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Issue: Vol. 5627 No. 2: 28 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.7
Page range: 360-372
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Diastatotropis elegans (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) from Madagascar: nomenclatural status, redescription and ecological notes

Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Ecology, Zemědělská 3, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Regional Museum in Ústí nad Labem, Natural History Department, Masarykova 1000/3, CZ-400 01 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.
Department of Entomology, National Museum of the Czech Republic, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha—Horní Počernice, Czech Republic.
Coleoptera Anthribinae authorship available name collections holotype male and female genitalia taxonomy

Abstract

The nomenclatural status of the species ‘Diastatotropis elegans Fairmaire’ introduced in a key by Frieser (1992) is assessed. The species was never described by Fairmaire, but it was made available by Frieser, who must be accepted as its author. The holotype designated by Frieser (1992) is identified and labelled accordingly. Diastatotropis elegans Frieser, 1992 is redescribed and colour habitus photographs and drawings of male and female genitalia are provided. Ecological notes and photographs of the habitat of this rare species are also added. Based on the available distributional data, D. elegans seems to be endemic to the Montagne d’Ambre massif, northern Madagascar. A checklist of valid species of Diastatotropis Lacordaire, 1865 is provided.

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How to Cite

Trýzna, M. & Kment, P. (2025) Diastatotropis elegans (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) from Madagascar: nomenclatural status, redescription and ecological notes. Zootaxa, 5627 (2), 360–372. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.7