Description of a New Species of Meziomorphum Pic (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from the Western Cape Region of South Africa

Meziomorphum montagu Trimboli and Philips, new species, from Montagu Cave near the town of the same name in South Africa is described. This species, like all others within the genus, is characterized by an unusual pronotal setal structure composed of a thin inflated shell covering the surface to var...

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Published in:The Coleopterists bulletin 2011-06, Vol.65 (2), p.109-114
Main Authors: Trimboli, S. R, Philips, T. K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agroforestry
Beetles
Biological taxonomies
cave
Caves
Coleoptera
endemic
Entomology
Gibbiinae
New genus
New species
Ptinidae
spider beetle
Spiders
Taxa
taxonomy
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Summary:Meziomorphum montagu Trimboli and Philips, new species, from Montagu Cave near the town of the same name in South Africa is described. This species, like all others within the genus, is characterized by an unusual pronotal setal structure composed of a thin inflated shell covering the surface to various degrees, as well as stout, erect leg and elytral spines. It is suspected to be a cave endemic, the only species in this genus with this characteristic currently known.
ISSN:0010-065X
1938-4394
DOI:10.1649/072.065.0201