Brachylepis elephas (Gerstaecker, 1867)

Sehnal, Richard, 2018, A new species of Brachylepis Kolbe, 1894 from Tanzania (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Leucopholini), Zootaxa 4377 (2), pp. 291-295 : 293-294

Brachylepis elephas (Gerstaecker, 1867) ( Figs. 1A, 1D , 2A–C , 3A, 3D, 3G , 4A )

Material studied. Kenya, Voi (Tsavo), 22.xi.–2.xii. 1996, M. Snížek, one male (33.4 mm) and one female (34.0 mm), deposited in Richard Sehnal collection, Velenice , Czech Republic.

Note. This species was desribed from Kenya (Endara) and subsequently recorded also from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mahagi), Tanzania (Pare Mountains, Ruwuma near Songea), and Kenya (Ikutha, Mount Elgon, Sagala Hills, Kibwezi, Mtito Andei, Voi) (Lacroix 2013). The studied specimens represent additional material from Voi. Detailed photographs of the species are presented for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 1A–F. Habitus (A–C) and detail of setation on pronotum (D–F), dorsal view. A, D, Brachylepis elephas, male, Tanzania, Voi;B, E, Brachylepis werneri, male, Tanzania, Iringa; C, F, Brachylepis turmensis new species, holotype male.Scale bar = 1 cm (for habitus); scale bar = 2 mm (for detail of pronotum).

FIGURES 2A–I. Aedeagus in dorsal (A, D, G) and lateral (B, E, H) views; apex of aedeagus (C, F, I). A–C, Brachylepis elephas, Tanzania, Voi;D–F,Brachylepis werneri, Tanzania,Iringa; G–I, Brachylepisturmensis new species, holotype.Scale bar= 1 mm.

FIGURES 3A–I. Mesotibia (A–C), ventral view; protibia (D–F), dorsal view; antenna (G–I), dorsal view. A, D, G, Brachylepis elephas, male, Tanzania, Voi; B, E, H, Brachylepis werneri, male, Tanzania, Iringa; C, F, I, Brachylepis turmensis new species, holotype male.Scale bar= 1 mm.

FIGURES 4A–C. Map of currently known geographical distributions. A, Brachylepis elephas; B, Brachylepis werneri; C, Brachylepisturmensis newspecies.Reddots indicate new species or new locality.