Háva J. (2020). Study of the genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858. Part 1 - descriptions of six new species and neotype designation from the Afrotropical Region (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Folia Heyrovskyana, Series A 28(2): 8-17.

Author(s)Háva, Jiri
Title
Study of the genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858. Part 1 - descriptions of six new species and neotype designation from the Afrotropical Region (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)
Journal TitleFolia Heyrovskyana, Series A
Volume28
Issue2
Page(s)8-17
Date2020
Keywords
License
Open Access Open Access
Abstract
The following six new species Orphinus (Orphinus) alinae sp. nov. (Swaziland), Orphinus (Orphinus) livingstonei sp. nov. (South Africa), Orphinus (Orphinus) mauricepici sp. nov. (Tanzania), Orphinus (Orphinus) mulanjensis sp. nov. (Malawi), Orphinus angolensis sp. nov. (Angola) and Orphinus (Orphinus) tsavoensis sp. nov. (Kenya) are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The species Orphinus fouqueti Pic, 1937 is newly combined as Phradonoma fouqueti (Pic, 1937) comb. nov. and neotype is designated here.
Document TypeJournal Article
Languageen

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Associated Taxa (5)

Taxon NameCited As (Verbatim)RelationshipStatusPage / Notes
Orphinus alinae —
Original Description
accepted
p. 9
Orphinus livingstonei —
Original Description
accepted
p. 10
Orphinus mauricepici —
Original Description
accepted
p. 12
Orphinus mulanjensis —
Original Description
accepted
p. 13
Orphinus angolensis —
Original Description
accepted
p. 14