Hycleus tristigmus (Gerstacker, 1854)

Bologna, Marco A., Amore, Valentina & Pitzalis, Monica, 2018, Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes, Zootaxa 4373 (1), pp. 1-141 : 60-61

Bb) Hycleus tristigmus species group

This group of species was partially studied by Pardo Alcaide (1955, 1958b), and includes some species distributed in the sub-Saharan Africa hardly to identify and frequently confused, because of the elytral convergent pattern, with species belonging to unrelated groups with Mesoscutatus - type mesosternum, such as the groups of dubiosus and of dilloni.

Hycleus ertli (Voigts, 1903) comb. n. ( Fig. 3W )

Zonabris ertli Voigts, 1903

Mylabris ertli, Pardo Alcaide 1955 Types. The holotype of this species was not studied, but specimens compared with it were studied at MNHN. Distribution. Malawi, northeastern Namibia (new species for this country), Tanzania, Zaire, and Zambia. Material examined. [Caprivi] Katima Mulilo Urban: Caprivi Zipfel Katima Mulilo, 17.5000°S 24.2667°E (CB; CK). [Kavango] Mukwe: Okavango River, Bagani, Popa Falls, 18.1167°S 21.6333°E (CB).

Remarks. The identification of this species is provisional, waiting for the revision of the group.

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FIGURE 3. A. Ceroctis angolensis; B. Ceroctis exclamationis; C. Ceroctis bohemani; D. Ceroctis aliena; E. Ceroctis peringueyi; F. Ceroctis trifasciata; G. Ceroctis blanda; H. Ceroctis amphibia; I. Ceroctis karroensis; J. Ceroctis korana; K. Ceroctis braunsiana; L. Ceroctis capensis; M. Ceroctis cfr. seabrai; N. Ceroctis spuria; O. Hycleus dentatus; P. Hycleus tripunctatus; Q. Hycleus jucundus; R. Hycleus peringueyi; S. Hycleus surcoufi; T. Hycleus brincki; U. Hycleus congoensis; V. Hycleus lunatus; W. Hycleus ertli; X. Hycleus arlecchinus; Y. Hycleus basibicinctus.