ON THE GENUS DITYLOMORPHULA, WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM KENYA (COLEOPTERA, OEDEMERIDAE)

The genus Ditylomorphula Svihla, known hitherto from western Africa, i s defined on the basis of material from eastern and southern Africa. T he presence of a medial projection at the apical emargination of the m ale sternite IX is considered as an apomorphic character state shared by Ditylomorphula, Dithylomorphus Svihla, Chitona Schmidt, Pseudolycus Guerin, Eopselaphus Svihla, Copidita Leconte, Rhinoplatia Horn, and T helphassa Pascoe. In addition, D. merkli sp. n. from Kenya is describe d. The shape of the male genitalia suggest that it is closely related to some undescribed southern African species.