Faunitaxys Revue de Faunistique, Taxonomie et Systématique morphologique et moléculaire Volume 6 ISSN : 2269 - 6016 Octobre 2018 Numéro 12 Dépôt légal : Octobre 2018 Faunitaxys Revue de Faunistique, Taxonomie et Systématique morphologique et moléculaire ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/79A36B2E-F645-4F9A-AE2B-ED32CE6771CC Directeur de la publication, rédacteur, conception graphique et PAO : Lionel Delaunay Cette revue ne peut pas être vendue Elle est distribuée par échange aux institutions (version papier) et sur simple demande aux particuliers (format PDF) à l’adresse suivante : AFCFF 28, rue Voltaire, F- 42100 Saint Etienne E-mail : [email protected] Elle est disponible librement au téléchargement à partir du site : http ://faunitaxys.fr/ La parution de Faunitaxys est apériodique Impression SARL SPEED COPIE, 6, rue Tréfilerie, F- 42100 Saint-Etienne [email protected] Imprimé le 10 octobre 2018 Faunitaxys, 6(12), 2018 : 1 – 17. 1 Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IV. The new genus Nolafigura Opitz, and fourteen new species of Korynetes Herbst WESTON OPITZ Research Associate, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry/Entomology, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, USA - [email protected] - ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/D67F4DA0-C173-4ED8-BCD7-94E5A3A1FF87 Keywords : Abstract. – This work involves establishment of the genus Nolafigura Opitz, new genus, description of its Coleoptera ; type species N. coachei Opitz, new species, and description of fourteen new species in the established Cleridae ; genus Korynetes Herbst. The Korynetes new species involve: K. apiculus Opitz, K. bifidus Opitz, K. Korynetinae ; clavulus Opitz, K. divilgatus Opitz, K. fuscopedis Opitz, K. kruger Opitz, K. ligulus Opitz, K. luminosus Nolafigura ; Opitz, K. morulus Opitz, K. pelidnus Opitz, K. peliosus Opitz, K. procerus Opitz, K. serratus Opitz, and K. Korynetes ; ustulatus Opitz. Also, a lectotype designation and redescription is provided for K. nigritarsis Pic. Included Taxonomy ; in this work are 12 Electron Micrographs, 16 habitus photographs, 13 photographs of genitalia, and 3 new genus ; distributional maps. To facilitate the identification of the new taxa described herein, the new names are new species ; associated with previously described genera and species. Senegal ; Benin ; Opitz W., 2018. – Classification, natural history, and evolution of the Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IV. The Congo ; new genus Nolafigura Opitz, and fourteen new species of Korynetes Herbst. Faunitaxys, 6(12) : 1 – 17. Tanzania ; Zambia ; ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/1B822574-10FD-41FD-8B6F-C10E7670752E South Africa ; Namibia. Introduction – EW/FW = eye width/frons width (measured at 500 x from the front of the head); A taxon rich shipment of African checkered beetles from Alain – PW/PL= pronotal width (across the widest portion of the Coache (ACCF), Roland Gerstmeier (RGCG), and Ruth Müller pronotal disc)/pronotal length (from midline anterior margin to (TMSA) provided the opportunity to increase our knowledge midline posterior margin); about the Cleridae fauna of Africa. In a previous publication – EL/EW= elytral length (from humeral angle to apex)/elytral (Opitz, 2017: 421), I alluded to the general paucity of width (greatest dorsal width of one elytron). information about the Cleridae of Africa. Now, I am delighted Habitus photographs were taken with a Leica Z 16 APO microscope to make this contribution to enhance our knowledge of the equipped with JVC KY-F75U-CCD camera and controlled by African fauna of Korynetinae (sensu stricto, Opitz, 2010: 86). Syncroscopy Auto Montage software (Cambridge, United The genus Korynetes was established by Herbst (Herbst, 1792: Kingdom). The SEM micrographs were produced with a 148) and revised by Opitz (Opitz, 2015: 107). Scanning Electron Microscope-S-3500N (Hitachi Science Systems, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan). Image stacks, involving the Materials and Methods aedeagus, were taken with a Leica® DM2500 compound scope with a 10X objective lens and a Leica® DFC425 camera While morphological criteria are used to determine species (Meyer Instruments, Houston, Texas, United States of status, I adhere to the biological species concepts as discussed America), and combined using Zerene Stacker®. by Standfuss (1896), Dobzhansky (1937), and Mayr (1963). The operational criteria for the delimitation of species involve Repository of Specimens morphologic structure and any other available criteria that suggest reproductive isolation among members of I used codens as noted in Arnett, Jr. et al. (1993) to indicate metapopulation lineages (de Queiroz, 2007). Experience with repositories of specimens, with some modifications to morphological structure is generally a reasonable criterion with accommodate codens for personal collections: which to hypothesize reproductive isolation. In this study, – ACCF: Alain Coache Collection, Impasse de I’Artémise 004700, La consideration for species status involves: Integumental color, Brillanne, France ([email protected]). structure of the pronotum, arrangement of elytral punctures, – AMNH: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology, and characteristics of the aedeagus. Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024-5192, United Methods involving dissections, measurements, and States of America (Lee Herman; [email protected]). morphological terminology follow those described in Opitz – BMNH: British Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology, (2010: 35). Brown (1956) was used to coin scientific names. SW 5BD, London, United Kingdom (Beulah Garner; [email protected]). Abbreviations used in this treatise are defined as follows: – CASC: California Academy of Sciences, Department of Entomology, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118, United States of America (Jere Schweikert; [email protected]). 2 OPITZ. – Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IV – CMNC: Canadian Museum of Nature, Insect Collection, Post Office Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 6P4, Canada (Robert S. Anderson; randerson@mus-natur-ca. Francois Genier; [email protected]). – CMNH: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Invertebrate Zoology, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States of America (Robert L. Davidson; [email protected]; Robert Androw: [email protected]). – FMNH: Field Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, United States of America (Crystal Maier; [email protected]). – FSCA: Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry/Entomology, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, United States of America (Paul E. Skelley; [email protected]). – MNHN: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Entomologie, Section Coléoptères, C. P. 50, 45 rue Buffon, F – 75231, Paris cedex 05, France (Antoine Mantilleri; [email protected]). – RGCG: Roland Gerstmeier Collection, Technisches Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Zoologie, AG Entomologie, Hans-Carl-von- Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany ([email protected]). Fig. 1-2. - Structures of Nolafigura coachei n. sp. - 1 : Forebody. - 2 : Elytron. – RMNH: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Vondellaan 55, 2332 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands (Hans Huijbregts; [email protected]). (Fig. 8). – Labrum short, medial incision deep and broad. – Mandible, – SDEI: Deutsches Entomologisches Institute, Leibniz-Zentrum für body short, subacuminate. – Maxilla (Fig. 3), terminal palpomeres Agrarlandschaffs-und Landnutzungsforschung e. V. Eberswalde Str. 84, subsecuriform. – Labium (Fig. 3), terminal palpomere subsecuriform. – D-15374 Müncheberg, Germany (Lutz Behne; [email protected]). Eyes small, coarsely faceted, ocular notch small. – Antenna (Fig. 5), – TAMU: Texas A & M University, College of Agriculture and Life capitate, capitulum lax, scape large, longer than combined length of Sciences, Department of Entomology, Minnie Belle Heep Building, pedicel and antennomeres 3, funicular antennomeres (Fig. 6) filiform, College Station, Texas 77843-7029, United States of America progressively shorter to capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 (Andrew J. Graf; [email protected]). triangularly expanded, antennomere 11 ovoid. – TMSA: Transvaal Museum, 01 Paul Kruger Street, P. O. Box 413, 0001 Thorax. – Pronotum campaniform/quadrate, convex, side margins Pretoria, Republic of South Africa (Ruth Müller; [email protected]). not serrulate, disc finely punctate, prointercoxal process (Fig, 9) – WFBM: William F. Barr Museum, University of Idaho, Department expanded distally. – Pronotal projection long, contacting but not fused of Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences, 606 Rayburn Street, to prointercoxal process. – Elytral basal 1/2 sculptured with large Moscow, Idaho 83844-2339, United States of America (Luc Leblanc; spheroid asetiferous punctures that diminish in elytral distal 1/4th, [email protected]). asetiferous punctures subseriate, 1º setae always adjacent to asetiferous punctation, 2º setae present (Fig. 2), epipleural fold – WOPC: Weston Opitz Collection, Research Associate, Florida State narrows to elytral apex, anterior margin not carinate. – Legs, tibial spur Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry/Entomology, formula 2-2-2, tarsal pulvillar formula 3-3-3, unguis (Fig. 11, 12) with Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer services, 1911 SW slightly-developed denticle. – Metendosternite with well-developed 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32614-7100, United States of America furcal laminae (Fig. 10). ([email protected]). Abdomen. – With 6 visible sternites. – Aedeagus (Fig. 29) shorter than length of abdomen, with 2 phallobasic lobes, latter fimbriate. – Taxonomy Apices of lateral plates of spicular fork acuminate, spicular apodemes fused together. Nolafigura Opitz, new genus Distribution. – This monotypic genus is known from Benin, ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/F575BA30-538B-4E04-925B- West Africa. A4E4D3AEC8B6 Etymology. – The generic name Nolafigura is a Latin compound name derived from the noun nola (= little bell) and Type Species. – Nolafigura coachei Opitz, new species. figuro (= form). I refer to the bell-like shape of the prothorax. Diagnosis. – In a key to the genera of Korynetinae (Opitz, Gender: Feminine. 2011) Nolafigura keys out to Korynetes Herbst from which Nolafigura is distinguished by showing a campaniform Nolafigura coachei Opitz n. sp. prothorax and by lacking an acumination on the posterior (Fig. 1-13, 29, 42) angles of the pronotum. ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/A56A854D-0FCD-4E53-9AFB- Synapotypic characteristic. – Prothorax campaniform (Fig. 1). CC8FBFBE2AA6 Description Holotype. ♂. AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST, BENIN ATTOGON, FORET DE NIAOULI, DANS TERMITIERE, 03 V 2013, LEG Size. – Length 5.0-6.0 mm. – Width 1.2-1.5 mm. ALAIN COACHE (= West Africa, Benin, Attogon, Niaouli forest) Form. – Oblong, subcylindrical, about 4 times longer than broad. (FSCA). Vestiture. – Disc of cranium and pronotum profusely vested with Paratypes. Six specimens: dark setae, elytral disc vested with 1º setae and shorter profusely – Benin, West Africa, Attogon, Village, 03 V 2013, Alain Coache distributed 2º setae. (ACCF, 1) Head. – Cranium quadrate (Fig. 4), frons very wide, indented with – idem, Niaouli forest, 28-IV-2013, Alain Coache (ACCF, 3; WOPC, 2). small setiferous punctation, latter not contiguous. – Gula large (Fig. 7), quadrate, sutures linear, post-gular process short and bifid distally Faunitaxys, 6(12), 2018 : 1 – 17. 3 Diagnosis. – This is the only known species in Nolafigura, readily identifiable by viewing Fig. 13. Description Size. – Length 5.4 mm. – Width 1.5 mm. Form (Fig. 13). Color. – Mouthparts, antennae, and legs testaceous, remainder dark blue. Head. – Antennal capitulum well developed (Fig. 5), capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 ovoid. – Terminal maxillary and labial palpomeres subsecuriform. – Eyes much narrower than frons (EW/FW 18/40). Thorax. – Pronotum (Fig. 1) campaniform/quadrate (PW/PL 78/78), side margins sinuous; elytral asetiferous punctures diminish in size at elytral distal 3/4th, punctures subseriate, interstitial spaces smooth and shiny (EL/ EW 215/50). Abdomen. – Pygidium transverse/scutiform. – Aedeagus (Fig. 29), with 2 phallobasic lobes, latter fimbriate, phallobase slightly constricted at middle 1/2, phallobasic rod short. Variations. – Except for body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous. Natural History. – The available specimens were collected during April and May. Distribution (Fig. 42). – This species is known only from Benin, West Africa. Etymology. – The specific epithet, coachei, is a dedicative patronymic to honor Alain Coache for his contributions to Taxonomic Entomology. Fig. 3-8. - Structures of Nolafigura coachei n. sp. - 3 : Mouthparts. - 4 : Head. - 5 : Complete antenna. - 6 : Funicular antennomeres. - 7 : Head venter. - 8 : Post-gular process. 4 OPITZ. – Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IV Fig. 9-12. - Structures of Nolafigura coachei n. sp. - 9 : Prothoracic venter. - 10 : Metendosternite. - 11 : Metathoracic tarsus. - 12 : Metatarsal ungues. Korynetes apiculus Opitz n. sp. Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform, aedeagus as in Fig. 30. – Phallobase (Fig. 14, 30, 42) broad, phallic apex extended. ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/B15520CC-C8C9-4CFE- Natural History. – The available specimen was collected AD6A-2A064B92C23D during December. Holotype. ♂. REP. SOUTH AFRICA: Natal, 75 km WSW Estcourt, Distribution (Fig. 42). – Known from South Africa. Cathedral Peak For. Sta. 7-31.XII.79, S. & J. Peck (CMNC). Etymology. – The specific epithet, apiculus, is a Latin name Diagnosis. – The genus Korynetes was revised in 2015 (Opitz, with the meaning of “point”. I refer to the extended form of the 2015). This work included a key to species. Korynetes apiculus elytral apex. specimens key out to K. latipennis Pic, from which K. apiculus specimens differ by showing a slenderer body form. Korynetes bifidus Opitz n. sp. Description (Fig. 15, 31, 42) Size. – Length 3.0 mm. – Width 1.2 mm. ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/61C50B48-A745-4FC1-9DFB- BC63A917D996 Form (Fig. 14). Color. – Mouthparts, antenna, and legs testaceous. – Cranium, Holotype. ♀. AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST, SENEGAL, thorax, elytra, and abdomen blue. NIANING, 13-I-2007, LUMIERE, ALAIN COACHE (= West Head. – Cranium coarsely punctate. – Antennal capitulum lax, Africa). A second label reads: O. C. I. S, SENEGAL, A. funicular antennomeres become progressively shorter to capitulum, COACHE, OCIS009818 (FSCA). antennomeres 9 and 10 cupuliform, antennomere 11 spheroid. – Eyes Paratypes. Eighteen specimens: shallow, much narrower than frons (EW/FW 13/25). Thorax. – Pronotal side margins minutely serrulate, disc quadrate – Senegal, Nianing, 13-I-2007, Alain Coache (ACCF, 3; WOPC, 1) (PW/PL 58/58), coarsely punctate throughout disc, with posterolateral – idem, 18-I-2007, Alain Coache (ACCF, 1) angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into 10 striae, punctation extends – idem, 19-I-2007, Alain Coache (ACCF, 1; WOPC, 1) to near elytral apex, elytral interstitial spaces smooth and shiny, upper – idem, 20-I-2007, Alain Coache (ACCF, 2; WFBM,1; WOPC, 1) margin of epipleural fold not serrulate, epipleural margin abruptly – idem, 11-I-2007, Alain Coache (BMNH, 1) narrows at elytral distal 3/4th (EL/EW 170/50). – idem, 7-I-2007, Alain Coache (CMNH, 1) Faunitaxys, 6(12), 2018 : 1 – 17. 5 – idem, 12-I-2007, Alain Coache (ACCF, 1) Color. – Mouthparts, antennae, and legs testaceous brown. – – idem, 31-I-2007, Alain Coache (ACCF, 1) Thorax and elytra dark blue. – Abdomen bicolored, visible abdominal – idem, 29-I-2007, Alain Coache (FMNH, 1) sternites I-III black, sternites IV-VI yellow. – idem, 17-XI-2007, Alain Coache (USNM, 1). Head. – Cranium coarsely punctate. – Antennal capitulum small, lax, funicular antennomeres become progressively shorter to – Benin, Lokossa, Quartier Agonve, 27-XII-2016, Alain Coache capitulum, antennomeres 9 and 10 cupuliform, antennomere 11 ovoid. (TAMU, 1). – Eyes large, same width as frons (EW/FW 21/21). Thorax. – Pronotal side margins serrulate, disc transverse (PW/PL Diagnosis. – The genus Korynetes was revised in 2015 (Opitz, 80/70), punctate throughout disc, interstitial spaces smooth and shiny, 2015). This work included a key to species. Korynetes bifidus with posterolateral angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into 10 striae, specimens key out to K. scabripennis Spinola, from which K. punctation extends to elytral apex, elytral interstitial spaces smooth bifidus specimens differ by showing yellow legs. The legs are and shiny, upper margin of epipleural fold not serrulate, epipleuron black in specimens of K. scabripennis. narrows to elytral apex (EL/EW 190/60). Description Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform. – Aedeagus as in Fig. 32, phallic apex large triangular. Size. – Length 6.8 mm. – Width 2.8 mm. Natural History. – The available specimens were collected Form (Fig. 15). during February, April, and October, some in an ultraviolet Color. – Mouthparts, antenna, legs, and abdominal sternites IV-VI light trap. testaceous; cranium, thorax, and elytra dark blue; visible abdominal sternites I-III brown. Distribution (Fig. 43). – Known from Benin. Head. – Cranium coarsely punctate. – Antennal capitulum lax, Etymology. – The specific epithet, clavulus, is a Latin name funicular antennomeres become progressively more moniliform, that stems from clavula (= diminutive club). I refer to the small antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 spheroid. – Eyes shallow, much narrower than frons (EW/FW 25/40). size of the antennal capitulum. Thorax. – Pronotal side margins not serrulate, disc very transverse (PW/PL 120/92), punctate throughout disc, interstitial spaces smooth Korynetes divilgatus Opitz n. sp. and shiny, with posterolateral angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into (Fig. 18, 33, 42) 12 striae, punctation extends to elytral posterior 3/4th, elytral ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/C32F397B-AA96-48E0- interstitial spaces smooth and shiny, upper margin of epipleural fold B96B-4235C0D9E1FA not serrulate, epipleural margin ends at about distal 3/4th (EL/EW 260/95). Holotype. ♂. S. Afr. W Cape, Seweweekspoort, 33°26'S – 21°25'E, Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform, aedeagus as in Fig. 31, phallobasic 10.12.1995, beating, Endrödy-Younga (TMSA) rod bifid distally, posterior angle of spicular plate prolonged and Paratypes. Five specimens: acuminate. South Africa Variations. – Size: Length 5.5-6.0 mm; width 2.0.-2.7 mm. Other – West Cape, Seweweekspoort, 33°26'S – 21°25'E, 10.12.1995, than body size, the beetles before me are quite homogeneous. beating, Endrödy-Younga (TMSA, 1; WOPC, 1) Natural History. – The available specimens were collected – Gamkaberg national Reserve, 33°41'S – 21°54'E, 8-9-XII-1995, during November through January. beating, C. L. Belamy (TMSA, 2; WOPC, 1). Distribution (Fig. 42). – Known from Senegal and Benin. Diagnosis. – The extended shape of the last antennomere will distinguish the members of this species from congeners. Etymology. – The specific epithet, bifidus, is a Latin name with a meaning of “split into two parts”. I refer to the bipartite Description condition of the distal region of the phallobasic rod. Size. – Length 3.0 mm. – Width 1.0 mm. Form (Fig. 18). Korynetes clavulus Opitz n. sp. Color. – Mouthparts, antenna, and legs testaceous, except tarsi (Fig. 16, 32, 43) dark brown. – Cranium, thorax, elytra, and abdomen black. ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/C904D4CC- Head. – Cranium coarsely punctate. – Antennal capitulum lax, B2A6-491F-8C9F-5A77A36B240D funicular antennomeres become progressively more moniliform, antennomeres 9 and 10 cupuliform, antennomere 11 spheroid. – Eyes Holotype. ♂. AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST, BENIN, POBE, FORET DE shallow, much narrower than frons (EW/FW 10/30). POBE, 13 II 2017, ULTRA VIOLET, LEG. ALAIN COACHE (= West Thorax. – Pronotal side margins slightly serrulate, disc slightly Africa). A second label reads: O. C. I. S, SENEGAL, A. COACHE, transverse (PW/PL 60/55), coarsely punctate throughout disc, with OCIS009863 (FSCA). posterolateral angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into 11 striae, Paratypes. Two specimens: punctation extends to elytral posterior 3/4th, elytral interstitial spaces smooth and shiny, upper margin of epipleural fold not serrulate, – Benin, Bohicon, 25-IV-2013, ultra violet, Alain Coache (ACCF, 1) epipleural margin ends near distal 3/4th (EL/EW 125/40). – idem, 24-X-2012, ultra violet, Alain Coache (WOPC, 1). Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform, aedeagus as in Fig. 33. – Base of Diagnosis. – The diminutive antennal capitulum will distinguish tegmen with sclerotized ring. – Posterior angle of spicular plate the members of this species from congeners. prolonged and acuminate. Description Variations. – Size: Length 2.3-3.8 mm; width 0.8.-1.2 mm. Other than body size, the beetles before me are quite Size. – Length 4.0 mm. – Width 1.5 mm. homogeneous. Form (Fig. 16). 6 OPITZ. – Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IV Natural History. – The available specimens were collected by – 25 km W Pretoria, 23-29-XI-1984, H. & A. Howden (CMNC, 3; beating, during December. TAMC, 1; WOPC, 2). Distribution (Fig. 42). – Known from South Africa. Diagnosis. – The genus Korynetes was revised in 2015 (Opitz, 2015). This work included a key to species. Korynetes kruger Etymology. – The specific epithet, divilgatus, is a Latin name specimens key out to K. enodis Opitz, from which K. kruger derived from divilgo (= spread). I refer to the extended shape of specimens differ by showing the striate elytral asetiferous the last antennomere. punctures extending beyond the elytral middle. Description Korynetes fuscopedis Opitz n. sp. (Fig. 19, 43) Size. – Length 3.8 mm. – Width 1.4 mm. ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/CD57F901-1D07-4B04- Form (Fig. 17). A064-01510597047B Color. – Mouthparts, antenna, and legs testaceous, except metathoracic femora brown. – Cranium, thorax, elytra, and abdomen Holotype. ♀. AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST, BENIN, HOUEYOGBE, black. FORET DE HOUEYOGBE, 01 IV 2013, ULTRA VIOLET, LEG. ALAIN COACHE (= West Africa). A second label reads: O. C. I. S, Head. – Cranium coarsely punctate. – Antennal capitulum lax, SENEGAL, A. COACHE, OCIS009865 (FSCA). funicular antennomeres become progressively shorter to capitulum, antennomeres 9 and 10 cupuliform, antennomere 11 spheroid. – Eyes Diagnosis. – The genus Korynetes was revised in 2015 (Opitz, shallow, much narrower than frons (EW/FW 10/40). 2015). This work included a key to species. Korynetes Thorax. – Pronotal side margins minutely serrulate, disc slightly fuscopedis specimens key out to K. enodes, from which K. transverse (PW/PL 75/70), coarsely punctate throughout disc, with fuscopedis specimens differ by showing a blue forebody and posterolateral angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into 10 striae, bicolored legs. The forebody is black and the legs are entirely punctation extends to near elytral apex, elytral interstitial spaces brown in specimens of K. enodis. smooth and shiny, upper margin of epipleural fold not serrulate, epipleural margin ends near elytral distal 3/4th (EL/EW 160/50). Description Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform, aedeagus as in Fig. 34. – Phallobase slightly spatulate. Size. – Length 5.0 mm. – Width 1.8 mm. Form (Fig. 19). Variations. – Size: Length 2.2-3.8 mm; width 1.0-1.4 mm. Except Color. – Mouthparts brown. – Antenna bicolored, fundus for body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous. testaceous, capitulum brown. – Thorax and elytra dark blue, legs Natural History. – The available specimens were collected bicolorous, femora testaceous, tibiae and tarsi brown. – Abdomen from 23 November 23 to 3 December, in a Malaise trap. bicolored, visible abdominal sternites I-III black, sternites IV-VI yellow. Distribution (Fig. 42). – Known from The Republic of South Head. – Cranium coarsely punctate. – Antennal capitulum lax, Africa. funicular antennomeres become progressively more moniliform, antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 ovoid/truncate. – Etymology. – The specific epithet, kruger, is a noun in Eyes large, narrower than frons (EW/FW 20/32). apposition and refers to the type locality. Thorax. – Pronotal side margins minutely serrulate, disc slightly transverse (PW/PL 80/77), punctate throughout disc, interstitial spaces Korynetes ligulus Opitz n. sp. smooth and shiny, with posterolateral angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into 10 striae, punctation extends to elytral apex, elytral (Fig. 20, 35, 43) interstitial spaces smooth and shiny, upper margin of epipleural fold ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/A6A30DD0- not serrulate, epipleuron narrows to elytral apex (EL/EW 190/60). C7F6-4BDB-99C6-59E3F1B0D189 Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform. Holotype. ♂. South Africa: Waterberg, Geelhoutbush farm, 24°22'S Natural History. – The holotype was collected during April, 27°33'E, 3.10.1995, beating, Endrödy & Bellamy (TMSA). in an ultraviolet light trap. Paratypes. Forty-one specimens: Distribution (Fig. 43). – Known from Benin. Republic of South Africa – Waterberg, Geelhoutbush farm, 24°22'S 27°34'E, 10-X-1995, Etymology. – The specific epithet, fuscopedis, is a Latin Pyrethrum fogging Peltophorum africanum, Endrödy & Bellamy compound name that stems from fuscus (= dusky) and pedis (= (TMSA, 2; WOPC, 1) foot). I refer to the coloration of the legs. – Northern Prov., Geelhoutbush farm, 24°22'S 27°34'E, 15-I-1999, general, C. L. Bellamy (TMSA, 2; WOPC, 1) Korynetes kruger Opitz n. sp. – idem, 24°22'S 27°33'E, 3-X-1995, beating around camp, Endrödy & (Fig. 17, 34, 42) Bellamy (WOPC, 1) – idem, 24°22'S 27°34'E, 2-XI-1999, Bellamy. MacFayden (TMSA, 1) ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/5D025FC9-86E5-4E6D- BC25-45F12290E87E – idem, 24°22'S 27°34'E, 14-I-1999, C. L. Bellamy (TMSA, 1) – 20 km W Thabazimbi, 24°35.191'S 27°14.959'E, riparian forest by Holotype. ♂. S. AFRICA, TVL, Kruger N. PK. Skukuza, 30.XI-3.XII. Crocodile River, 4.III-29.IV.2000, flight intercept trap, T. K. Philips 1984, H. & A. Howden. A second label reads; malaise trap (CMNC). (WOPC, 1) – idem, 5-II-2000, riparian forest by Crocodile River, flight intercept Paratypes. Eleven specimens: trap, T. K. Philips (WOPC, 1) South Africa – idem, 12-XII-5.II.2000, riparian forest by Crocodile River, flight – Transvaal, Kruger National Park. Skukuza, 30.XI-3.XII. 1984, H. & intercept trap, T. K. Philips (WOPC, 2) A. Howden (CMNC, 3; WOPC, 2) Faunitaxys, 6(12), 2018 : 1 – 17. 7 Fig. 13-16. - Habitus of Nolafigura and Korynetes species. - 13 : Nolafigura coachei n. sp. - 14 : Korynetes apiculus n. sp. - 15 : K. bifidus n. sp. - 16 : K. clavulus n. sp. 8 OPITZ. – Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part IV – Borakalalo Nature Reserve, Moratele Camp, 22-25-XI-1999, C. L. Younga and C. L. Bellamy captured one specimen by fogging Bellamy (WOPC, 1) the African blackwood [Peltophorum africanum Sond – Musina Natural Reserve, 22°21'S 30°03'E, 12-XII-2000, beating, (Fabaceae)]. Endrödy-Younga collected another specimen on Müller, Burger (TMSA, 3; WOPC, 2) Acacia Miller (Fabaceae). Other specimens were collected by – Amatola, Scott farm, 27-I-1998, misc. beating, R. Müller (TMSA, 1) beating and in a flight intercept trap. – Limpopo Prov. Amatola frm. Soutpansb, 22°56'S 29°23'E, 17- Distribution (Fig. 43). – Known only from The Republic of XII-2003, R. Müller (TMSA, 3) South Africa. – Silkaatsnek, 25°40'S 27°55'E, 30-XI-1995, beating, C. L. Bellamy (TMSA, 2; WOPC, 1) Etymology. – The specific epithet, ligulus, (= ladle) is a Latin – Little Karroo, Raubenheimer dam E, 33°25'S 22°19'E, 30-X-1993, noun. I refer to the shape of the tegmen. beating Acacia, Endrödy-Younga (TMSA, 1; WOPC, 1) – KWZ Natal Ntinni Nat. Res., 28°16'S 30°55'E, 30-XI-2010, 1022 m, on Korynetes luminosus Opitz n. sp. vegetation and ground, R. Müller (TMSA, 1; WOPC, 1) – Transvaal Prov. Pretoria Wapadsnek, 25°47'S 28°20'E, 16-I-1987, R. (Fig. 21, 36, 44) B. Kimsey (UCDC, 1) ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/FFE1D3AC-FA22-45EB- – North West Prov. Borakalalo Nat. Res., 25°07'S 27°47'E, 22-25- ADA5-8661B9305C35 XI-1999, Bellamy. MacFayden (TMSA, 1) – Cape Swartberg, 33°25'S 22°33'E, in water fall, 1-XI-1993, Holotype. ♂. S. AFRICA, Cape P., Pneil Road, 35 km W Kimberley, Endrödy-Younga (TMSA, 1) 15.XII.1984, H. & A. Howden (CMNC). – West Cape, Knuyrivier, 33°36'S 21°11'E, 10-XII-1995, beating, C. L. Paratypes. Three specimens: Bellamy (TMSA, 1) – South Africa, Cape Province, Pneil Road, 35 km W Kimberley, – Cape, Cederbg., Algeria forest, 32°22'S 19°03'E, 3-XI-1981, sifted 15-XII-1984, H. & A. Howden (CMNC, 2; TMSA, 1; WOPC, 1). gallery bush, Endrödy-Younga (TMSA, 1) – Kalahari Pk., 25 km S Mata-Mata, 26°00'S 20°15'E, 18-XII-1974, Diagnosis. – The genus Korynetes was revised in 2015 (Opitz, Endrödy-Younga (TMSA, 1) 2015). This work included a key to species. Korynetes – Pretoria, Transvaal, ?-II-1972, L. Schulze (WOPC, 1) luminosus specimens key out to K. latipennis Pic, from which – South Africa, ?-XII-1929, R. E. Turner (BMNH, 1). K. luminosus specimens differ by showing a slenderer body Namibia form. – Naukluft, Naukluft Park, 24°16'S 16°15'E, 26-X-1974, Endrödy- Description Younga (TMSA, 1) Size. – Length 3.5 mm. – Width 1.4 mm. – Gobabeb, Kuiseb Riverm, ?-XI-1979, B. Wharton & Gray (TMSA, 2). Form (Fig. 21). Diagnosis. – The genus Korynetes was revised in 2015 (Opitz, Color. – Mouthparts, antenna, and legs testaceous. – Cranium, thorax, elytra, and abdomen blue. 2015). This work included a key to species. Korynetes ligulus specimens key out to K. enodis Opitz, from which K. ligulus Head. – Cranium coarsely punctate. – Antennal capitulum lax, specimens differ by showing less serrulated side margins of the funicular antennomeres become progressively shorter to capitulum, antennomeres 9 and 10 cupuliform, antennomere 11 spheroid. – Eyes pronotum, the asetiferous elytral punctures extend beyond shallow, much narrower than frons (EW/FW 10/40). elytral middle 1/2, and the pronotal disc is densely punctated. Thorax. – Pronotal side margins minutely serrulate, disc slightly Description transverse (PW/PL 80/70), coarsely punctate throughout disc, with posterolateral angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into 10 striae, Size. – Length 3.5 mm. – Width 1.2 mm. punctation extends to near elytral apex, elytral interstitial spaces Form (Fig. 20). smooth and shiny, upper margin of epipleural fold minutely serrulate, epipleural margin narrows to elytral apex (EL/EW 170/50). Color. – Mouthparts testaceous, except terminal palpomeres brown. – Antenna testaceous. – Head, thorax, elytra, and abdomen black. Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform, aedeagus as in Fig. 36. – Phallobase broad, phallic apex large triangular. Head. – Cranium vested with shallow punctation. – Antennal capitulum lax, funicular antennomeres become progressively more Variations. – Size: Length 2.2-3.8 mm; width 1.0-1.4 mm. Except moniliform, antennomeres 9 and 10 cupuliform, antennomere 11 oval. for body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous. – Eyes shallow, much narrower than frons (EW/FW 12/28). Thorax. – Pronotal side margins not serrulate, disc transverse (PW/ Natural History. – The available specimens were collected PL 61/53), coarsely punctate throughout disc, with sharp posterolateral during December. angle. – Elytral punctation arranged into 10 striae, punctuation ends just before elytral apex, elytral interstitial spaces smooth and shiny, Distribution (Fig. 44). – Known from South Africa. upper margin of epipleural fold not serrulate, epipleural margin ends near distal 3/4th (EL/EW 130/45. Etymology. – The specific epithet, luminosus, is a Latin name with the meaning of “full of light”. I refer to the bright hue Abdomen. – Pygidium scutiform. – Aedeagus as in Fig. 35. – emitted from the dorsum of these beetles. Tegmen spatulate. – Phallus without postapical sclerotization. – Posterior angle of spicular plate prolonged, spicular apodeme extraordinarily elongated. Korynetes morulus Opitz n. sp. Variations. – Size: Length 2.5-4.0 mm; width 1.0-1.6 mm. (Fig. 22, 44) Other than body size the beetles before me are quite ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/8E1B22B5-30BC-4FE5- homogeneous. AFB0-68AF9F4C302D Natural History. – The available specimens were collected Holotype. ♀. South Africa, SW Cape, Zuurefontein farm, 32°50'S – from October through February, one at 1022 m. Endrödy- 18°34'E. A second label reads: 31.8.1981, E-Y 1872, ground traps, 59 days, Endrödy-Younga (TMSA).