Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes
Bologna, Marco A.
Amore, Valentina
Pitzalis, Monica
Zootaxa
2018
2018-01-16
4373
1
1
141
Bologna
Bologna & Amore & Pitzalis
2018
[151,552,439,464]
Insecta
Meloidae
Namylabris
Animalia
Coleoptera
45
46
Arthropoda
species
adamantifera
sp. nov.
Types. Holotypefemale, 1 male, 1 female( SMWN) and 1 male paratypes(CB) labelled “ Grillental, 26°59’ S 15°22’ E Diamond area1, 29–30 sept. 1982 M. L. Penrith– J. Irish”. 1 female paratype( SMWN) “ Sargdeckel, Klinghardt Mts., Diamond area1, 27°24’S 15°41’ E, 1–2 Oct. 1982 M. L. Penrith-Irish”. 1 female paratype( SMWN) “ Diamond area1, 27°45’S 16°30’E, 05–07.xi.1986 E. Griffin, Pres.pitf.-traps”. 2 females paratypes( SMWN) “ Obib Mts./ Dunes, SE 2816 Ba, Diamond area1, 28–30 Oct. 1977, Coll. S. LouwM-L. Penrith; H35148” (one paratype with antennomeres X–XI almost fused). 1 female paratype, “ Northen Cape, 70 km E Porth Nolloth, XI” (CB); 1 female paratype, “ NorthernCape, on rd. to Richtersveld NPbetw. Amis and Ooble, 28.20S 16.55E, 20.ix.1997 F.W. & S.K. Gess; visiting pink flowers Mesembryanthemaceae; 97/98/21” ( AMG). Some types have damaged parts of body, mostly legs.
Othermaterial examined:[ Karas] Aurus Mts., 27.6500°S 16.3167°E( SAMC); Obib, 28.0833°S 16.7500°E( SAMC). Typelocality.The typelocality is in the Karas region, district of Luderitz; coordinates in decimal degrees are: 26.9833°S 15.3667°E. The species is distributed in a narrow area extended in both SW Namibiaand NW SouthAfrica, and characterized by Namib desert and Succulent Karoo ecosystems.
Description.Characters described for the genus ( Fig. 2Y). Integuments shiny; body setation white-yellow, denser and longer on ventral side and legs, shorter and more scattered on head and pronotum, very short and scattered on elytra. Body length: 12.0–14.0 mm. Head black, antennae variable in colour, black or antennomeres III–XI reddish or dark reddish; punctures deep and approached. Pronotum ( Figs. 2Y, 10E) black with one orange triangular spot on each side, extended on dorsal surface, one another separate by black midle colouration; punctures as on head. Elytra ( Fig. 2Y) orange with black pattern composed by two small spots on the anterior third, inner one sometimes reduced or absent, one middle biundulate fascia, and another wider biundulate fascia on posterior third. Tibiae and tarsi reddish. Abdomen with last two urites black, previous urites orange or more or less extensively black on sides.
Etymology. The name of this species refers to its distribution in the Diamond area and to the curious fact that most specimens of this species, living on sand dunes, are covered by granite sand grains, similar to minute diamonds.
Distribution. Southwestern Namibia, northwestern SouthAfrica.
1803233914
1982-09-29
1982-09-30
1982-09-29
SMWN
M. L. Penrith & J. Irish
-26.983334
Grillental
1239
15.366667
Diamond area
45
46
3
1
2
holotype
1803234019
1982-10-01
1982-10-02
1982-10-01
SMWN
M. L. Penrith-Irish
Diamond area
-27.4
Sargdeckel
1237
15.683333
Klinghardt Mts.
45
46
1
1
paratype
1803233958
1986-11-05
1986-11-07
1986-11-05
SMWN
E. Griffin & Pres.
-27.75
Diamond area
1235
16.5
45
46
1
1
paratype
1803234035
1977-10-28
1977-10-30
1977-10-28
SMWN
Coll. S. & Louw & Penrith
Diamond area
Obib Mts.
Ba
45
46
2
2
paratype
1803233949
[199,984,727,752]
E Porth Nolloth, XI
Porth Nolloth
45
46
1
1
Northen Cape
paratype
1803233935
1997-09-20
AMG
Richtersveld NP & F. W. & S. K. Gess
-28.2
Northern Cape
740
16.55
45
46
1
1
Northern Cape
paratype
1803234086
[199,1102,871,896]
SAMC
-27.65
Aurus Mts.
6
16.3167
Other
45
46
1
Karas
1803233946
SAMC
-28.0833
Obib
6
16.75
45
46
1
Karas