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Synopsis of Cis Latreille (Coleoptera: Ciidae) from southern Africa.

ABSTRACT: A synopsis of the Cis Latreille, 1796 from southern Africa is provided, with the description of 10 new species: Cis bicaesariatussp. n., Cis foveocephalussp. n., Cis grobbelaaraesp. n., Cis lacinipennissp. n., Cis makrosomasp. n., Cis mpumalangaensissp. n., Cis parvisetosussp. n., Cis tessariplacussp. n., Cis umlalaziensissp. n. and Cis westerncapensissp. n. The introduced species Cis fuscipes Mellié, 1849 is recorded for the first time from the Republic of South Africa. New geographic records are provided for the following species: Cis neserorum Souza-Gonçalves & Lopes-Andrade, 2017; Cis regius Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2016 and Cis stalsi Souza-Gonçalves & Lopes-Andrade, 2017. Most southern African Cis are placed in available or newly proposed species-groups and a provisional identification key is provided.

SUBMITTER: Souza-Goncalves I

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6315419 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

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Synopsis of Cis Latreille (Coleoptera: Ciidae) from southern Africa.

Souza-Gonçalves Igor I Orsetti Artur A Lopes-Andrade Cristiano C

Insects 20181205 4

A synopsis of the Cis Latreille, 1796 from southern Africa is provided, with the description of 10 new species: Cis bicaesariatus sp. n., Cis foveocephalus sp. n., Cis grobbelaarae sp. n., Cis lacinipennis sp. n., Cis makrosoma sp. n., Cis mpumalangaensis sp. n., Cis parvisetosus sp. n., Cis tessariplacus sp. n., Cis umlalaziensis sp. n. and Cis westerncapensis< ...[more]

PMID: 30563122

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