Three new species of Atrocrates Koch, 1956 from South Africa (Coleoptera :Tenebrionidae : Platynotini), with a note on the ovoviviparity

Authors
Iwan, D Ferrer, J
Citation
D. Iwan et J. Ferrer, Three new species of Atrocrates Koch, 1956 from South Africa (Coleoptera :Tenebrionidae : Platynotini), with a note on the ovoviviparity, ANN ZOOL, 50(4), 2000, pp. 579-585
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
ANNALES ZOOLOGICI
ISSN journal
00034541 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
579 - 585
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4541(2000)50:4<579:TNSOAK>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Three new species of the genus Atrocrates Kuch, 1956 are described and illu strated: A. gansbaaiensis, A. medvedevi and A. nudus. The species belong to the generic group trigonopoid Platynotina from South Africa. Ovoviviparity has been recorded in Atrocrates medvedevi sp. nov.