Melanophilharmostes

Ballerio, Alberto, Gill, Bruce D. & Grebennikov, Vasily V., 2011, Illustrated overview and identification key to Cameroonian Ceratocanthinae beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hybosoridae) with description of four new species, Zootaxa 2892, pp. 1-24 : 17

Melanophilharmostes sp. B

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Material. 1 male, Cameroon S.-West Prov., Korup N. P., Rengo N04°49.153’ E009°42.453’ Camp, N05°02.194’ E008°49.769’, 12–16.V. 2006, 300m, V. Grebennikov leg. ( CNCI).

Remarks. A new species defined by the following combination of characters: presence of ten longitudinal striae on elytra, striae composed of comma-shaped punctures connected to each other forming continuous lines; elytra with a background of dense, fine, simple punctures and almost complete lateral carina on the elytra.

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FIGURE 13. Melanophilharmostes sp. B., habitus. A—distended specimen, dorsal, B—rolled up specimen, lateral.