Cj) Hycleus svakopensis species group

The only species of this group is very distinct at least because of elytra, subquared apically as in the mylabrine genera Mimesthes, Paramimesthes and Namylabris (see above). Both the last two genera and H. svakopensis are endemic to the Namib Desert.

Hycleus svakopensis (Borchmann, 1940) (Fig. 5G)

Coryna svakopensis Borchmann, 1940

Distribution. Western Namibia (endemic).

Material examined and literature records. [Erongo] Arandis: 6 km N Arandis, Damaraland, 22.3667°S 14.9833°E (CB; SMWN) ; Upper Ostrich Gorge, 22.4833°S 14.9833°E (SMWN) ; Lower Ostrich Gorge, 22.5000°S 14.9667°E (CB; SMWN) ; Lower Ostrich Gorge, 22.5000°S 14.9833°E (SMWN). Swakopmund: Swakopmund, 22.6833°S 14.5333°E (Borchmann 1940; CB).

Other records: Namibia (Bologna 2000a); South West Africa (Borchmann 1940).

Remarks. Type of this species was not examined and is probably lost.

Elytra are apically squared and have a vanished brown-black pattern; antennae have only nine antennomeres.