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Issue: Vol. 5725 No. 4: 4 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.6
Page range: 551-566
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Notes on the genus Coelocraera from Cameroon with the description of four new species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Exosternini)

Via J. Diedo 6/A; 30126; Venezia-Lido; Italia
Charles University; Faculty of Science; Department of Zoology; Viničná 7; 12800 Prague 2; Czech Republic; Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové; Eliščino nábřeží 465; 500 03 Hradec Králové 3; Czech Republic
Moravian Museum; Department of Entomology; Hviezdoslavova 29 a; Brno; CZ-627 00; Czech Republic
Coleoptera taxonomy new taxa West Africa clown beetles myrmecophily

Abstract

Four new species of Coelocraera (Histeridae: Histerinae: Exosternini) are described from Cameroon: Coelocraera lucida sp. nov., C. parumstriata sp. nov., C. punctatifrons sp. nov. and C. tishechkini sp. nov. New Cameroon country records of five species are reported. A list of Coelocraera species of Cameroon is provided and accompanied by photos of all reported species.

 

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How to Cite

Vienna, P., Simon-Pražák, J. & Baňař, P. (2025) Notes on the genus Coelocraera from Cameroon with the description of four new species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Exosternini). Zootaxa, 5725 (4), 551–566. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.6