Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa

Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273

DOI: 10.3897/alpento.7.108448

Authors: Vivien Cosandey

Abstract: The first Orchesiini of South Africa, Parvapila lyncispinnae gen. nov. and sp. nov., is described. Specimens were collected at the foot of the Langeberg Range and of the Kogelberg, mountains of Western Cape. Individuals were collected by sifting soil litter in Afromontane forests, an endemic vegetation community of Afrotropical mountainous areas.

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Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273
DOI: 10.3897/alpento.7.108448
Authors: Vivien Cosandey
Abstract: The first Orchesiini of South Africa, Parvapila lyncispinnae gen. nov. and sp. nov., is described. Specimens were collected at the foot of the Langeberg Range and of the Kogelberg, mountains of Western Cape. Individuals were collected by sifting soil litter in Afromontane forests, an endemic vegetation community of Afrotropical mountainous areas.
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