A new species for Limulopteryx from Cameroon with the first record of termitophilous Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) outside the Neotropics Grebennikov, Vasily V. Zootaxa 2008 1727 49 56 8XMDJ Hall, 2003 Hall 2003 [238,535,151,177] Insecta Ptiliidae Limulopteryx GBIF Animalia Coleoptera 1 50 Arthropoda genus    Typespecies.  Limulopteryx loebli Hall, 2003: 88, by original designation   Description.This genus was adequately described when erected ( Hall, 2003). Some generic characters, however, show difference between the typespecies and the new one. They are listed below in the key for both known  Limulopteryxspecies.   Distribution.The genus  Limulopteryxis currently known from the Neotropical ( Belize, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) and Afrotropical ( Cameroon) zoogeographical regions.  Monophyly and taxonomic position.There is currently no phylogenetic hypothesis based on numerical analysis to support monophyly of  Limulopteryx. The overall similarity of both included species, particularly limuloid body form ( Fig. 2), presence of the spatulate ventral process protruding between mesocoxae ( Figs 11, 14), as well as association with termites ( Fig. 15), are the only viable indications that the genus might be a monophyletic group. The latter is challenged by the fact that none of these features is unique for  Limulopteryxwithin Ptiliidae, as this genus is currently understood. See below for more extensive phylogenetic discussion.