Title:

Revision of the trigonopoid Platynotina (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Platynotini) from South Africa. Part 5, Genera Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897 and Atrocrypticanus gen. nov.

Subtitle:

Annales Zoologici / Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences, vol. 49, no 1-2 ; Genera Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897 and Atrocrypticanus gen. nov.

Creator:

Iwan, Dariusz

Contributor:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

1999

Description:

Incorrect ISSN 0001-6454 ; Bibliogr. p. 75-76 ; P. 55-76 : ill. ; 24 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Tenebrionidae ; Coleoptera ; Platynotini ; Crypticanus ; Atrocripticanus ; new genus ; new species ; taxonomic revision ; South Africa

Abstract:

The genus Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897 (type species: Crypticanus cuneatus Fairmaire, 1897) of the trigonopoid Platynotina is re-interpreted, revised and illustrated. Ten new species are described: C. aequus, C. aeternus, C. bremeri, C. brzeskii, C. dentatus, C. iubatus, C. lacrimosus, C. robustus, C. simplex, C. supervacaneus. The following synonym is proposed: Crypticanus amaroides (Fhraeus, 1870) (=Melanopterus dilatipes Koch, 1956). Lectotypes andparalecto types are designated for: Melanopterus marginicollis Mulsant et Rey, 1854; Melanopterus amaroides Fhraeus, 1870; Melanopterus edwardsi Mulsant et Rey, 1854. Keys for species determination are provided. Atrocrypticanus fraternus gen. and sp. nov. of thetrigonopoid Platynotina is described and illustrated.

Relation:

Annales Zoologici

Volume:

49

Issue:

1-2

Start page:

55

End page:

76

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.255, vol 49, no 1-2 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4314, vol 49, no 1-2 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open