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Type: Article
Published: 2013-10-04
Page range: 239–266
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Studies of Madagascan Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 1: The Tribe Discheramocephalini including eighteen new species

taxonomy Ptiliidae Cissidium Discheramocephalus Dacrysoma Madagascar

Abstract

This is the first report detailing Ptiliidae collected from forest leaf litter by the Moravian Museum expeditions to Madagascar 2010-2011.18 new species in three genera are described and figured: Discheramocephalus bisulcatus sp. n.; D. vasilii sp. n.; Cissidium banari sp. n.; Dacrysoma andasibense sp. n.; D. imitatum sp. n.; D. delicatum sp. n.; D. denticulatum sp. n.; D. dolorosum sp. n.; D. fabrum sp. n.; D. fusum sp. n.; D. longulum sp. n.; D. nigerrimum sp. n.; D. pilosum sp. n.; D. rahanitriniainae sp. n.; D. ranomafanense sp. n.; D. ravelosoni sp. n.; D. subinsulsum sp. n.; and D. varium sp. n..