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Issue: Vol. 63 No. 1: 15 Apr. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-04-15
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2025.63.1.2
Page range: 22-25
Abstract views: 49
PDF downloaded: 4

A new species of the genus Omophron (s.str.) Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Afrotropical region

Institute of Life Science and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienibas 13, Daugavpils, LV-540l, Latvia
Coleoptera Carabidae Omophron new species Afrotropical region taxonomy

Abstract

New species of Omophron (s.str.) from southeastern Africa, O. rhodesianum sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Carabidae), belonging to the “capense”—species group, is described, illustrated and compared with closely related species.

References

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  2. Anichtchenko A. & Valainis U. 2023. Revision of the subgenus Omophron (s.str.) Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Omophron) of the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 5284(2): 201–246. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5284.2.1