Review of the genera Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1892 and Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898 (Coleoptera,Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) |
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Authors: | Sébastien Rojkoff Renzo Perissinotto |
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Institution: | 1.25 avenue Jean Jaurès F-69007 Lyon, France ;2.Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa |
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Abstract: | New material collected recently throughout the Afrotropical region has led to a major reassessment of taxa within the genera Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1892, Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898 and other closely related genera. As a result, the name Megalleucosma Antoine, 1989 is here synonymised with Anelaphinis and a lectotype is designated for the type species, Cetonia
dominula Harold, 1879. The genus Atrichelaphinis is redefined and a new subgenus, Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis), is proposed for Elaphinis
simillima Ancey, 1883, Elaphinis
vermiculata Fairmaire, 1894, Niphetophora
rhodesiana Péringuey, 1907, Atrichelaphinis
deplanata Moser, 1907 (with Anelaphinis
kwangensis Burgeon, 1931 as junior synonym) and Anelaphinis
sternalis Moser, 1914. Additionally, three new species and one new subspecies are recognised and described in this new subgenus: Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) bomboesbergica
sp. n. from South Africa; Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) bjornstadi
sp. n. from Tanzania; Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) garnieri
sp. n. from south–east Africa (Tanzania, Zimbabwe); and Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) deplanata
minettii
ssp. n. from central Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazzaville, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe). The genus Atrichelaphinis is compared to its closest relatives and two separate keys are proposed, one for Atrichelaphinis and one for the sub-Saharan genera exhibiting completely or partially fused parameres. |
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Keywords: | Africa Cetonia
dominula" target="_blank">Cetonia
dominula Anelaphinis" target="_blank">Anelaphinis Atrichelaphinis" target="_blank">Atrichelaphinis Heterelaphinis" target="_blank">Heterelaphinis Megalleucosma" target="_blank">Megalleucosma Niphetophora" target="_blank">Niphetophora synonymy new taxa |
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