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Issue: Vol. 5647 No. 1: 12 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.5
Page range: 77-84
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Taxonomic revision of the rare Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)

Department of Natural History; University Museum of Bergen; University of Bergen; P.O. 7800; NO-5020 Bergen; Norway
Coleoptera Bark beetles Congo Basin Polygraphini Tanzania

Abstract

The Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss, 1905 is revised and contains five species: Chortastus camerunus Schaufuss, 1905, Chortastus minimus Hagedorn, 1909 (= Chortastus medius Eggers, 1924, syn. nov.), Chortastus schenklingi Hagedorn, 1909, and Chortastus verrucosus sp. nov., all distributed in the greater Congo Basin, and Chortastus orientalis Schedl, 1957 from Tanzania. All species are illustrated and a key to species is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Jordal, B.H. (2025) Taxonomic revision of the rare Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss (Coleoptera: Scolytinae). Zootaxa, 5647 (1), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.5