Genus Chiliarchum Koch

Diagnosis:

Sides of the pronotum, and often sides elytra, with either a broad stripe of white or yellow subtomentose hairs or with dense micropunctation or granulation plus scattered fine bristles.
Pronotum with two impressions at or near the posterior angles, filled with pale subtomentose hairs or dense micropunctation plus scattered fine bristles.
Males with a reddish brown brush of hairs on the outer edge of the upper surface of the middle tibiae.
Large size up to 50+ mm in length

Species:
Chiliarchum arnoldi arnoldi (Koch, 1952)
Chiliarchum arnoldi sabianus (Koch, 1952)
Chiliarchum bertolonii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Chiliarchum freyi (Koch, 1952)
Chiliarchum guerini guerini (Haag-Rutenberg, 1871)
Chiliarchum guerini lawrencii (Koch, 1954)
Chiliarchum guerini mancus (Koch, 1954)
Chiliarchum junodi (Péringuey, 1899)

Literature:
Guérin-Méneville FE. 1844. Insectes Magasin de Zoologie, D’ Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie, Recueil
C. bertolonii: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123351#page/389/mode/1up
C. bertolonii, plate 148: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123351#page/391/mode/1up
[top: bertolonii male; bottom: guerini female in error]

Haag-Rutenberg G. 1871. Beiträge zur Familie der Tenebrioniden (II. Stück). Coleopterologische Hefte 7
C. bertolonii: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/367/mode/1up
C. guerini guerini: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/368/mode/1up

Koch C. 1952. Die Tenebrioniden des südlichen Afrikas XIII. Vorstudien zu einer Monographie der Molurini, 3. (Col. Tenebrionidae). Entomologische Arbeiten 3
C. arnoldi, plate 9: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49571901#page/385/mode/1up
C. arnoldi: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49571901#page/325/mode/1up
C. freyi: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49571901#page/327/mode/1up

Koch C. 1954. The Tenebrionidae of southern Africa XXVI. New Port. East African species collected by Dr A. J. Barbosa. Revista da Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade de Lisboa. Serie C. Ciencias Naturais 3

Koch C. 1955. Monograph of the Tenebrionidae of southern Africa Vol I (Tentyriinae, Molurini Trachynotina: Somaticus Hope). Transvaal Museum Memoir 7
C. bertolonii, plate 4: https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA0000012_541

Péringuey LA. 1899. Fifth contribution to the South-African Coleopterous Fauna. Annals of the South Africa Museum 1
C. junodi: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17257#page/297/mode/1up
C. junodi, plate 6: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17257#page/353/mode/1up

Publicado el 16 de enero de 2024 por traianbertau