Abstract
A new genus and species, Richtersveldia insperata Bellamy, gen. & sp. nov., is described from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The new genus is placed in the subtribe Nothomorphina Cobos, 1955 and a key to separate the four genera in that subtribe is given. The new species is illustrated with one color plate showing different aspects of habitus and close-ups of head, antenna and aedeagus.References
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