Meloe (Meloe), 1758

Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina & Pitzalis, Monica, 2018, Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes, Zootaxa 4373 (1), pp. 1-141 : 95

Meloe (Meloe) sp. aff. hottentotus Péringuey, 1886 ( Fig. 5Y )

Distribution. Namibia (endemic?) (new species record for this country).

Material examined and literature records. [Otjozondjupa] Omatako: road-central, Umg. Otjiwarongo, Otjibamba lodge, 20.5355°S 16.6537°E (CP).

Remarks. The holotype of M. hottentotus was examined at SAMC.

The nominate subgenus of Meloe was never recorded from Namibia . The single female examined, greatly damaged, is not referable to any described Afrotropical species of the nominate subgenus (see Bologna & Pinto 1998) and probably represents a new species, close to M. hottentotus Péringuey, 1886. In Fig. 5Y is presented a male specimen of H. hottentotus from South Africa

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FIGURE 5. A. Hycleus herero; B. Hycleus hybridus; C. Hycleus matabele; D. Hycleus tinctus; E. Hycleus cfr. africanus; F. Hycleus namaquus; G. Hycleus svakopensis; H. Hycleus dvoraki: I. Hycleus aridus; J. Hycleus benguellanus; K. Hycleus bissexguttatus; L.Hycleus decemguttatus; M. Hycleus decoratus; N.Hycleus cfr. overlaeti; O. Hycleus pilosus; P.Hycleus san; Q. Hycleus windhoekanus; R. Hycleus zigzagus; S. Paractenodia damarensis; T. Paractenodia freyi; U. Paractenodia glabra; V.Paractenodia namaquensis; W.Paractenodia parva; X. Meloe meridianus; Y.Meloe sp. aff.hottentotus.