Taxonomic revision of the genus Machleida Fåhraeus, 1870 (Tenebrionidae, Pimeliinae, Asidini)

By

Kamiński, Marcin
Kanda, Kojun
Smith, Aaron

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

898

Pages

83--102

Subjects

Afrasida , darkling beetles , female terminalia , new species , Scotinesthes , South Afric , Synonyms

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.898.46465

 

Abstract

The taxonomic concept of the genusMachleidaFåhraeus, 1870 is tested and revised based on newly identified material. The following new species are described:Machleida banachi,M. flagstaffensis,M. tarskii, andM. zofiaeKamiński.Machleida capillosaWilke, 1925 is considered as a junior subjective synonym ofAsida deviaPéringuey, 1899.Asida lectaPéringuey, 1899 (=Pseudomachla recurvaWilke, 1925) (transferred toAfrasida),Machleida nossibianaFairmaire, 1897 (transferred toScotinesthes), andMachleida tuberosaWilke, 1925 (interpreted asincertae sedisin Asidini) are excluded fromMachleida. An identification key for the species of the newly revisedMachleidais provided. The present paper brings the total number of species within the genus to six (M. banachisp. nov.;M. devia(Péringuey, 1899);M. flagstaffensissp. nov.;M. nodulosaFåhraeus, 1870;M. tarskiisp. nov.;M. zofiaeKamińskisp. nov.). The morphology of female terminalia (ovipositor and genital tubes) is described for the genus for the first time.