New species of the genus Socotralia and first record of the genus Alogista from Socotra Island (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae)
Novák Vladimír, Purchart Luboš
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(supplementum 2): 323-336, 2012
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Abstract: Four new species of the genus Socotralia Novák, 2007 from Socotra Island
(Yemen) are described: Socotralia montana sp. nov., S. intermedia sp. nov., S.
reitteri sp. nov. and S. vybirali sp. nov. A key to all seven known species of
the genus is provided. The genus Alogista Fåhraeus, 1870 is reported from
Socotra for the first time.
Key words: Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae, Socotralia, Alogista, taxonomy, new species, new records, Yemen, Socotra