Myrmecobrenthus ater Damoiseau

Bartolozzi, Luca & Loudit, Sandrine Mariella Bayendi, 2011, Revision of the genus Myrmecobrenthus Kleine with a description of a new species from Gabon (Coleoptera: Brentidae: Eremoxenini), Zootaxa 3101, pp. 53-58 : 54

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scientific name	Myrmecobrenthus ater Damoiseau
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Myrmecobrenthus ater Damoiseau, 1961: 21

Myrmecobrenthus ater was described ( Damoiseau 1961) based on a single male specimen from Gabon. Later, another male specimen was recorded from Ivory Coast ( Damoiseau 1967). We have been able to study both the holotype ( IRSNB) and the second known male specimen ( MRAC); the female is still unknown. The MRAC male specimen has less developed mandibles (see Fig. 3), but otherwise is identical to the holotype ( Fig. 7). The holotype is in a bad condition—the left antenna and two legs are missing.

References

Damoiseau, R. (1961) Deuxieme contribution a la connaissance des Brenthides (Coleoptera-Brentidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, 37 (37), 1 - 24.

Damoiseau, R. (1967) Monographie des Coleopteres Brentidae du Continent africain. Annales du Musee royal de l'Afrique centrale, Serie in 8 ° (Sciences Zoologiques), 160, 1 - 507.