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Four new species of Afrotropical ground beetles of the genus Macrocheilus Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) are described: M. assmanni n. sp. from Tanzania, M. kudrnai n. sp. from Benin and… Click to show full abstract
Four new species of Afrotropical ground beetles of the genus Macrocheilus Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) are described: M. assmanni n. sp. from Tanzania, M. kudrnai n. sp. from Benin and Burkina Faso, M. philippeorum n. sp. from Benin, Burkina Faso and Senegal and M. schuelei n. sp. from Central African Republic. An annotated checklist of 19 Afrotropical species and subspecies is provided, including data on general distribution and new distribution records at country level. Further, a dichotomic key is made available for the identification of the Afrotropical (excluding Madagascar) Macrocheilus species and subspecies and diagnosing morphological characters of both males and females are illustrated.
Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2023
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