The isolation of a small group of species of the genus Micrambe Thomson, 1863 (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) in the eastern mountains of Africa, together with the exclusivity of habitat and the characteristics of their aedeagus have led to proposing a new subgenus, which we have called Neomicrambe subgen. nov. The differential diagnosis is established in relation to a group of other species of the genus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new species of Reitter, 1881 (Coleoptera: Latridiidae), from Guatemala is described and illustrated. The differential diagnosis is established in relation to a group of other species of the genus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new species of Thomson, 1863 (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae), from Cameroon is described and illustrated. No other record of any Cryptophagidae of Cameroon is known. The differential diagnosis is established in relation to a group of other species of the genus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn order to contribute to the knowledge of beetles (Coleoptera) of the mountainous region of Morocco, Talassemtane National Park (Western Rif, Chefchaouen district, Morocco) was surveyed. This is an exceptional protected area of the Mediterranean Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve (RIBM). The checklist was made using different traps combined with active periodical searches during 2013-2015.
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