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Issue: Vol. 577 No. 1: 19 Jul. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-07-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.577.1.1
Page range: 1–11
Abstract views: 59
PDF downloaded: 7

Cryptopeniculus nigrosetus n.g., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from the Namaqualand region of South Africa

Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, USA
Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, USA
Coleoptera spider beetle Ptinidae Ptininae Namaqualand South Africa new species

Abstract

Cryptopeniculus nigrosetus, a new genus and species of spider beetle from Namaqualand, western South Africa, is described. It is characterized by a unique pronotal vestiture composed of a V shaped flocculant pale brown setal tuft covering most of the dorsal surface that is partially obscured by an outer layer of thick darker colored setae forming two peaks. Characteristics differentiating this new genus and species from all others are discussed and illustrated and the probable biology hypothesized.

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