Desertilydus mesembryanthemi (Péringuey, 1888)

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 : 31

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5990521

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F72687E4-FF89-FFD3-FF5F-FD85FC6A489B

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scientific name

Desertilydus mesembryanthemi (Péringuey, 1888)
status

 

Desertilydus mesembryanthemi (Péringuey, 1888) ( Fig. 1Y View FIGURE 1 )

Lytta mesembryanthemi Péringuey, 1888

Cylindrothorax mesembryanthemi, Kaszab 1955

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

Material examined and literature records. [Karas] Lüderitz: near Aus, 26.6667°S 16.2667°E (CB; CP); Klinghardt Mts., 27.3500°S 15.7°E (SMWN); Heioab, 27.4167°S 15.9667°E (SMWN); Namuskluft 88, 27.8000°S 16.8667°E (HNHM). Keetmanshoop Rural: 20 mil SE Keetmanshoop, 26.7212°S 18.8390°E(AMNH); 30 mil SE Keetmanshoop, 26.7718°S 18.5364°E(AMNH); D608, 87 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.32571°S 18.27616°E (CB); D608, 95, 5 km S Keetmanshoop, 27.37944°S 18.22418°E (CB). Berseba: Churutabis 108, Bethanien, 27.4167°S 17.4167°E (HNHM). Karasburg: Geiaus 6, 27.6667°S 17.7333°E (CB; SMWN); Ortmansbaus 120, Warmbad, 28.3000°S 18.7000°E (SMWN; HNHM). Oranjemund: C13, 40km S Rosh Pinah, 115 km N Noordoewer, 28.04668°S 17.039580°E (CB); C13 45 km S Rosh Pinah, 28.07076°S 17.12799°E (CB); C13 25–30 km S Rosh Pinah, 129 km N Noordoewe, 28.07315°S 16.94231°E (CB); Obib Mts./Dunes, 28.0833°S 16.7500°E (SMWN). Other records: Namibia ( Pitzalis et al. 2014) . The citation from Namaqualand ( Kaszab 1955a) probably refers to the South African Namaqualand.

Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at SAMC.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Meloidae

Genus

Desertilydus

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