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A new subgenus and species of the genus Hedyphanes Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from Israel and Egypt
Journal
Zootaxa
Volume
3641
Number
2
Pages / Article-Number
188-192
Keywords
Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Helopini, Hedyphanes, new subgenus, new species, Israel, Egypt
Abstract
A new species, Hedyphanes chikatunovi sp. n., is described from southern Israel (Negev, Gerofit) and Egypt ( Northern Sinai). These localities represent the southwestern limit of the distribution of the genus. The new species is placed in a new monotypic subgenus, Microhedyphanes subgen. n.