Cleridae (Coleoptera) from Socotra Island with description of new species
Dokumenttyp:
Article
Autor(en):
Gerstmeier, Roland
Abstract:
The Cleridae from Socotra Island are reviewed and five species are
recorded. In addition to the cosmopolitan Necrobia rufipes (De Geer,
1775), Wittmeridecus insularis sp. nov. (subfamily Tillinae), Opilo
angustipennis sp. nov. and Opilo socotrensis sp. nov. (subfamily
Clerinae) are described and illustrated. Opilo longipilis Fairmaire,
1892 is newly recorded from Socotra.
Stichworte:
Coleoptera; Cleridae; Clerinae; Tillinae; Opilo; Wittmeridecus; new
species; new records; Socotra; Yemen