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Luciano Toma

  • Biodiversity Journal, 11 (2): 553-564

    Marcello Franco Zampetti & Luciano Toma
    Description of seven new species of seed beetles (Coleoptera Bruchidae) from Mediterranean basin and Africa
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.2.553.564
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/4e7a0047-440c-46cf-8621-96a362660650

    ABSTRACT
    In this work, seven species of Bruchidae new to science are described. Five of these species belonging to the genus Bruchidius, namely Bruchidius horshensis n. sp., Bruchidius lekefensis n. sp., Bruchidius salinaensis n. sp., Bruchidius bcharreensis n. sp., Bruchidius samai n. sp. are from Mediterranean area. The remaining two new taxa, namely Spermophagus nicotrai = Spermophagus sp. Zampetti, 1988 and Protobruchus (n. gen.) togoensis n. sp., are respectively from East Africa and from West Africa. Figures of the specimens and of respective genitalia are provided.