Hycleus adamantinus (Peringuey, 1888) Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis, 2018

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 : 67

Ca) Hycleus adamantinus species group

Monotypic group, endemic to xeric southwestern Africa.

Hycleus adamantinus (Péringuey, 1888) comb. n. ( Fig. 4I )

Decapotoma adamantina Péringuey, 1888

Types. Types of this species were examined at SAMC.

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

Material examined. [Karas] Lüderitz: Aus , 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CB; CP). Karasburg : Ortsansbaus 120, Warmbad , 28.3000°S 18.7000°E ( SMWN) .

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.

Figures

FIGURE4. A.Hycleus bifucatus;B. Hycleusburmeisteri; C. Hycleusdamarensis; D. Hycleusderosus; E.Hycleusmimulus; F. Hycleuspruinosus; G. Hycleussvakopinus; H.Hycleus transvaalicus; I. Hycleus adamantinus; J.Hycleus amoenus; K.Hycleus bushmanicus; L. Hycleus deserticolus; M. Hycleus devylderi; N. Hycleus kochi; O. Hycleus planitiei; P. Hycleus politus; Q. Hycleus hilaris; R. Hycleus villosus; S. Hycleus haemactus; T. Hycleus plagiatus; U. Hycleus lactimalus; V. Hycleus scalaris; W.Hycleus complex tricolor (kakamas?); X. Hycleus tricolor; Y.Hycleus versutus.