Eucamaragnathus desenderi, a new ground beetle species from Africa (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

By

Assmann, Thorsten
Drees, Claudia
Matern, Andrea, 1975-
Schuldt, Andreas

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

100

Pages

37-46

Subjects

Carabidae , Coleoptera , Hiletini , identification key , new species , South Africa , Zambia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.100.1521

 

Abstract

Eucamaragnathus desenderi sp. n., a new ground beetle species of the tribe Hiletini, is described from eastern and southern Africa and dedicated to the recently deceased Belgian carabidologist Konjev Desender. The new taxon is known so far from localities in Zambia (Mukuku, southeast of Mansa) and in South Africa (Bothaville, south of Klerksdorp). The new species belongs to the E. castelnaui group and is characterized by shape of pronotum, smooth or sparsely punctate pronotal transverse impression, characters of male genitalia and elytral striae continued to the apex. Illustrations of the habitus, the median lobe and its internal sac and several other morphological features are presented. An updated identification key to the African Eucamaragnathus species is given.