Open Access<i>Uvarus laurentius</i> sp. n. and <i>Africodytes maximus</i> sp. n. and new faunistic records of other Bidessini (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) from the Ethiopian region
Author(s) -
Olof Biström
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
entomologica fennica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2489-4966
pISSN - 0785-8760
DOI - 10.33338/ef.83836
Subject(s) - dytiscidae , biology , zoology
Two new Bidessini species from the Ethiopian region are described, viz. Uvarus laurentius sp. n. from Madagascar and Africodytes maximus sp. n. from Cameroon. The following new faunistic records are given: Uvarus nubilus (Régimbart) and Bidessus complicatus Sharp, recorded for the first time from Senegal; and Yola cuspis Bilardo & Pederzani and Africodytes rubromaculatus Biström recorded for the first time from Liberia.