Darkling Beetles

Figure 41.Distribution of the species of Ectateus sensu novum. The division of Afrotropical Realm into ecoregions was adopted after Olson et al. 2001. Different colors were used to distinguish the adjacent ecoregions.

Figures 45–49.Body habitus: Ectateus calcaripes (45), Ectateus crenatus (46), Ectateus curtulus (47), Ectateus ghesquierei (48) and Ectateus modestus (49).

Figure 25.Phylogeny of the species of Ectateus and Selinus sensu Iwan 2002a. Most parsimonious tree (L=57, CI=74, RI=90). Black circles represent single, non-homoplasious character state transformations, and white circles represent multiple, homoplasious character state transformations.The numbers above and below each circle correspond to character numbers and states, respectively. Additional numbers displayed at the top of branches represent Jackknife values (support below 50 was not illustrated). * – type species.

Figures 1–7.Head, dorsal view (1, 2), ventral view (4); antenna (3); pronotal disc (5, 6); mesotibia (7). Ectateus calcaripes (3), Ectateus crenatus (2), Ectateus ghesquierei (5), Monodius medius (7), Monodius plicicollis (4), Selinus planus (1, 6).

Figures 8–13.Elytral disc (8, 9); 5th abdominal ventrite (10, 11), intercoxal process of prosternum (12), male protarsi (13). Ectateus crenatus (8, 12), Monodius convexipennis (10), Monodius malaisei (9), Monodius plicicollis (13), Selinus striatus (11).

Figures 31–36.Male protibiae (31–34); male mesofemora (35); male mesotibia (36). Ectateus calcaripes (31), Ectateus modestus (32), Ectateus ghesquierei (33), Ectateus crenatus (34–36).

Figure 41.Distribution of the species of Ectateus sensu novum. The division of Afrotropical Realm into ecoregions was adopted after Olson et al. 2001. Different colors were used to distinguish the adjacent ecoregions.

Figures 45–49.Body habitus: Ectateus calcaripes (45), Ectateus crenatus (46), Ectateus curtulus (47), Ectateus ghesquierei (48) and Ectateus modestus (49).

Figures 45–49.Body habitus: Ectateus calcaripes (45), Ectateus crenatus (46), Ectateus curtulus (47), Ectateus ghesquierei (48) and Ectateus modestus (49).

Figures 1–7.Head, dorsal view (1, 2), ventral view (4); antenna (3); pronotal disc (5, 6); mesotibia (7). Ectateus calcaripes (3), Ectateus crenatus (2), Ectateus ghesquierei (5), Monodius medius (7), Monodius plicicollis (4), Selinus planus (1, 6).

Figures 31–36.Male protibiae (31–34); male mesofemora (35); male mesotibia (36). Ectateus calcaripes (31), Ectateus modestus (32), Ectateus ghesquierei (33), Ectateus crenatus (34–36).

Figure 41.Distribution of the species of Ectateus sensu novum. The division of Afrotropical Realm into ecoregions was adopted after Olson et al. 2001. Different colors were used to distinguish the adjacent ecoregions.

Figures 45–49.Body habitus: Ectateus calcaripes (45), Ectateus crenatus (46), Ectateus curtulus (47), Ectateus ghesquierei (48) and Ectateus modestus (49).

Figures 31–36.Male protibiae (31–34); male mesofemora (35); male mesotibia (36). Ectateus calcaripes (31), Ectateus modestus (32), Ectateus ghesquierei (33), Ectateus crenatus (34–36).

Figure 41.Distribution of the species of Ectateus sensu novum. The division of Afrotropical Realm into ecoregions was adopted after Olson et al. 2001. Different colors were used to distinguish the adjacent ecoregions.

Figures 45–49.Body habitus: Ectateus calcaripes (45), Ectateus crenatus (46), Ectateus curtulus (47), Ectateus ghesquierei (48) and Ectateus modestus (49).

Figure 42.Distribution of the species of Monodius convexipennis, Monodius gravis, Monodius laevistriatus, Monodius lamottei and Eleoselinus gen. n. The division of Afrotropical Realm into ecoregions was adopted after Olson et al. 2001. Different colors were used to distinguish the adjacent ecoregions.

Figures 55–59.Body habitus: Monodius malaisei (55), Monodius medius (56), Monodius plicicollis (57), Eleoselinus villiersi (58) and Eleoselinus ursynowiensis (59).

Figures 55–59.Body habitus: Monodius malaisei (55), Monodius medius (56), Monodius plicicollis (57), Eleoselinus villiersi (58) and Eleoselinus ursynowiensis (59).

Figure 42.Distribution of the species of Monodius convexipennis, Monodius gravis, Monodius laevistriatus, Monodius lamottei and Eleoselinus gen. n. The division of Afrotropical Realm into ecoregions was adopted after Olson et al. 2001. Different colors were used to distinguish the adjacent ecoregions.

Figure 43.Distribution of the species of Monodius malaisei, Monodius medius and Monodius plicicollis. The division of Afrotropical Realm into ecoregions was adopted after Olson et al. 2001. Different colors were used to distinguish the adjacent ecoregions.

Figures 1–7.Head, dorsal view (1, 2), ventral view (4); antenna (3); pronotal disc (5, 6); mesotibia (7). Ectateus calcaripes (3), Ectateus crenatus (2), Ectateus ghesquierei (5), Monodius medius (7), Monodius plicicollis (4), Selinus planus (1, 6).

Figures 14–21.Aedeagal tegmina (dorsal and vental views). Monodius gravis (14), Monodius plicicollis (15), Monodius convexipennis (16), Monodius malaisei (17), Monodius lamottei (18), Monodius laevistriatus (19), Ectateus calcaripes (20), Selinus striatus (21).

Figures 26–30.Elytral disc (26, 27, 28); male mesotibia (29); male protibia (30). Monodius gravis (26, 29, 30), Ectateus calcaripes (27), Ectateus lamottei (28).