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Ceroctis interna

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Description

Ceroctis interna species group

Only the following Namibian species belongs to this group, mainly distributed in central Africa, phenetically well distinct by the elytral pattern characterized by the unicolour red apex of elytra and transverse fasciae. The group includes at least: C. angolana Borchmann, 1940 (which could be a symomym of C. blanda); C. blanda (Péringuey, 1892); C. congoana (Duvivier, 1890); C. interna (Harold, 1879).

Ceroctis blanda (Péringuey, 1892) (Fig. 3G)

Mylabris blanda Péringuey, 1892

Distribution. Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia, northwestern South Africa, and Zaire. Material esamine and literature records. [Kavango] Ndiyona: Niangana, 18.0000°S 20.6833°E (SMWN). [Otjozondjupa] Okahandja: Okahandja, 21.9833°S 16.9167°E (SMWN).

Other records: Ovampoland (Péringuey 1909, type locality; Pardo 1 958b); Namibia (Bologna 2000a). Remarks. The holotype of this species was examined at SAMC.

Notes

Published as part of Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina & Pitzalis, Monica, 2018, Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes, pp. 1-141 in Zootaxa 4373 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1151722

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Cites
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.1151734 (DOI)
Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1 (DOI)
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https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/F72687E4FFA4FFFEFF5FFBDEFC6A4A4D (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/140348533 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/30985/taxon/F72687E4FFA4FFFEFF5FFBDEFC6A4A4D.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Family
Meloidae
Genus
Ceroctis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Harold
Species
interna
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ceroctis interna (Harold, 1879) sec. Bologna, Amore & Pitzalis, 2018

References

  • Borchmann, F. (1940) Neue Meloiden-Arten (Col.). Mitteilungen der Munchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 30, 592 - 621.
  • Peringuey, L. (1892) Third and fourth contributions to the South African Coleopterous Fauna. Transactions of South African Philosophical Society, 6, 1 - 94. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 21560382.1889.9526255
  • Peringuey, L. (1909) Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa Family Meloidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 1, 165 - 297, 4 pls.
  • Bologna, M. A. (2000 a) Biodiversity of the Meloidae (Coleoptera) of the Brandberg Massif (Namibia). In: Kirk-Spriggs, A. H. & Marais, E. (Eds.), Daures-Biodiversity of the Brandberg Massif, Namibia. Cimbebasia, Memoir 9, 201 - 208.