Author: Van Hiller, J.C.
Title: Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums. Volume 15. Part 1. Monograph of Aulacoderus la Ferte, a Subgenus of Anthicus Paykull (Coleoptera: Anthicidae).
Description: Cape Provincial Museum, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, Natural History. Volume 15. Part 1. 26th April 1984. Printed white card wraps, p1-p171. illustrated, 184mm wide x 240mm high. New unread copy. 61 new species are described and 55 previously described species are redescribed. The aedeagus and other diagnostic features or each species are illustrated. The 116 species are divided into 19 sections. A key to the males of the sections and meys to the males of the species within each section are shown. A short discussion is given of 22 previously described species of which insufficient or no material was available. Four previously described species are found to be synonymns: Aulacoderus manzeri is a synonym of A. picheyrei; A. middletoniensis is a synonym of A. tumefactus. A. subrotundipennis is a synonym of A. rotundipennis. A. sulcatus is a synonym of A. funebris. A. bicoloritarsis is probably a synonym of A. robusticeps however as no type material of the latter species was available this question is left open. A. melitensis has been changed to A. sulcithorax, subspecies melitensis. It occurson Malta and its anatomical features are identical to thos eo A. sulcithorax from Israel but the colour pattern is strikingly different.

Keywords: albany museum grahamstown eastern cape cape provincial museum entomology south southern africa african coleoptera beetles


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