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Chapinaria, a new genus of Chilocorini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Tanzania and Zambia is described and illustrated. It is established for Endochilus meridionalis Sicard, 1929 (comb. nov.). Adult characters concerning similarities to other Chilocorini genera are discussed. Lecototype for Endochilus meridionalis Sicard is designated. Key to Afrotropical genera of Chilocorini is presented. A checklist...
Mariepskopia albomaculata gen. et sp. nov. from South Africa is described. The genus is placed into the tenebrionid tribe Cnodalonini and has no closer relative in Africa, but probably in the Oriental Region with the genus Asbolodes. The species has a small distribution area in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal and has probably an arboreal mode of life in the montane forest in 1300-1600 m altitude.
The new extinct ant genus and species, Boltonidris mirabilis, are described from the late Eocene Rovno Amber (Ukraine). This genus belongs to the tribe Stenammini of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It possesses the plesiomorphic characters of the tribe Stenammini, e.g. 12-segmented antennae with 3-segmented apical club, characteristic structure of the clypeus and frontal lobes, absence of gastral shoulder,...
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