonomy of the genus is still unsatisfactory being the distinctive characters quite variable (see Bologna 1994). S. testacea seems distributed only in southern Africa, but the differences with S. cephalotes (Kolbe, 1897) and S. senegalensis (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840), both widely spread in the intertropical fascia of Africa, and S. betsimirasaka Paulian, 1956, from Madagascar and Comores Islands, are not well defined (Bologna &amp; Laurenzi 1994).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC9FF92FF5FF8C7FF294E1F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC8FF92FF5FFD14FA654A23.text	F72687E4FFC8FF92FF5FFD14FA654A23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Apalus Fabricius 1775	<div><p>Genus Apalus Fabricius, 1775</p><p>Apalus hilaris (Marseul, 1879) (Fig. 6B)</p><p>Coriologiton hilaris Marseul, 1879</p><p>Distribution. Angola and Namibia (new species record for this country).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Omaheke] Steinhausen: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.5146&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.4113" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.5146/lat -21.4113)">Summerdown</a>, 21.4113°S 18.5146°E (CK).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species is lost.</p><p>We examined only the photo of one Namibian specimen, which corresponds completely to the description of A. hilaris, a neglected species described from Angola (Marseul 1879) and no more collected. Possibly the holotype was burned in the fire (1978) of the zoological collection housed at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon; in this case the Namibian specimen could represent the only available voucher of this species. Marseul (1879) described the species as “? Criolis ” and in the last paragraph proposed for it the new genus Coriologiton Marseul, 1879. Criolis is a subjective synonym of Apalus, and Coriologiton was considered as synonym in most of the previous literature. The inclusion in Apalus of hilaris and two other eastern African species, namely A. robustus Pic, 1913 (from Kenya), and A. tanganyikanus Kaszab, 1981 (from Tanzania), needs confirmation. Kaszab (1981) considered as African Apalus only hilaris, tankanyikanus, bipartitus Pic, 1909, from Erytraea, which actually is a Sitaris, and rubripennis Laporte de Castelanu, 1840 from South Africa, which actually is an Iselma . A future revision of types and additional material of the three Afrotropical species referred to Apalus, probably could support the distinction of Coriologiton as distinct genus, as suggested by Bologna &amp; Pinto (2002).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC8FF92FF5FFD14FA654A23	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFC8FFADFF5FF950FD91485E.text	F72687E4FFC8FFADFF5FF950FD91485E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemognatha fluviatilis Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Nemognatha fluviatilis Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 6C)</p><p>Types. Holotype female (SMWN), labelled “ Popa Falls, Kavango, 18°07’S 21°04E, 26.II–01.III.1992, E. Marais - M. Pusch ”.</p><p>The holotype could be incompletely scletotized and the true colour of legs and other parts of body not so defined, in particular, hind tibiae and tarsi appear quite reddish.</p><p>Type locality. The type locality (18.1167°S 21.067°E in decimal degrees) is located in the Kavango region, Mukwe district, in an area characterized by Mopane savannah biome.</p><p>Diagnosis. One small sized Nemognatha characterized by the body black with orange pronotum and abdomen, and elytra black with vague reflexions (Fig. 6C), and the very deep punctures of the dorsal surface.</p><p>Description. Head (but a small fore frontal area orange), antennomeres (but I quite reddish), metasternum and metafemurs distinctly black, mesosternum, fore legs, mesofemurs, meso-hind tibiae and tarsomeres dark but vaguely reddish, pro-mesosternum, coxae and trochanters reddish, pronotum and whole abdomen distinctly orange, elytra black with vague almost bronze reflexions, laterally clearer. Body setation yellow-white, dense and quite short. Body maximal length: 8.5 mm.</p><p>Head transverse, moderately narrowed subtriangularly in front, temple very short, about 0.5 as long as longitudinal diameter of eye (Fig. 18 A). Frons trasversally depressed, another oblique depression on each side posteriorly to eye, occiput convex and with medial portion extended posteriorly; interocular space more than twice as wide as the transverse diameter of eye; fronto-clypeal suture well visible and widely emarginated. Punctures deep, wide and quite approached, intermediate surface micro-shagreened. Clypeus transverse, distinctly shorter than labrum, with punctures similar than on head but sparse; labrum subrectiliear anteriorly. Antennae with 11 antennomeres, all cylindrical and slender, II shorter than I and III, X–XI subequal in length, XI about 1.6 as long as X, progressively narrowed in the fore third, obtusely conical at apex. Maxillary stipes with dense short setae on ventral side, visible in lateral view, galeae more than twice as long as head.</p><p>Pronotum subrounded, slightly wider than long, with arcuated side, maximal width at middle; punctures sligthly wider and more scattered than on head, setae sparser and shorter, mesosternum triangular. Tarsi longer than tibiae, tarsomeres slender, cylindrical. Pro-mesotibial spurs stick-like, obtuse at apex, both metatibial spurs spoonlike but narrow, external one sligthly wider than inner one (Fig. 18B).</p><p>Ventrites with smoother and more confluent punctures, setae shorter than on thoracic ventrites.</p><p>Etymology. The name fluviatilis, which in Latin means riverine, refers to the distribution of this species along the large river Kavango.</p><p>Remarks. Relationships of this species are not defined. It differs from N. limbata Pic, 1924 from NE R.D. Congo, the colouration of which is similar, at least because of the shape of pronotum, widened in the middle and not anteriorly, and without depressions, pronotum and abdomen completely orange without black parts, setae whitish and not yellow, elytral punctures more robust, legs completely dark orange, not only the tibiae.</p><p>It differs from three almost unknown species from Angola described by Marseul (1879), namely Nemognatha annulicornis, ciconia, scapularis, because of several features of body colouration.</p><p>Distribution. Northeastern Namibia .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFC8FFADFF5FF950FD91485E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFF6FFAFFF5FFF55FE834DA4.text	F72687E4FFF6FFAFFF5FFF55FE834DA4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemognatha Illiger 1807	<div><p>Nemognatha cfr. notaticeps Pic, 1909 (Fig. 6D)</p><p>Distribution. Eritrea and northeastern Namibia (new species record for this country).</p><p>Material examined. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.2833/lat -17.4833)">Katima Mulilo</a>, 17.4833°S 24.2833°E (MNB).</p><p>Remarks. Types of Nemognatha notaticeps were examined at MNHN.</p><p>We tentatively refer the Namibian specimen to N. notaticeps, because of the presence of one frontal and two pronotal black spots. This species, described from Eritrea, belongs to an eastern African group of taxa, having similar pattern of colouration, but the validity of which need clarification. The other two specie of this group are N. fuscicauda Marseul, 1887 from eastern R.D. Congo (Kibanga) and N. innotaticeps Pic, 1909 from eastern Tanzania (Usagara, Tanga). The first lacks the pronotal black spot, and the second lacks both head and pronotal spots. Being some species of Nemognatha variable in colouration, these taxa could represent a single species, and fuscicauda has the name priority.</p><p>N. notaticeps could represent another example of dijunct distribution in eastern and southern Africa previously discussed for Lydomorphus bifoveiceps and Cyaneolytta affinis .</p><p>Nemognatha peringueyi Fairmaire, 1883 (Fig. 6E)</p><p>Nemognatha capensis Péringuey, 1909 syn. n.</p><p>Types. Types of both taxa were examined respectively at MNHN and SAMC.</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (new species record for this country) and South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Karas] Karasburg: Karasburg distr. (SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. The taxonomy of Afrotropical Nemognatha is totally unclarified. Some species with blue-green metallic integuments are very similar and probably represent a natural group, which includes at least: cyaneiventris Pic, 1924 (eastern Africa and Congo Basin, described as variety of peringueyi), francoisi Pic, 1909 (Nigeria, Benin), intermedia Péringuey, 1909 (South Africa), peringueyi Fairmaire, 1883 (South Africa, Kenya, R.D. Congo), and possibly meraca Péringuey, 1909 (Mozambique). We synonymized capensis with peringueyi after the examination of types and several specimens and on the base of the complete agreement of descriptions; the synonymy is based on the priority of the Fairmaire’ name on the Péringuey’ one. It is surprising that Péringuey (1909) ignored the Fairmaire’s description (1883) of a new species from Cape named after his name. The validity of N. intermedia needs confirmation, as noted by its Author, and also this species could be a synonym of N. peringueyi . After the examination of one photo of the holotype of Lytta haemorroidalis Fabricius, 1801 we suspect its conspecificity with N. peringueyi .</p><p>Specimens of N. peringueyi from southern Namibia totally correspond to others from Western and Northern Cape we examined.</p><p>We examined specimens from R.D. Congo of N. cyaneiventris which differ from N. peringueyi not oly by the dark abdomen, but also by the longer maxillae, as long as the head and pronotum. Actually, N. cyaneiventris could be related to N. meraca, according to the shape of maxillae, and differs because of the abdomen colour which is blue and not partially red, even if the colour of abdomen is variable in this group of species.</p><p>Nemognatha vansoni Kaszab, 1951 (Fig. Fig. 6F)</p><p>Distribution. Botswana and Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Epupa: C43, near Opuwo, 17.8554°S 13.7981°E (CB). [Caprivi] Linyandi: E Caprivi, Mamili N.P. Liadura, Linyanti-Ufer, 18.1667°S 23.4333°E (MNB). [Otjozondjupa] Otavi: Helene 59, Grootfontein, 19.6430°S 17.1255°E (SMWN) . Omatako: B1, 28 km S Otjiwarongo, 20.6806°S 16.7787°E (CB); Otjiamongombe West 44 (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.7787&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.6806" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.7787/lat -20.6806)">Erichsfelde</a>) 43 km N Okahandja , 21.59867°S 16.94094°E (MNB). [Omaheke] Steinhausen: C30, 8 km S jct. C29, 21.8207°S 18.3307°E (CB). [Khomas] Windhoek East: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0836/lat -22.57)">Windhoek</a>, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (SMWN) ; near Windhoek, 22.5007°S 17.0836°E (JP). Windhoek Rural: Regenstein 32, 22.7178°S 17.0317°E (SMWN); D1261, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=17.0317&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.7178" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 17.0317/lat -22.7178)">Nauchas-Rehoboth</a>, 1–40 km NW Nauchas , 23.5763°S 16.4588°E (CB). [Hardap] Gibeon: C14, 36 km S Maltahöhe, 24.9418°S 16.7928°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: btw. Windhoek and Swakopmund (Kaszab, 1951, type locality); Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at HNHM and NHP.</p><p>The genus Nemognatha is widely distributed in the Old and New World and is morphologically very heterogenous with uncertain limits (see Bologna et al. 2013). N. vansoni greatly differs from all other Afrotropical congeneric, but, according to both adult and larval morphology (Di Giulio &amp; Bologna 2007), it is maintained in the genus Nemognatha .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFF6FFAFFF5FFF55FE834DA4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFF5FFAEFF5FFE1EFC7A4CF7.text	F72687E4FFF5FFAEFF5FFE1EFC7A4CF7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zonitis Fabricius 1775	<div><p>Genus Zonitis Fabricius, 1775</p><p>As evidenced by Bologna &amp; Pinto (2001) and Bologna et al. (2013), Zonitis, untill now considered cosmopolitan, is probably polyphyletic. Some eastern African species revised by Kaszab (1954a), and others still undescribed, belong to the genus Palaestra, an eastern Gondwanaland genus of the tribe Palaestrini (Bologna et al. 2013). Others species, including both these endemic to Namibia, as well as some from Madagascar, refer to possible new taxa (Bologna et al., unpublished). Waiting for the revision of the genus, we retain provisionally both Namibian species in Zonitis .</p><p>“ Zonitis ” maculicollis (Borchmann, 1942) (Fig. 6G)</p><p>Euzonitis maculicollis Borchmann, 1942 Zonitis maculicollis, Kaszab 1954a</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Oshikoto] Omuthiyagwiipundi: Namutoni, Etosha N.P., 18.8000°S 16.9333°E (SMWN). [Erongo] Omaruru: Otjikoko-Sud 61, 21.2833°S 16.3667°E (HNHM); Swakopmund: Swakopmund, 22.6833°S 14.5333°E (Borchmann 1942; Kaszab 1954a; HNHM). [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: Ovita, 21.5800°S 16.5900°E (SMWN). [Khomas] Windhoek East: Windhoek, 22.5700°S 17.0836°E (Borchmann 1942, type locality; Kaszab 1954a); Regenstein, 15 miles SSW Windhoek, 22.7266°S 17.0342°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. We did not examined the holotype of this species, probably lost, but we studied topotypic specimens (HNHM).</p><p>This species was assigned by Borchmann (1942) to the Palaearctic genus Euzonitis Escherich, 1897, which is strictly related to Zonitis (Di Giulio &amp; Bologna 2007), and differs because of the external metatibial spur widened and longer than the inner one. Actually, the structure of this spur in maculicollis differs from that of Palaearctic Euzonitis and, according to Kaszab (1954a), we preserve maculicollis in Zonitis .</p><p>“ Zonitis ” notaticollis (Kaszab, 1952) (Fig. 6H)</p><p>Zonitomorpha notaticollis Kaszab, 1952</p><p>Zonitis notaticollis, Bologna 2000; Bologna &amp; Pinto 2002</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Opuwo: C 35, 110 km NW Kamanjab, 18.9167°S 14.3833°E (CB). Outjo: Abachaus, 19.7167°S 16.5800°E (Kaszab, 1952 type locality). [Hardap] Mariental Urban: C19, 11 km W Mariental, 24.6167°S 17.85°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna, 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at NHP.</p><p>The comparative examination with Afrotropical and Oriental Zonitomorpha species supports the exclusion of notaticollis from this genus, in which was included by Kaszab (1952), because of the pronotum shape, less campaniform and longer, and because of antennae, less flabellate. We insert provisionaly notaticollis in Zonitis (see above), waiting for a new study of Afrotropical nemognathine taxa.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFF5FFAEFF5FFE1EFC7A4CF7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFF4FFAEFF5FFEEAFCF8486E.text	F72687E4FFF4FFAEFF5FFEEAFCF8486E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zonitodema Peringuey 1909	<div><p>Genus Zonitodema Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Zonitodema posoka (Wellman, 1908) (Fig. 6I)</p><p>Zonitis posoka Wellman, 1908</p><p>Distribution. Angola and northeastern Namibia .</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.2667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.2667/lat -17.5)">Katima Mulilo</a>: 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a, also as Z. parentalis).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>Zonitodema viridipennis (Fabricius, 1801) (Fig. 6J)</p><p>Zonitis viridipennis Fabricius, 1801</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (new species for this country), South Africa, Tanzania.</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: 45 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=18.1076&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.3545" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 18.1076/lat -22.3545)">Seeis</a>, 22.3545°S 18.1076°E (AMNH) ; D1261, Nauchas-Rehoboth, NW Nauchas, 23.5763°S 16.4588°E (CB). [Hardap] <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.4588&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.5763" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.4588/lat -23.5763)">Maltahöhe</a>: 37–47 km W Maltahöhe (AMHN) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Pitzalis et al. 2014) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFF4FFAEFF5FFEEAFCF8486E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFF4FFA9FF5FFB62FEA64D46.text	F72687E4FFF4FFA9FF5FFB62FEA64D46.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zonitomorpha Peringuey 1909	<div><p>Genus Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 1909</p><p>Zonitomorpha costata Kaszab, 1953 (Fig. 6K)</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (endemic).</p><p>Material examined and literature records. [Kunene] Sesfontein: Hermitarium, Kaokoland, 19.1250°S 13.6250°S (SMWN) ; Khowarib River, 19.2667°S 13.8667°E (SMWN); Kaokoveld, Kaross, about <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.1667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.8167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.1667/lat -19.8167)">100 km SE Sesfontein</a>, 19.5000°S 14.3333°E (Kaszab, 1953b, type locality). Kamanjab: Otjitambi, 19.8167°S 15.1667°E (SMWN) . [Erongo] Omaruru: Uis (CB). Karibib: C32, 54 km S Karibib, bridge on Swakop River, 22.3954°S 15.8343°E (CB). Arandis: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.0667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-22.4667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.0667/lat -22.4667)">Lower Dome Gorge</a>, 22.4667°S 15.0667°E (SMWN) . [Khomas] Windhoek Rural: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.8433&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.4183" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.8433/lat -23.4183)">10 km N Gaub Pass</a>, 23.4183°S 15.8433°E (CB; MNB).</p><p>Other records: Namib Sand Sea desert (Seely 2012); Namibia (Bologna 2000a; Pitzalis et al. 2014).</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.</p><p>Zonitomorpha sellata (Fåhraeus, 1870) (Fig. 6L)</p><p>Zonitis sellata Fåhraeus, 1870</p><p>Distribution. Northern Namibia, northeastern South Africa, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Material examined and literature records. [Oshana] Ompundja: Ovamboland, Onalonga, 18.0000°S 15.6000°E (Kaszab 1953b: paratype ab. nigricolor). [Kavango] Mukwe: Popa Falls, 18.11667°S 21.58333°E (MNB).</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a); Ondava (= Ondangwa?) (SMWN).</p><p>Remarks. The holotype of this species was not examined, but specimens compared with it were studied at HNHM.</p><p>Differences between the specimen from Popa Falls and Z. prionocera (Wellman, 1908), from Angola, Congo and R.D. Congo, are not evident. Elytra are completely black, except a narrow basal yellow-brown part, legs black, but ¾ of tibiae yellow-brown, corresponding to the form nigricolor of sellata, described from Ovamboland (Kaszab 1953b).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFF4FFA9FF5FFB62FEA64D46	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFF3FFA9FF5FFE7AFD3F4FE4.text	F72687E4FFF3FFA9FF5FFE7AFD3F4FE4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zonitoschema Peringuey 1909	<div><p>Genus Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909</p><p>This Palaeotropical genus, distributed also in New Guinea and eastern Australia, represents one of most difficult group of Nemognathini and the identification of species is always hard. Only the study of types and numerous specimens could clarify the validity of most species. Waiting for the revision of the Afrotropical species (Bologna et al., in preparation), we prefer do not define here groups of species.</p><p>A recent study made by Batelka &amp; Bologna (2014) reviewed the Palaearctic species, pointing out taxonomical problems also for some Afrotropical species. Most species were described according to the constant colour of antennomeres and legs, but male genitalia, pronotum shape and punctures have distinctive additional characters more relevant to recognize some species.</p><p>Moreover, some Afrotropical species belong to an undescribed genus, differring at least by the structure of the ejaculatory ductus and the antennomere II, distinctly shorter than third (Bologna et al. 2013; Bologna &amp; Pinto, in preparation). We maintain provisionaly as “ Zonitoschema ” also the following four species from Namibia, which actually refer to this new genus under description: bivittipennis Kaszab, 1981, deserticola sp. n., posticalis (Péringuey, 1892), and testaceiventris (Pic, 1931).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFF3FFA9FF5FFE7AFD3F4FE4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFF1FFA5FF5FF857FDC24CF7.text	F72687E4FFF1FFA5FF5FF857FDC24CF7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zonitoschema capensis Kaszab 1961	<div><p>Zonitoschema capensis Kaszab, 1961 (Fig. 6Q)</p><p>Distribution. Namibia (new species record for this country) and South Africa.</p><p>Material examined. [Erongo] Daures: Brandberg, Upper Hungorob ravine, 21.19°S 14.53°E and Ungorob ravine 21.224°S 14.517°E (CB; SMWN). [Karas] [Lüderitz] Aar Farm, 25 miles ESE Aus, 26.7200°S 16.4869°E (CB).</p><p>Remarks. The paratype of this species was examined at HNHM.</p><p>Z. capensis was misinterpreted in the literature because Pardo Alcaide (1966) recorded from Congo as Z. cfr. capensis, a very distinct species, which probably could be identified with Z. genicularis because of the black colouration of antennomere II and the male gonoforceps uncinate. This error was consequently shared by Batelka &amp; Bologna (2014).</p><p>Actually, the examination of two specimens from South Africa, one of which from a locality (Swellendam) not far from the type locality of Z. capensis (Beaufort West), pointed out that the shape of male gonoforceps, not described by Kaszab (1961), is greatly distinct from that of the Congo’ species and Z. genicularis, because is curved posteriad but almost spatulate and not uncinate. The Namibian specimens are very similar to the South African ones.</p><p>According to the shape of male gonoforceps and colouration of both antennae (antennomere I–II yelloworange) and legs (black, but femur red on the basal 2/3), Z. capensis seems closely related to the complex of Z. paolii Pic, 1914 and Z. gibdoana (Kaszab, 1956) (sensu Batelka &amp; Bologna 2014; Bologna et al., in preparation), wich forms a natural group with another undescribed Arabic species (Batelka &amp; Bologna 2014) and two Saharo- Sindian species (Z. oculatissima Peyehrimhoff, 1929; Z. iranica Kaszab, 1957). It is distinct from Z. paoliigibdoana and the Arabic species because of the mouthparts distinctly shorter than head in lateral view, and from the Saharo-Sindian species because of the pronotum shape (Batelka &amp; Bologna 2014; Bologna et al., in preparation).</p><p>In the framework of the study of the genus Zonitoschema, we regard as significant to propose here a more detailed description of Z. capensis, based primarily on the Namibian specimen.</p><p>Description. Body subopaque brown pale, abdomen slightly darker; eyes, apical third of mandibles, maxillary III–IV (I–II in fuscate) and labial III palpomeres, antennomeres III–XI, femurs at apex, tibiae and tarsi black. Setation short, light golden-yellow, recumbent, longer and senser ventrally and on legs. Body length: 8–15 mm. Head distinctly wider than pronotum, maximum width at eye level. Eyes widened also on frons (particularly in male), bulged, anterior margin distinctly emarginated near antennal socket, extended ventrally and reaching medial margin of maxillae on underside of head, almost contiguous, particularly on male; frons very narrow, about 1/3 as wide as the transverse diameter of the eye. Frontal suture sligthly curved; frons sligthly convex but with a shallow depression near base of antennae. Mouthaprts, in lateral view distinctly shorter than head capsule. Head punctures small, quite shallow, dense, intermediate surface shiny; setae short and sparse. Temples very short, distinctly shorter than longitudinal diameter of eye, about 1/3 as long, parallel and posteriorly rounded, convergent in male, more parallel in female. Clypeus almost flat, subtrapezoidal; anterior half glabrous and impunctate, shagreened; posterior half with punctuation and setation as on head capsule. Labrum suboval, subdepressed medially; anterior margin scarcely curved, longer than clypeus. Mandibles slightly longer than apex of labrum, straight but curved in apical third, sharped. Galeae penicillate, about as long as labial palpi; maxillary palpomeres II–III slender and subcylindrical, IV scarcely narrowed apex. Antennae elongate, reaching the posterior third of elytra, antennomeres slender and cylindrical, I and III subequal in length and slightly more than II; IV–IX about 1.3 as long as III; XI about 1.5 as long as previous ones, obtusely conical at apex. Pronotum distinctly longer than wide and slightly longer than head; sides subparallel and only slightly widened from fase to the middle, then anteriorly progressively narrowed; fore third vaguely depressed on sides; posterior margin of base slightly rebordered; punctures denser and slightly finer than on head, setae very short; prosternum subrectangular but weakly narrowed posteriorly. Mesonotum slightly depressed in middle, pointed at posterior apex; mesoventrite transverse but laterally narrowed on sides and posteriorly greatly narrowed; metaventrite large, medial line impunctate and glabrous. Elytra densely and finely punctuate, punctures deeper than on head and pronotum, setae as on pronotum; venations almost not visible. Metathoracic wings present and completely developed. Legs slender, with setae dense, golden-yellow; both fore- and mesotibial spurs slender and pointed; both metatibial spurs stick-like, obtusely narrowed at apex; tarsi distinctly longer than the respective tibia, particularly mesotarsi; tarsal claws denticulate, claw teeth thin and close to each other, ventral blade very thin. Abdominal ventrites densely setate, surface densely punctate; last ventrite deeply incised, posterior margin of penultimate ventrite greatly emarginated in middle. Gonoforceps short, in ventral (Fig. 19G), and dorsal view apically shortly expanded in subtriangular lobes, in lateral view (Fig. 19H) distinctly curved upwards, widened and subspatulate in the apical portion where is widely depressed; aedeagus slender at apex narrowed (Fig. 19H).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFF1FFA5FF5FF857FDC24CF7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFFFFFA5FF5FFEE0FE2C4E81.text	F72687E4FFFFFFA5FF5FFEE0FE2C4E81.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zonitoschema Peringuey 1909	<div><p>Zonitoschema sp. complex of Z. coccinea (Fabricius, 1801) (Fig. 6R)</p><p>Material examined. [Kavango] Ndiyona: Kavango: Kaudom-Camp, 18.5167°S 20.7167°E (MNB).</p><p>Remarks. We prefer not to describe the single specimen of this possible new species, because the taxonomy of the genus is very confused, particulartly in the group to which it could be referable.</p><p>This species is similar to Z. coccinea (Fabricius, 1801) from Western and central Africa, and to Z. suaveola (Péringuey, 1899) from southern Africa, which was synonymized by Péringuey (1909) to Z. coccinea. This synonymy needs confirmation after the revision of the genus also because most southern Africa specimens of Z. coccinea slightly differ from those from the Guinean Gulf (type locality).</p><p>The Kavango’ specimen differs from both Z. coccinea and Z. suaveola by its shorter frontal region, eyes more bulged, ventral setae sparser.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFFFFFA5FF5FFEE0FE2C4E81	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
F72687E4FFFFFFA4FF5FFD33FB334969.text	F72687E4FFFFFFA4FF5FFD33FB334969.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zonitoschema dunalis Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis 2018	<div><p>Zonitoschema dunalis Bologna sp. n. (Fig. 6S)</p><p>Types. Holotype male (CB), labelled ”SW Africa (13), Barby Farm, 25 mls W Helmeringhausen, 17/ 18.1.1972; at ligth”. 1 paratype (SMWN), labelled “Gobabeb, Namib Naukluft park, 23°24’S 15°03’E, 12.XII.1988, light trap: Kuiseb”.</p><p>The holotype lacks rigth antennomeres V–XI. The paratype is greatly damaged and lacks one antenna and antennomeres V–XI of the second, most legs (but rigth fore and partially hind, and left middle), and a large portion of the abdomen.</p><p>Type locality. The type locality (25.8583°S 16.5592°E), is in the Karas region, Beersheba district, while the second locality is just north to the previous, in the Erongo region, Walvis bay district. Both are located in the Namib Desert biome, respeticvely with compact and dunal ground. In the type locality it is syntopic with another Zonitoschema species, Z. capensis .</p><p>Diagnosis. Distinct from all other Zonitoschema because of the body colouration totally yellow-brown. The shape of the apex of male gonoforceps is not completely uncinated, but only curved posteriad similarly than in Z. eborina, and other Afrotropical and Palaerctic species (see remarks).</p><p>Description. Body subopaque yellow-brown pale; eyes and apical third of mandibles black, maxillary palpomeres, metaventrite and abdomen darker, extremity of pro- and mesofemur dark. Setation short and dense, light golden-yellow, recumbent, longer ventrally and on legs. Body length: 10–13 mm.</p><p>Head slightly wider than pronotum, maximum width at eye level. Eyes large and bulged, anterior margin distinctly emarginated near antennal socket, extended ventrally and reaching medial margin of maxillae on underside of head, almost contiguous in male, wider than frontal narrowest space between eyes. Frontal suture sligthly curved; frons convex with a small and shallow depression near base of antennae. Head punctures, midsized, not distinctly deep, quite dense intermediate surface wide and shiny; setae short and sparse. Temples shorter than longitudinal diameter of eye, subparallel and widely curved at apex. Clypeus almost flat, subtrapezoidal; anterior half narrower, glabrous and impunctate, shagreened; posterior half with punctuation and setation as on head capsule. Labrum suboval, depressed medially; anterior margin scarcely arcuate, longer than clypeus. Mandibles slightly longer than apex of labrum, straight but curved in apical third, sharp. Galeae penicillate, slightly longer than labial palpi; maxillary palpomeres II–III slender and subcylindrical, IV widened in anterior half and subsecuriform at apex. Antennae elongate, reaching posterior third of elytra, antennomeres slender and cylindrical, I and II subequal in length and III slightly longer than II; IV–IX about 1.3 as long as III; XI about 1.5 as long as previous ones, obtusely conical at apex.</p><p>Pronotum only slightly longer than wide and about as long as head; sides almost parallel, slightly widened from base to middle and anteriorly obliquely narrowed; fore third trasversally depressed, particularly on sides; posterior margin of base quite rebordered; punctures denser than on head, particularly in middle, setae short; prosternum wide, weakly narrowed posteriorly. Mesonotum slightly depressed in middle; mesoventrite transverse but laterally narrowed on sides and posteriorly greatly narrowed; metaventrite large, medial line impunctate and glabrous. Elytra densely and subrugosely punctuate, punctures slightly deeper than on head and pronotum, setae longer and denser than on pronotum; venations clearly visible. Metathoracic wings present and completely developed. Legs slender, with dense, golden-yellow setae; both foretibial spurs slender, inner one more pointed; both mesotibial spurs slender at apex; metatibial spurs widely spoon-like, more evidently external one, sligthly narrowed at apex; tarsi about 1.3 as long as respective tibia; tarsal claws denticulate, claw teeth thin and close to each other, ventral blade very thin.</p><p>Abdominal ventrites densely setate, surface densely punctate; last ventrite deeply incised, posterior margin of penultimate ventrite deeply and greatly V-emarginated in middle. Gonoforceps apically diverging in two short lobes, in ventral (Fig. 19F) and dorsal view, greatly narrowed and apically slightly widened and distinctly curved upwards in lateral view, but not uncinated (Fig. 19E); aedeagus slender.</p><p>Etymology. The name of this species refers to the high, imposing dunes particularly spectacular in the central Namib Desert, where it is distributed.</p><p>Remarks. It is the only species with both antennae and legs entirely yellow-brown. The shape of the apex of male gonoforceps, not completely hooked, but curved posteriad, possibly relates the new species to Z. eborina, which has only the antennomere I yellow and partially black legs, to an undescribed species from Kenya and two Saharan species [Z. pallidissima (Reitter, 1908) and Z. chourriba Batelka and Bologna, 2014]. Only the revision of the genus and the definition of natural groups can clarify relationships among species.</p><p>Distribution. W Namibia .</p><p>Zonitoschema eborina (Fåhraeus, 1870) (Fig. 6T)</p><p>Zonitis eborina Fåhraeus, 1870</p><p>Distribution. Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</p><p><a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.05&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.05/lat -17.4167)">Material</a> examined and literature records. [Ohangwena] Oshikango: Ohamwaala, Ovambo, 17.4167°S 16.0500°E (SMWN) . [Caprivi] Kongola: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.3333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.7833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.3333/lat -17.7833)">Kwando River</a>, W Caprivi, 17.7833°S 23.3333°E (SMWN) . [Kunene] Opuwo: South Savuti Camp, 18.5500°S 14.0500°E (SMWN) . [Kavango] Ndiyona: Kaudom Game Riserve, 18.6167°S 20.6167°E (SMWN) .</p><p>Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a) .</p><p>Remarks. Types of this species were not examined.</p><p>The identification of these specimens needs confirmation after the revision of the genus. Zonitoschema eborina is well characterized by the antennal colouration (only antennomere I yellow), the elytral colour brown, the parameres at apex slightly curved posteriad, but not uncinated, the metatibial spur subspatulate.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4FFFFFFA4FF5FFD33FB334969	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Bologna, Marco A.;Amore, Valentina;Pitzalis, Monica	Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina, Pitzalis, Monica (2018): Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes. Zootaxa 4373 (1): 1-141, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1
