Alphitobius crenatus (Klug, 1834)

Schawaller, Wolfgang & Grimm, Roland, 2014, The genus Alphitobius Stephens (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alphitobiini) in Africa and adjacent islands, ZooKeys 415, pp. 169-190 : 173

Alphitobius crenatus (Klug, 1834) Figs 1, 21

Phaleria crenata Klug, 1834

Cataphronetis luctuosa Fairmaire, 1869, syn.

New material.

Madagascar, no further data, 2 ex. TMSA. - Madagascar, Ambaton, no further data, 1 ex. SMNS. - S Madagascar, Midongy, no further data, 3 ex. SMNS. - C Madagascar, Katsepy (Majunga), 24.-31.XII.1997, leg. P. Pacholátko, 1 ex. SMNS. - Madagascar, Antananarivo Distr., Moramanga, 12.II.1995, leg. I. Jeniš, 1 ex. ZSM. - Madagascar, Toliaro Prov., Andohahela NP, Forêt d’Ambohibory, 300 m, 16.-20.I.2002, leg. Fisher, Grifswold et al., 1 ex. CRA. - Madagascar, Toliaro Prov., Cap Sainte Marie, 200 m, 11.-15.II.2002, leg. Fisher, Grifswold et al., 3 ex. CRA. - Madagascar, Toliara Prov., Forêt de Tsinjoriaky, 70 m, 6.-10.III.2002, leg. Fisher, Grifswold et al., 1 ex. CRA. - Madagascar, Toliara Prov., Tsimanampetsotsa NP, 25 m, 18.-22.III.2002, leg. Fisher, Grifswold et al., 1 ex. CRA.

Type locality.

“Madagascar” (crenata), “Nossi-Bé” (luctuosa).

Distribution.

Madagascar (type locality), eastern Africa, Comores, Seychelles, Aldabra Islands ( Koch 1953).