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Abstract

Species of the South African genus Microxenus Wollaston are revised. Microxenus laticollis Wollaston is redescribed, and M. muelleri sp. nov. and M. krugeri sp. nov. are described. Natalinus gen. nov. and its single included species, N. klimaszewskii sp. nov. are described. All of these taxa are diagnosed and illustrated, and a key to the species of Microxenus is presented. Female genitalia of newly described species are discussed in terms of monophyly of Eupsilobiinae. Zoogeographical and biological data of African Eupsilobiinae are summarized.

Keywords: beetles, Cucujoidea, South Africa, taxonomy

Correspondence: wiolkat@miiz.waw.pl

Editor: Takumasa Kondo was Editor of this paper.

Received: 8 February 2011 | Accepted: 25 August 2011 | Published: 6 December 2011

Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.  

ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 11, Number 166

Tomaszewska W. 2011. On African Eupsilobiinae (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) with descriptions of a new genus and species. Journal of Insect Science 11:166 available online: insectscience.org/11.166