Hycleus brincki (Kaszab, 1956)

Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina & Pitzalis, Monica, 2018, Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes, Zootaxa 4373 (1), pp. 1-141 : 59

Ad) Hycleus brincki species group

Hycleus brincki ( Kaszab, 1956) ( Fig. 3T )

Mylabris brincki Kaszab, 1956

Distribution. Namibia (new species record for this country) and northwestern South Africa.

Material examined. [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: Hamakari sud 373, 20.6667°S 17.3833°E ( SMWN) . [Omaheke] Gobabis : 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); Stampried , 24.3333°S 18.4000°E ( SMWN) . [Karas] Berseba: Mukorob 14, 25.4833°S 18.1667°E ( SMWN) . Keetmanshoop Rural: Koes , 25.9500°S 19.1167°E ( SMWN) ; Wildheim Ost 384, 26.4833°S 19.5667°E ( SMWN) .

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.

Remarks. Types of this species were not examined, but specimens compared with them were studied at HMNH.

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.

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FIGURE 3. A. Ceroctis angolensis; B. Ceroctis exclamationis; C. Ceroctis bohemani; D. Ceroctis aliena; E. Ceroctis peringueyi; F. Ceroctis trifasciata; G. Ceroctis blanda; H. Ceroctis amphibia; I. Ceroctis karroensis; J. Ceroctis korana; K. Ceroctis braunsiana; L. Ceroctis capensis; M. Ceroctis cfr. seabrai; N. Ceroctis spuria; O. Hycleus dentatus; P. Hycleus tripunctatus; Q. Hycleus jucundus; R. Hycleus peringueyi; S. Hycleus surcoufi; T. Hycleus brincki; U. Hycleus congoensis; V. Hycleus lunatus; W. Hycleus ertli; X. Hycleus arlecchinus; Y. Hycleus basibicinctus.