Amathobius Gebien, 1920 (type species: Amathobius glyptopterus Koch, 1963) is revised and illustrated. The genus is a member of a monophyletic subtribe Stizopina (Tenebrionidae: Opatrini). The following new species are described: Amathobius ignatii and A. kaminskii. The genus Amathobius consists of six species distributed in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The identification key is provided to all known species of the genus.
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1 December 2017
Taxonomy of the Genus Amathobius Gebien, 1920 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Opatrini)
Dariusz Iwan
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 67 • No. 4
December 2017
Vol. 67 • No. 4
December 2017
Amathobius
Botswana
darkling beetles
entomology
Namibia
new species
South Africa