Hycleus svakopensis (Borchmann, 1940)

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 : 84

Cj) Hycleus svakopensis species group

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.

Hycleus svakopensis ( Borchmann, 1940) ( Fig. 5G )

Coryna svakopensis Borchmann, 1940

Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).

Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] Arandis: 6 km N Arandis, Damaraland , 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (CB; SMWN) ; Upper Ostrich Gorge , 22.4833°S 14.9833°E ( SMWN) ; Lower Ostrich Gorge , 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (CB; SMWN) ; Lower Ostrich Gorge , 22.5000°S 14.9833°E ( SMWN). Swakopmund: Swakopmund, 22.6833°S 14.5333°E ( Borchmann 1940; CB).

Other records: Namibia ( Bologna 2000a) ; South West Africa ( Borchmann 1940).

Remarks. Type of this species was not examined and is probably lost.

Elytra are apically squared and have a vanished brown-black pattern; antennae have only nine antennomeres.

Figures

FIGURE 5. A. Hycleus herero; B. Hycleus hybridus; C. Hycleus matabele; D. Hycleus tinctus; E. Hycleus cfr. africanus; F. Hycleus namaquus; G. Hycleus svakopensis; H. Hycleus dvoraki: I. Hycleus aridus; J. Hycleus benguellanus; K. Hycleus bissexguttatus; L.Hycleus decemguttatus; M. Hycleus decoratus; N.Hycleus cfr. overlaeti; O. Hycleus pilosus; P.Hycleus san; Q. Hycleus windhoekanus; R. Hycleus zigzagus; S. Paractenodia damarensis; T. Paractenodia freyi; U. Paractenodia glabra; V.Paractenodia namaquensis; W.Paractenodia parva; X. Meloe meridianus; Y.Meloe sp. aff.hottentotus.