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| Richtersveldiella sanparkensis Borovec & Meregalli, 2026 |
Abstract
One new genus and six new species of Namaini are described: Richtersveldiella sanparkensis Borovec and Meregalli, new genus and new species (type locality: Koeroegab); Pentamerica gazella Borovec and Meregalli new species (type locality: Kodaspiek); Namaquania hirta Borovec and Meregalli new species (type locality: Armmanshoek valley); Nama mirifica Borovec and Meregalli new species (type locality: south of Helskloof Pass); Nama vanwyki Borovec and Meregalli new species (type locality: Armmanshoek valley); Nama armmanshoek Borovec and Meregalli new species (type locality: Armmanshoek valley). Biological notes and comparative remarks are added, along with considerations on their distribution. An assessment of their conservation status is also proposed.
Coleoptera, weevils, taxonomy, new genus, new species, species discovery, Afrotropical region
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Richtersveldiella sanparkensis Borovec & Meregalli, sp. nov. Nama vanwyki Borovec & Meregalli, sp. nov. |
Richtersveldiella sanparkensis Borovec and Meregalli, new genus and new species
Pentamerica gazella Borovec and Meregalli new species
Namaquania hirta Borovec and Meregalli new species
Nama mirifica Borovec and Meregalli new species
Nama vanwyki Borovec and Meregalli new species
Nama armmanshoek Borovec and Meregalli new species
Roman BOROVEC and Massimo MEREGALLI. 2026. A New Genus and Six New Species of Namaini from the Richtersveld (South Africa, Northern Cape) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Zootaxa. 5748(2); 193-214. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.2 [2026-01-13]
