AI Article Synopsis
- A new species of beetle, Pachnoda iskuulka, was identified in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
- This species is compared to similar ones, including Pachnoda abyssinica and Pachnoda massajae, which also live in the Horn of Africa.
- Key features like color patterns and male genitalia are illustrated, and details about the larva and its biology are included.
Article Abstract
Pachnoda iskuulka Král, Sommer Šípek, new species from the Sanaag region of north-eastern Somaliland is described. The new species is compared with the morphologically similar taxa Pachnoda abyssinica abyssinica Reiche, 1847, P. a. meriteti Di Gennaro, 2017, P. massajae Gestro, 1881, and P. werneri Beinhundner, 1992, all of which occur in the Horn of Africa. Relevant diagnostic characters (e.g., dorsal and ventral surface color pattern, male external genitalia) are illustrated. The third instar larva of the new species is described and biological notes are provided.
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