Synhoria Kolbe, 1897

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 : 95-96

Genus Synhoria Kolbe, 1897

Synhoria testacea (Fabricius, 1801) ( Fig. 6 A )

Horia testacea Fabricius, 1801

Horia hottentota Péringuey, 1886 Distribution. Namibia and South Africa.

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).

Other records: Damaraland ( Cros 1924; Betrem 1932); Ovampoland ( Péringuey 1909; Cros 1924; Betrem 1932); Namibia ( Bologna 2000a) .

Remarks. The holotype of this species was not examined.

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 & Laurenzi 1994).

Figures

FIGURE 6. A. Synhoria testacea; B. Apalus hilaris; C. Nemognatha fluviatilis; D. Nemognatha cfr. notaticeps; E. Nemognatha peringueyi; F. Nemognatha vansoni; G. “Zonitis” maculicollis; H. “Zonitis” notaticollis; I. Zonitodema posoka; J. Zonitodema viridipennis; K. Zonitomorpha costata; L. Zonitomorpha sellata; M. “Zonitoschema” bivittipennis; N. “Zonitoschema” deserticola; O. “Zonitoschema” posticalis; P. “Zonitoschema” cfr. testaceiventris; Q. Zonitoschema capensis; R.Zonitoschema complex cocccinea; S. Zonitoschema dunalis; T. Zonitoschema eborina.