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