Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) from Ivindo National Park in Gabon, Central Africa, with descriptions of four new species

Abstract

Abstract Recently-collected Tenebrionidae material from Ivindo National Park in Gabon, Central Africa, is discussed. The 72 species collected altogether, which include four species new to science, represent four subfamilies. Species in the subfamily Alleculinae Laporte, 1840 and some species in the tribe Lagriini Latreille, 1825 are not treated. The four, newly-described species are: Enicmosoma ivindoense sp. n., Platydema telnovi sp. n., Diaclina gabonica sp. n., and Uloma gabonica sp. n. The identification of some taxa from Gabon remains tentative, since no comprehensive taxonomic revision of the corresponding genera is available.