taxonID	type	description	language	source
12018A00895DFF99649D071608A4FD80.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Africaphes quadripunctatus sp. nov. (here designated).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A00895DFF99649D071608A4FD80.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body (Figs 1 – 2) with distinct constriction between head and pronotum and between pronotum and elytra; thick bristles present on lateral genal regions and lateral regions of pronotum (Figs 8 – 9); head (Figs 3, 6) with transverse frontovertexal region; eyes situated closer to mandibular bases and antennal fossae than to occipital constriction (Figs 3, 6); antennal fossae narrowly separated at middle by distance subequal to width of scape; antenna (Figs 1 – 2) with trimerous club and rimmed circular structures of unknown function on all flagellomeres (Fig. 5); frontoclypeal groove lacking; frontal region in both sexes with pair of pits behind supraantennal tubercles (Figs 3, 6); posterior margin of vertex (Figs 3, 6) not bulging posterodorsad, weakly impressed at middle; submental region (Figs 8 – 9) demarcated laterally by deep and posteriorly converging lateral submental sulci, area between sulci subtriangular; hypostomal sulci (Figs 8 – 9) extending posterad behind hypostomal regions to level of posterior tentorial pits, each dividing genal region into setose lateral (outer) part and asetose inner part; occipital constriction much narrower than width of vertexal region (Figs 3, 6); maxillary palpomere 3 (Fig. 17) not enlarged (i. e., not clearly broader than scape); labrum with two sublateral ventral rows of peg-like labral sensilla (Fig. 13); pronotum (Figs 3, 6) approximately round, broadest near middle, with two pairs of antebasal pits, lacking lateral and sublateral carinae; prosternum (Fig. 18) with precoxal region much shorter than procoxal rests, with narrow, weakly elevated prosternal carina in natural position hidden between procoxae; notosternal sutures (Fig. 18) complete; procoxal cavities (Fig. 18) closed by postcoxal prosternal lobe overlapped by (but not fused with) postcoxal mesal lobe of hypomeron; hypomeral ridges (Fig. 18) lacking but inner region of each hypomeron differs from outer setose region in lacking setae; mesoventral intercoxal process (Figs 14 – 15) carinate, weakly elevated, narrow and extending from middle of mesoventral procoxal rests to level of posterior margins of mesocoxae, posteriorly fused with metaventrite; posterior margins of mesocoxal rests (Fig. 14) with dense setae; metaventral intercoxal process (Figs 14 – 15) composed of pair of narrow pointed katepisternal spines narrowly separating metacoxae; each elytron (Figs 3, 6) with two deep asetose basal foveae; mesoscutellar shield exposed between elytral bases (Fig. 3); aedeagus (Figs 20 – 25) with symmetrical thin-walled median lobe and asymmetrical endophallus composed of elongate sclerites, with subapical ventral ostium and with free, slender parameres. Males with secondary sexual characters on vertexal region of head, with circular or elongate glandular pits and / or tubercles.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A00895DFF99649D071608A4FD80.taxon	description	Description. Body form (Figs 1 – 2) elongate, moderately slender, strongly convex, with distinct constrictions between head and pronotum and between pronotum and elytra; in known species body length ~ 1 mm. Head (Figs 3, 6, 8 – 9, 17) only slightly narrower than prothorax, distinctly transverse; compound eyes situated much closer to mandibular bases and antennal fossae than to occipital constriction, genal regions in dorsal view (= tempora) rounded; vertex not bulging posterodorsad, confluent with frons, its posterior margin demarcated from occiput and slightly impressed at middle. Occipital constriction (Fig. 17; occ) much narrower than vertexal region; ‘ neck’ broadening posterad. Antennal fossae small and situated anterolaterally, narrowly separated at middle by median longitudinal frontal area subequal to width of scape. Frontoclypeal groove lacking; clypeus short, subtrapezoidal, with lateral margins converging towards labrum. Genal region (Fig. 8; gen) on each side of head divided by long ventral longitudinal or oblique extension of hypostomal sulcus (Fig. 8; hs) into asetose inner and setose outer area. Gular plate (Fig. 8; gp) subtrapezoidal, covered with transverse microsculpture, with indistinct gular sulci clearly discernible only in anteriormost region; posterior tentorial pits (Fig. 8; ptp) situated slightly in front of transverse impression demarcating ventrally ‘ neck’ region, each elongate and narrow. Submentum (Fig. 8; smn) subtriangular, laterally demarcated by deep lateral submental sulci (Fig. 8; lss) converging posterad; mentum (Figs 10 – 11; mn) subtrapezoidal, broadest near base; prelabium (Fig. 17; prl) short, with pair of small lateral premental sclerites (Fig. 12; prms), each bearing minute seta; region between and anterior to insertions of labial palps (ligula) broader than width of palpiger and anteriorly bearing pair of setae; labial palpomere 1 (Fig. 12; lp 1) annulate, palpomere 2 (Fig. 12; lp 2) broader than 1 and strongly elongate, palpomere 3 (Fig. 12; lp 3) narrow, elongate and distinctly shorter than 2, tapering distad and straight. Maxilla with small transverse cardo (Fig. 11; cd), subtriangular basistipes (Fig. 11; bst), elongate mediostipes (Fig. 11; mst), elongate lacinia (Fig. 11; lac) and galea (Fig. 11; gal), each with thick and not very numerous setae along distomesal margin, palpifer (Fig. 11; ppf) elongate, maxillary palp with distinctly elongate and subcylindrical palpomere 1 (Fig. 11; mxp 1), long, clavate and weakly curved palpomere 2 (Fig. 11; mxp 2), elongate and relatively slender palpomere 3 (Fig. 11; mxp 3), and minute subconical and conspicuously slender palpomere 4 (Fig. 11; mxp 4). Mandibles (Fig. 11; md) symmetrical, each broadly subtriangular, with short and broad minute mesal teeth. Labrum strongly transverse, slightly emarginate anteriorly, and with sparse, symmetrically distributed dorsal setae; ventrally with two sublateral groups of four peg-like labral sensilla (Fig. 13). Antenna (Figs 1 – 2, 5) short in relation to body length, slender, with scape and pedicel each elongate and slightly broader than proximal flagellomeres; antennal clubs trimerous and slender. Each flagellomere with several large circular rimmed impressions of unknown function (modified campaniform sensilla?). Males with secondary sexual modifications on vertexal region (Figs 4, 7) in form of presumably glandular pits or elongate inflections and / or modified setae. Prothorax in dorsal view (Figs 3, 6) approximately round, broadest near middle. Anterior and lateral margins confluent, without anterior angles; lateral margins rounded; posterior corners feebly marked, blunt; posterior margin weakly bisinuate or weakly convex posteriorly. Pronotal base with two pairs of distinct circular antebasal pits, lacking sublateral and lateral carinae. Lateral regions of pronotum with thick bristles. Hypomeral ridges lacking, but asetose inner region of hypomeron clearly differs from setose outer region (Figs 8 – 9). Prosternum (Fig. 18; pst) about as long as 1 / 3 length of prothorax, with precoxal region much shorter than coxal rests; notosternal sutures (Fig. 18; nss) complete. Prosternal process developed as weakly elevated narrow carina in intact specimens hidden between procoxae; posterior margin of furcasternum with shallow median emargination. Procoxal cavities (Fig. 18; pcc) broadly closed; postcoxal hypomeral lobe overlapping (but not fused to) postcoxal prosternal lobe. Mesonotum with broadly subtriangular scutellar shield (Fig. 3; mss) visible between elytral bases in intact specimens. Mesoventrite transverse, with short prepectus, transverse and setose anteromedian impressions functioning as procoxal rests (Figs 14 – 15, 19; pcr) separated at middle by anterior extension of carinate mesoventral intercoxal process (Figs 14 – 15, 19; msvp), its posterior end fused with metaventrite. Metanotum not studied. Anterior region of pterothorax with one pair of moderately deep ventral foveae (Fig. 19; vf). Metaventrite (Figs 14 – 15, 19) with anterior metaventral process completely fused with mesoventral process; metaventral intermetacoxal process (Figs 14 – 15, 19; mtvp) composed of pair of long, slender and pointed katepisternal spines narrowly separating metacoxae. Posterior margins of mesocoxal rests with dense setae. Metanepisterna and metepimera fully demarcated and narrow, not exposed in ventral view. Metendosternite with slender and strongly diverging lateral furcal arms (Fig. 19; lfa) inserted on short subquadrate stem. Legs (Figs 1 – 2) short, lacking peculiar features, all femora clavate, tarsi (Fig. 16) with massive claws. Elytra (Figs 1 – 2, 3, 6) together oval, with elongate humeral calli, each elytron with two deep asetose basal foveae (Fig. 3; bef) well-discernible in intact specimens. Hind wings functional. Abdomen lacking peculiar characters. Aedeagus (Figs 20 – 25) with symmetrical and thin-walled median lobe, ventral subapical ostium, weakly sclerotized and asymmetrical endophallic structures with tubular flagellum, and slender parameres with setose apices.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A00895DFF99649D071608A4FD80.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Africaphes combines the continent name with - phes used in generic names of several Stenichnini. Gender masculine. Composition and distribution. Africaphes includes two nominal species known to occur in Burundi and Rwanda; one specimen presumably representing one more species from Rwanda was also seen.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A00895DFF99649D071608A4FD80.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Africaphes is externally most similar to the cosmopolitan Microscydmus, but clearly differs in deep lateral submental sulci, which Microscydmus lacks. Moreover, Microscydmus has partly obliterated notosternal sutures visible only near the procoxal cavity and at the anterior prosternal margin (notosternal sutures complete in Africaphes), and complete hypomeral ridges (lacking in Africaphes) (for characters of Microscydmus, see Jałoszyński (2014, 2015 b, 2017) and Jałoszyński & Newton (2017 )). The only other continental Afrotropical genus with lateral submental sulci is Stenichnodes. Morphology of this genus was described and illustrated in Jałoszyński (2015 c). Stenichnodes differs from Africaphes in numerous characters: eyes situated posteriorly, closer to occipital constriction than to mandibular bases (anteriorly, closer to mandibular bases in Africaphes), the occipital constriction about as wide as vertexal region (much narrower in Africaphes), the lack of ‘ stenichnine bristles’ (present in Africaphes), complete hypomeral ridges (lacking in Africaphes), each elytron with one vestigial basal fovea (two deep foveae in Africaphes), and a peculiar structure of the aedeagus, which has a basal membranous area bearing a median lentiform sclerotized plate internally connected to a long apodeme aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the aedeagus, to which a muscle (membranous area retractor) is attached (in Africaphes membranous area is ventral and subapical, lentiform sclerotized plate and internal apodeme are lacking). Africaphes can be distinguished from all world Stenichnini genera by a combination of synapomorphies: antennae with trimerous clubs; eyes situated anteriorly; occipital constriction much narrower than vertex; genal regions divided by posterior extensions of hypostomal sulci into mesal asetose and outer setose portions; lateral submental sulci present; pronotum with two pairs of antebasal pits, lacking lateral carinae; prosternum demarcated from hypomera by complete notosternal sutures, precoxal region of prosternum vestigial; hypomeral ridges lacking; mesoventral intercoxal process carinate and fused with metaventrite; metaventral intermetacoxal process composed of a pair of spines narrowly separating metacoxae; each elytron with two asetose basal foveae; and aedeagus with parameres. The only structure found in Africaphes and not known in any other Stenichnini is a unique set of large circular rimmed impressions on each flagellomere, found by SEM studies in both included species. Africaphes can be identified using the following keys (to facilitate identifications a separate key to only Afrotropical continental genera is given after a worldwide key). Reasons why some genera are not included in the key, and some names are treated as possible synonyms pending clarification, were discussed in Jałoszyński (2024 a).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008952FF9E649D00CA0C7CF80C.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 3 – 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20 – 21)	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008952FF9E649D00CA0C7CF80C.taxon	materials_examined	Type material studied. Holotype (Burundi): ♂, two labels: “ Afrika / Burundi / Muramvya / 10 km NE Bugarama / 27.2.1985 / leg. Brachat / Mühle ” [white, printed], „ AFRICAPHES \ quadripunctatus m. \ P. Jałoszyński, 2025 \ HOLOTYPUS “ [red, printed] (MNHW).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008952FF9E649D00CA0C7CF80C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male: posterior vertexal region with two distinct pits separated by small tubercle and with adjacent long and thick modified setae; submental region elongate and strongly narrowing posterad; antennomere 8 strongly transverse.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008952FF9E649D00CA0C7CF80C.taxon	description	Description. Body of male (Fig. 1) moderately dark brown with slightly darker head and slightly lighter appendages, setae yellowish brown; BL 1.15 mm. Head (Figs 3 – 4, 8) broadest across eyes, HL 0.20 mm, HW 0.26 mm; temple in dorsal view (Fig. 3) slightly longer than eye; frontovertexal region strongly transverse; each eye large but weakly convex, coarsely faceted. Punctures on dorsum inconspicuous; setae short, sparse and suberect; outer genal regions with lateral and ventral bristles. Secondary sexual characters: posterior vertexal region with pair of circular pits separated by distance about twice as wide as their diameters, median area just anterior to pits with small elongate tubercles bearing two long and flat modified setae, two conspicuously long, thick, flattened and strongly curved setae inserted on median area just posterior to pits (Fig. 4). Ventrally, head with strongly elongate submental region (Fig. 8; smn) strongly narrowing posterad. Antenna (Figs 1, 5) slender but short in relation to body length, AnL 0.48 mm, antennomeres 1 and 2 each strongly elongate, 2.5 times as long as broad, 3 slightly transverse, with sharply marked proximal marginal ‘ collar’, 4 – 7 each weakly elongate and gradually increasing in width and length, 8 as wide as 7 and much shorter, strongly transverse, 9 and 10 each about as long as broad and much wider than 8, 11 much shorter than 9 and 10 combined, as wide as 10 and about 1.5 times as long as broad. Pronotum (Fig. 3) rounded, broadest near middle; PL 0.28 mm, PW 0.30 mm. Anterior and lateral margins strongly rounded; posterior corners obtuse-angled, posterior margin weakly bisinuate. Pronotal disc with two pairs of round and deep antebasal pits and with impression laterad each outer pit, on dorsolateral surface. Disc with fine, inconspicuous punctures; setae about as long, sparse and suberect as those on head dorsum, dorsally admixed with sparse bristles, which become denser on lateral pronotal regions and on outer hypomera. Elytra (Figs 1, 3) together oval, broadest slightly in front of middle; EL 0.68 mm, EW 0.50 mm, EI 1.35; humeral calli distinct, elongate and mesally demarcated by shallow impressions, basal foveae deep and widely separated. Punctures and setae as those on pronotal disc. Hind wings functional. Legs short, lacking peculiar modifications. Aedeagus (Figs 20 – 21) weakly elongate, AeL 0.13 mm; in ventral view with elongate subtriangular apex; endophallus with several curved elongate sclerites; parameres moderately slender, each with 2 – 3 apical setae. Female. Unknown.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008952FF9E649D00CA0C7CF80C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. SW Burundi (Muramvya Province).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008952FF9E649D00CA0C7CF80C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The adjective quadripunctatus refers to the head of male which bears two anterior pits and two presumably glandular posterior pits.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008952FF9E649D00CA0C7CF80C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Externally, males of A. quadripunctatus and A. bipunctatus sp. nov. clearly differ in the head structures (posterior glandular structures in the former are more elaborate and include two pits, a median tubercle and modified setae, whereas the latter species has only a simple median elongate ‘ slot’), and in the shape of antennomere 8, which is strongly transverse in A. quadripunctatus and as long as wide in A. bipunctatus.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008953FF9F649D01B708A2F9CC.taxon	description	(Figs 2, 6 – 7, 9, 11 – 13, 15, 17 – 19, 22 – 25)	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008953FF9F649D01B708A2F9CC.taxon	materials_examined	Type material studied. Holotype (Rwanda): ♂, two labels: “ Afrika / Rwanda / Bez. Cyangugu / Urw. v. Nyakabuye / 1700 – 1900 m / 14. – 27.2.1985 / leg. V. u. C. Brachat ” [white, printed], „ AFRICAPHES \ bipunctatus m. \ P. Jałoszyński, 2025 \ HOLOTYPUS “ [red, printed] (MNHW). Paratypes (3 exx.): 1 ♂, same data as for holotype; 1 ♀, same data except for 22.4.1985, leg. Mühle; 1 ♀, same data except for 9.1.1986, leg. Mühle (cPJ).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008953FF9F649D01B708A2F9CC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male: posterior vertexal region with median longitudinal ‘ slot’; submental region subtriangular with all sides subequal in length; antennomere 8 as long as broad.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008953FF9F649D01B708A2F9CC.taxon	description	Description. Body of male (Fig. 2) moderately dark brown with slightly lighter appendages, setae yellowish brown; BL 0.95 – 1.00 mm. Head (Figs 6 – 7) broadest across eyes, HL 0.20 mm, HW 0.23 mm; temple in dorsal view (Fig. 6) distinctly longer than eye; frontovertexal region strongly transverse; each eye moderately large and weakly convex, coarsely faceted. Punctures on dorsum inconspicuous; setae short, sparse and suberect; outer genal regions with lateral and ventral bristles. Secondary sexual characters: posterior vertexal region with single median longitudinal ‘ slot’ (Fig. 7). Ventrally, head with submental region (Fig. 9) subtriangular with all its sides subequal in length. Antenna (Fig. 2) slender but short in relation to body length, AnL 0.45 – 0.48 mm, antennomeres 1 and 2 each strongly elongate, slightly more than twice as long as broad, 3 slightly transverse, with sharply marked proximal marginal ‘ collar’, 4 – 6 each weakly elongate and gradually increasing in width and length, 7 weakly elongate, clearly wider than 6, 8 as wide as 7 and slightly shorter, about as long as broad, 9 and 10 each about as long as broad and much wider than 8, 11 much shorter than 9 and 10 combined, as wide as 10 and about 1.5 times as long as broad. Pronotum (Fig. 6) rounded, broadest near middle; PL 0.25 mm, PW 0.25 mm. Anterior and lateral margins strongly rounded; posterior corners obtuse-angled, posterior margin indistinctly rounded. Pronotal disc with two pairs of round and deep antebasal pits and with barely discernible impression laterad outer pit, on dorsolateral surface. Disc with fine, inconspicuous punctures; setae about as long, sparse and suberect as those on head dorsum, dorsally admixed with sparse bristles, which become denser on lateral pronotal regions and on outer hypomera. Elytra (Figs 2, 6) together oval, broadest near middle; EL 0.50 – 0.55 mm, EW 0.40 mm, EI 1.25 – 1.38; humeral calli distinct, elongate and mesally demarcated by shallow impressions, basal foveae deep and widely separated. Punctures and setae as those on pronotal disc. Hind wings functional. Legs short, lacking peculiar modifications. Aedeagus (Figs 22 – 25) stout, AeL 0.11 mm; in ventral view with short subtriangular apex; endophallus with several curved elongate sclerites; parameres moderately slender, each with 2 – 3 apical setae. Female. Externally similar to male, differs in lacking posterior vertexal modification and in slightly shorter antennae in relation to body length. BL 1.00 mm; HL 0.20 mm, HW 0.23 – 0.24 mm, AnL 0.43 mm; PL 0.25 mm, PW 0.25 – 0.28 mm; EL 0.55 mm, EW 0.40 mm, EI 1.38.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008953FF9F649D01B708A2F9CC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. SW Rwanda (formerly Cyangugu Province, currently part of Western Province).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008953FF9F649D01B708A2F9CC.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The adjective bipunctatus refers to the head of male which bears only two anterior pits.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
12018A008953FF9F649D01B708A2F9CC.taxon	discussion	Remarks. For differences between A. quadripunctatus and A. bipunctatus see Remarks for the former species.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2025): Africaphes gen. nov., a new genus of Stenichnini in Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 5666 (2): 262-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.2.7
