Nanocaecus hlavaci gen. & sp. nov. – first record of the tribe Gnathidiini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Diaperinae) from the Socotra Archipelago
Schawaller Wolfgang, Purchart Luboš
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(supplementum 2): 303-314, 2012
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Abstract: Nanocaecus hlavaci gen. & sp. nov. from Socotra Island is described and
figured by SEM. It is the first record of the tenebrionid tribe Gnathidiini,
subtribe Anopidiina from the Socotra Archipelago. The closest relatives (genera
Anopidium Jeannel & Paulian, 1945, Paranopidium Dajoz, 1973) live in
subterranean habitats of the mountains in eastern Africa. The new genus is very
probably an old continental relict element in the island fauna. A key to the
genera of the subtribe Anopidiina from Africa including Madagascar, Mauritius,
Seychelles and Socotra is provided and a catalogue of the tribe Gnathidiini from
that area is added.
Key words: Coleoptera, Colydiidae, Tenebrionidae, Diaperinae, Gnathidiini, Anopidiina, Nanocaecus, new genus, new species, taxonomy, description, key to genera, catalogue, Yemen, Socotra