Abstract
Afronympha gen. nov. is described for the single known species A. eminpashai sp. nov. collected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. This new genus is similar to some extent to Asecodes, but differs from this and other genera of Entedoninae in having a produced and medially notched anterior margin of the clypeus, and robust mandibles. Similarities and differences between Afronympha and other genera are discussed. The type species, A. eminpashai sp. nov., was collected in degraded mid-altitude rainforest in Kibale National Park, western Uganda and disturbed areas of lowland rainforest in the Ituri region of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, suggesting its ecological plasticity under circumstances of habitat transformation.
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