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03F88786FFB91F433599FF4AA5C39D0F.text	03F88786FFB91F433599FF4AA5C39D0F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis Schedl 1959	<div><p>Afromicracis Schedl, 1959</p> <p>= Miocryphalus Schedl, 1939, synonym by Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (2009), name unavailable</p> <p>Type species: Afromicracis kenyaensis Schedl, 1959 (original designation).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Antennal scapus in both sexes straight, as long as or slightly longer than funiculus, slightly dilated at apex, as broad as pedicel; females in some species with a fine tuft of scant long setae, otherwise with few short setae; funiculus (including pedicel) 5-segmented; club on anterior face usually with one procurved suture close to apex, smooth and suture-free on posterior face. Elytra with scale-like or hair-like setae, a single row on each interstriae; strial setae minute or absent. Procoxae contiguous. Protibiae twisted, with 2 or 3, (rarely 4 or 5) lateral and apical denticles. Metatibiae with three lateral and apical denticles. Ventral setae simple, unifid. Proventriculus with a cluster of 3–10 strong crop spines attached to a tubercular base in front of the apical plate; apical teeth transverse or lightly curved, finely dentate; masticatory teeth smooth, closing teeth free, not compact. Male genitalia with a long flagellum, sometimes straight and broad, sometimes very long and coiled; tegmen difficult to assess, either reduced or absent, apophyses more than twice as long as aedeagal body; spiculum gastrale about as long as or slightly shorter than aedeagus (Figs 56–57).</p> <p>Remarks. Gender feminine as outlined by Alonso Zarazaga and Lyal (2009). In the key to species, be aware that morphological differences can be subtle and specimens which are badly preserved or otherwise slightly deviant from type material should be tried in alternative directions in the key and compared to photos (Figs 2–53). Also note that sexual dimorphism varies from no dimorphism at all, to moderate differences in the apical width of the scapus and the density and length of setae on its dorsal side, and in the presence of impressed frons. Only a single holotype or very few specimens from the type series are available for study in some species, possibly only of one sex; additional variation could therefore appear in new samples.</p> <p>Key to the species of Afromicracis</p> <p>1 Frons with densely placed coarse setae; antennal club much longer than broad; pronotum gently rounded, asperities as tiny granules; strial setae short, mainly erect; apicolateral margin of meso- and metatibiae with two anteriorly curve denticles............................................................................. see Laximicracis Jordal (2021a)</p> <p>- Frons with few, fine setae; antennal club not much longer than broad; pronotum strongly declivous on anterior half, summit distinctly hunchbacked; strial setae on elytra largely recumbent; apical and lateral margin of metatibia usually with three straight spines (Afromicracis).................................................................................. 2</p> <p>2 Protibia with 3–5 lateral teeth; male frons concave, dorsal edge strongly carinate (Figs 25, 27)........................ 3</p> <p>- Protibiae with 2 or 3 lateral and apical teeth; male frons flat or convex........................................... 4</p> <p>3 Epistoma smooth, male frons impunctate, glabrous, upper and lateral margin with blunt interrupted ridges................................................................................................... A. concava sp. nov.</p> <p>- Epistoma with two small tubercles, male frons with upper corners of impressed area acutely pointed, concave area finely punctate with scattered seta (A. elongatula may possibly run here, type lost).................................... A. longa</p> <p>4 Anterior margin of male pronotum with four projecting teeth; interstrial setae short and bristle-like, scant, appearing nearly glabrous............................................................................ A. depilata, sp. nov.</p> <p>- Anterior margin of male (and female) pronotum with at most two tiny granules, elytra with rows of closely placed erect interstrial setae.......................................................................................... 5</p> <p>5 Interstrial setae hair-like, or sometimes bristle-like, never spatulate (Figs 2–4)..................................... 6</p> <p>- Interstrial setae always broad and spatulate, sometimes truncated at tips.......................................... 8</p> <p>6 Slender species,&gt; 2.6 × as long as wide; interstrial setae very fine, hair-like.............................. A. robusta</p> <p>- Stouter species, &lt;2.4 × as long as wide; interstrial setae hair- and bristle-like..................................... 7</p> <p>7 Plump species, elytra and venter combined &lt;1.4 × longer than high; elytral declivity long and steep, longer than elytral disc, transition from disc abrupt and slightly hunchbacked; declivital interstria with fine granules............ A. crassa sp. nov.</p> <p>- Normal body proportions, elytra and venter&gt; 1.6 × longer than high; elytral declivity gradually rounded, shorter than disc; interstriae smooth...................................................................... A. crinita sp. nov.</p> <p>8 Setae on antennal scapus in females very dense, the tuft of setae very broad, longer than scapus; body 2.6–2.7 × as long as wide..................................................................................... A. kenyaensis</p> <p>- Antennal scapus with scattered short setae, females in some species with distinct small tuft of setae, but always shorter than scapus; most species &lt;2.6 × as long as wide............................................................... 9</p> <p>9 Interstrial setae separated by their length or more; female scapus with small tuft of setae (Figs 44–46)................. 10</p> <p>- Interstrial setae separated by less than their length; female scapus with scant setae................................ 11</p> <p>10 Female frons with fine, scattered setae, particularly on upper half; pronotal asperities (in both sexes) subcontiguous.................................................................................................. A. congona</p> <p>- Female (and male) frons nearly glabrous (except epistoma); asperities, particularly on anterior one-third of pronotum, separated by their size........................................................................ A. brevipilosa sp. nov.</p> <p>11 Frons with pair of broadly spaced longitudinal carinae near antennal insertion........................... A. natalensis</p> <p>- Frons without longitudinal carinae...................................................................... 12</p> <p>12 Recumbent strial setae at least as long as distance between them (Figs 28, 29).................................... 13</p> <p>- Recumbent strial setae much shorter than distance between them, sometimes barely visible......................... 14</p> <p>13 Pronotal asperities small, spaced by their size or more; ventral setae as short as interstrial setae; body 2.5–2.6 × as long as wide............................................................................. A. ghanaensis, sp. nov.</p> <p>- Pronotal asperities very broad, subcontiguous; ventral setae much longer than interstrial setae; body 2.2–2.3 × as long as wide................................................................................. A. densisetosa, sp. nov.</p> <p>14 Setae on posterior half of pronotum coarse, almost spatulate; frons (sex?) weakly concave; protibiae with one lateral and three apical teeth................................................................................. A. jasminiae</p> <p>- Setae on posterior half of pronotum hair-like (Figs 13, 14); frons variably flattened; protibiae with one lateral and two apical teeth.............................................................................................. 15</p> <p>15 Frons with sharp granules on upper half, epistoma densely setose; interstrial setae spatulate, separated by at least their length, in straight rows.............................................................................. A. setifera</p> <p>- Frons smooth, epistoma glabrous on median third; interstrial setae bristle-like, separated by less than their length, setae on declivity slightly confused..................................................................... A. mikaniae</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB91F433599FF4AA5C39D0F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB81F433599FCF2A3A398EB.text	03F88786FFB81F433599FCF2A3A398EB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis robusta (Schedl 1957)	<div><p>Afromicracis robusta (Schedl, 1957)</p> <p>(Figs 2, 5, 8, 54)</p> <p>Dendrochilus robustus Schedl, 1957 (original spelling)</p> <p>= Dendrochilus arundinarius Schedl, 1957 (synonym by Jordal 2021b)</p> <p>= Dendrochilus filum Schedl, 1977 (synonym by Jordal 2021b)</p> <p>= Hypothenemus bambusae Browne, 1980 (synonym by Jordal 2021b)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, sex? Congo, Hembe-Bitale, 14.VIII.1952, Dr Schedl (RMCA); allotype and paratypes (2) same data as HT (NHMW). Holotype of D. arundinarius: Congo, Mt. Kahuzi, 22.VIII.1952, Dr Schedl (RMCA); paratypes (6), same data as holotype (NHMW). Holotype of D. filum: Congo, Kivu, Uvira, 20.VIII.1952, KE Schedl (NHMW). Holotype and one paratype of H. bambusae: Congo, Kilindera (Ruwenzori), 2750 m (NHMUK).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Length 1.6–2.0 mm, 2.5–2.7 × as long as wide. Frons smooth, setae scant. Pronotum and elytra with hair-like setae, interstrial setae erect, in regular rows; strial setae barely visible. Protibiae narrow, with one lateral and two apical denticles.</p> <p>Distribution. Congo (eastern highlands), Tanzania.</p> <p>New records. Congo, Kalonge, Ruwenzori Massif, 2080 m [GIS: -2.33, 28.74], 01.06.1953, J.M. Vrydagh (1, NHMUK); Congo, Ruwenzori Massif, Kyondo [GIS: 0.01, 29.41], ‘2141’, 24.07.1963, M.J. Celis (1, NHMUK). Tanzania, Morogoro province, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=36.844&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-7.868" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 36.844/lat -7.868)">Udzungwa Mountains</a> [GIS: -7.868, 36.844], 12. Nov. 2009, B. Jordal leg. (1, ZMUB).</p> <p>Remarks. Male and female are presumably identical in all external aspects. One dissected female had only few setae on the scapus and the frons was nearly glabrous. All records of this species are from the eastern highlands of Congo, in forests between 1000 and 2750 m altitude, and in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania at 1000 m. The species has been dissected from bamboo on two occasions and may therefore use these unusual host plants regularly, although other host plants may be preferred. The new record from Tanzania is based on a single specimen dissected from bark of a fallen tree branch. This is the first record east of the rift valley.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB81F433599FCF2A3A398EB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB81F443599F8D7A1049D46.text	03F88786FFB81F443599F8D7A1049D46.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis crinita Jordal 2021	<div><p>Afromicracis crinita Jordal, sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: EDC30BC3-6338-40BD-A7F8-6D1BA6ACBDC7</p> <p>(Figs 3, 6, 9)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, sex? South Africa, West Cape, Wilderness NP, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=22.613&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-33.98" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 22.613/lat -33.98)">Ebbe Flow</a> [GIS: -33.980, 22.613], ex thorny liana, 2.Nov.2006, B. Jordal leg. Paratypes (12): same data as holotype. Holotype and five paratypes in SAMC, five paratypes in ZMUB, two in NHMW.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This is the only species in the genus with mixed shorter and longer hair-like to bristle-like interstrial setae and hair-like pronotal setae.</p> <p>Description, female. Length 1.2–1.5 mm, 2.2–2.5 × as long as wide; colour brown. Frons flattened, smooth on central half, finely granulated above, vestiture of scant recumbent setae. Eyes separated above by 2.5–2.7 × their width; antennal scapus with scant dorsal setae; club finely pilose, a fine procurved suture on apical third. Pronotum distinctly hunchbacked, anterior two-thirds with asperities, concentric rows in central area, asperities increasingly separated toward anterior margin, surface shiny; vestiture consisting of hair-like setae. Elytral striae not impressed, interstriae finely granulated on posterior half; vestiture consisting of erect hair-like or bristle-like setae in uniseriate rows, setae near lateral margins longer; strial setae fine, short, recumbent. Ventrites. Vestiture on meso- and metaventrites consisting of long, unifid setae, each longer than scapus. Legs. Protibiae with three socketed denticles at lateral and apical margins.</p> <p>Male. Externally similar to female in all aspects.</p> <p>Etymology. The name is a Latin feminine nominal adjective, meaning long-haired, referring to the rather long and thin interstrial setae, particularly near lateral margin, compared to other species in the genus.</p> <p>Distribution and biology. South Africa. Only known from the type locality in the Western Cape province where it was dissected from a dry thorny liana and from a twig of Scolopia (Salicaceae). One male and one female at the early stage of colonization cut transverse tunnels under bark. Three early broods were located, consisting of 5, 8, and 11 eggs.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB81F443599F8D7A1049D46	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFBF1F443599FC3BA1A1996A.text	03F88786FFBF1F443599FC3BA1A1996A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis crassa Jordal 2021	<div><p>Afromicracis crassa Jordal, sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 325EF941-9460-4C3C-8436-FCD15253DFE9</p> <p>(Figs 4, 7, 10, 11)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, female: Tanzania [Morogoro province], Udzungwa Mountains near <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=36.844&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-7.868" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 36.844/lat -7.868)">Mang’ula</a>, 3-rivers, 1000 m [GIS: -7.868, 36.844], 12.Nov.2009, B. Jordal, leg. Allotype and paratypes (10): same data as holotype. Holotype, allotype and seven paratypes in ZMUB, two paratypes in NHMW.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Plump species with abrupt transition from elytral disc to a long sloping declivity; declivity with interstrial rows of small granules; elytral vestiture hair-like; protibiae unusually narrow, with two tiny denticles on posterior face near apex, mucro very large and curved laterally; antennal scapus in females apically broader than pedicel.</p> <p>Description, female. Length 1.8–2.0 mm, 2.5–2.6 × as long as wide; colour light brown. Frons convex and punctulate above, flattened and smooth on lower central half, vestiture of fine recumbent setae directed inwards. Eyes separated above by 2.4–2.5 × their width; antennal scapus at apex slightly broader than pedicel, with scant dorsal setae; club finely pilose, with one procurved suture on apical third. Pronotum with asperities on anterior half, separated on average by their size, more spaced near anterior margin; surface shiny, punctures obscure; vestiture consisting of hair-like setae. Elytral striae not impressed, interstriae finely granulate on declivity; vestiture consisting of erect hair-like setae in uniseriate interstrial rows, and microscopic strial setae. Ventrites. Vestiture on meso- and metaventrites consisting of long, unifid setae, each twice as long as interstrial setae. Legs. Protibiae very narrow, with two tiny socketed denticles at lateral and apical margin, mucro enlarged, curved laterally.</p> <p>Male. Similar to female in most external aspects except shorter, 1.6–1.7 mm long, and stouter, 2.3 × as long as wide; frons glabrous on lower central half, antennal scapus not broader than pedicel.</p> <p>Etymology. The name is a Latin feminine nominative adjective meaning thick or chubby, referring to the unusually thick body, especially metathorax, abdomen and elytra of males.</p> <p>Distribution and biology. Tanzania. Dissected from a fallen branch 4 cm in diameter. Broods were large, with 38, 40, 45 and 48 teneral adults in four families, but the parental structure was not clear. It was taken together with a single specimen of A. robusta.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFBF1F443599FC3BA1A1996A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFBE1F453599FF02A2B69D0A.text	03F88786FFBE1F453599FF02A2B69D0A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis jasminiae (Schedl 1957)	<div><p>Afromicracis jasminiae (Schedl, 1957)</p> <p>(Figs 12, 15, 18)</p> <p>Dendrochilus jasminiae Schedl, 1957 (original spelling)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, sex? Congo, Kivu, Mt. Kahuzi [GIS: -2.30, 28.71], 2240 m (RMCA). Paratype (1): Congo, Yangambi (NHMW).</p> <p>Diagnosis, sex? Length 1.7 mm, 2.6 × as long as wide. Frons smooth, slightly concave near epistoma, setae scant; antennal scapus with few dorsal setae; antennal club as long as broad, one procurved suture strongly marked on apical third; eyes separated above by 2.5 × their width. Pronotal asperities close but not contiguous, setae on anterior half hair- or bristle-like, on posterior half spatulate. Elytra with uniseriate rows of spatulate setae on each interstriae, some setae truncated, on declivity closer than on disc, separated by their length or slightly more; strial setae barely visible. Protibiae narrow, with one lateral and three apical denticles.</p> <p>Remarks. Examination of the entire type series revealed sufficient differences between this species and the next, A. mikaniae. In A. jasminae the interstrial setae are broader and partly truncated (vs bristle-like), separated by 2–3 × their length (vs. separated by less than their length) and located in uniseriate rows throughout (vs confused on lower declivity). A paratype of this species at NHMW are likely not the same species, having a more gently sloping declivity and was from the Congo basin (Yangambi).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFBE1F453599FF02A2B69D0A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFBE1F453599FCF4A1C49BAC.text	03F88786FFBE1F453599FCF4A1C49BAC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis mikaniae (Schedl 1957)	<div><p>Afromicracis mikaniae (Schedl, 1957), stat. res.</p> <p>(Figs 13, 16, 19)</p> <p>Dendrochilus mikaniae Schedl, 1957 (original spelling)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, female: Congo, Kivu, Mt. Kahuzi [GIS: -2.30, 28.71], 2240 m (RMCA). Paratypes (6): same data as HT (NHMW).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Length 1.5 mm, 2.4 × as long as wide. Female frons with fine recumbent setae directed inwards, antennal scapus with small tuft of dorsal setae, club glabrous on basal two-thirds, with distinct procurved suture an apical third; eyes separated above by 2.5 × their width. Pronotum with asperities separated except contiguous on summit; vestiture on pronotum hair- and bristle-like from anterior to posterior margins. Elytral interstria with densely set, bristle-like setae, slightly confused near elytral apex; strial setae minute, mainly on declivity; protibia with one lateral and two apical denticles.</p> <p>Remarks. This species was recently included as a synonym of A. jasminiae but can be distinguished by the more densely set and lightly confused interstrial setae on the declivity, and the finer setae on posterior half of the pronotum. Genetic data are needed to confirm morphological divergence between the two putatively synonymous species (Jordal 2021b).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFBE1F453599FCF4A1C49BAC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFBE1F483599FA6EA4D59F93.text	03F88786FFBE1F483599FA6EA4D59F93.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis setifera (Schedl 1957)	<div><p>Afromicracis setifera (Schedl, 1957)</p> <p>(Figs 14, 17, 20, 54)</p> <p>Mimips setifer Schedl, 1957 (original spelling)</p> <p>Mimiocurus setifer (Schedl, 1957) (combination by Wood 1984)</p> <p>Mimiophthorus setifer (Schedl, 1957) (combination by Schedl 1979, a generic synonym of Mimiocurus by Wood (1984)</p> <p>Type material. Lectotype, sex?: [Tanzania] Tanganyika, Lushoto [GIS: -4.77, 38.31], 15.X.1955, JCM Gardner (NHMW). Paratype (1): same data as HT (NHMW).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Length 1.2–1.5 mm, 2.4–2.6 × as long as wide. Frons flattened, smooth, shiny and impunctate on lower central half, sharply granulated above, with scant, short setae; eyes separated above by 3 × their width; antennal club glabrous and shiny on basal three-fourth, with one procurved suture near apical margin. Pronotal asperities on anterior half mainly separated, subcontiguous at summit; vestiture hairlike. Elytral striae not impressed, interstriae with spatulate and partly truncated setae spaced by their length, strial setae minute. Protibiae with three lateral and apical denticles. Ventral setae several times longer than elytral setae.</p> <p>Distribution. Congo (new country), Tanzania.</p> <p>New records. Tanzania, Morogoro province, Uluguru Mts., Tchenzema vill. S07°06’44’’, E037°36’16’’ [-7.10, 37.61], 13.xi.2010, 2258 m, sifting 14, V. Grebennikov, leg. (1, ZMUB); Congo, Massif Ruwenzori, Kirivata (Migeri) [GIS: 0.26, 29.79], 1760 m, 20.iv.1953, P. Vanschuyetbroeck &amp; J. Kekenbosch (RMCA).</p> <p>Remarks. Additional specimens to the holotype were collected in the Uluguru mountains in Tanzania, and Congo west of the Ruwenzori, both between 1700 and 2300 m altitude. The record from Congo is a new country record. The type locality in the Usambara mountains is situated at 1500 m altitude. Schedl (1977) reported this species, subsequent to his original description, as Dendrochilus setifer and the type is also located together with Dendrochilus (sensu Schedl) in the NHMW collection. This species is very similar to A. jasminae but is clearly differentiated by the sharp granules on the upper frons. A more complete sampling of males and females from A. mikaniae, A. jasminae and A. setifera is needed to confirm species status for this complex.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFBE1F483599FA6EA4D59F93	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB31F483599FE4FA2E3984B.text	03F88786FFB31F483599FE4FA2E3984B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis concava Jordal 2021	<div><p>Afromicracis concava Jordal, sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E4485898-AF84-4EB6-B706-E653E39A985C</p> <p>(Figs 21, 23, 25, 26, 54, 57)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype male: Cameroon, SW Province, [Mt. Cameroon] <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=9.134&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.129" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 9.134/lat 4.129)">Mann Spring</a>, 2000 m [GIS: 4.129, 9.134], ex Vernonia branch, 26.Nov.2007, B. Jordal leg. Allotype and paratypes (6): same data as HT. Holotype, allotype and four paratypes in ZMUB, two paratypes in NHMW.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Male frons strongly concave, smooth without punctures and setae. Protibiae slightly widened at apicolateral corner, with 3–5 socketed denticles.</p> <p>Description, male. Length 1.5–1.8 mm, 2.5–2.6 × as long as wide. Colour reddish brown. Frons concave, smooth, impunctate, glabrous, upper median part with transverse carina, laterally with acute nodules just above eyes; antennal scapus with few setae; club with dense setae at margins at basal fourth, and one complete suture marked by setae on apical fourth. Pronotum trapezoid, with asperities on anterior half separated by half their size, subcontiguous near summit; cuticle on posterior half rugose; vestiture consisting of hair-like setae between asperities, spatulate setae on posterior half. Elytral striae not impressed, interstriae smooth, with uniseriate rows of spatulate setae spaced by their length; strial setae minute, shorter than distance between them. Ventrites. Setae on meso- and metaventrites long, unifid, each 2–4 × longer than interstrial setae. Legs. Protibiae narrow, lateral margin slightly expanded near apex, with 3–5 denticles on lateral and apical margin. Genitalia. Apophyses twice as long as penis, dorsoventrally strongly curved; flagellum long and thin, coiled; tegmen missing, a V-shaped hollow structure along apophyses possibly associated with flagellum coil. Spiculum gastrale as long as aedeagus, with small fork.</p> <p>Etymology. The name is a feminine nominative adjective meaning hollow or concave, referring to the strongly impressed male frons—a highly unusual feature in male micracidines.</p> <p>Distribution and biology. Only known from the type locality at Mann Spring, Mount Cameroon. Specimens were dissected from a variety of unusual host plants in different plant orders, including a Hypericum tree (Hypericaceae), and from lignified herbs of Vernonia (Asteraceae), Solanecio mannii (Asteraceae) and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae). They fed on the bark or cortex of the first three hosts. In Plectranthus the beetles were found in the woody roots pulled out from the soil. In Vernonia both adults and larvae excavated longitudinal tunnels between fibres just beneath the cortex.</p> <p>Dead plants were apparently colonized by females although maturation feeding cannot be ruled out. In other samples, a male with one female were later joined by additional females; usually a total of three or four females were present in one harem. The second female joined approximately after the first female laid 10 eggs. Broods per female ranged between 23–39 (average 31, n=8).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB31F483599FE4FA2E3984B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB31F493599F937A36A9EE2.text	03F88786FFB31F493599F937A36A9EE2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis longa (Nunberg 1964)	<div><p>Afromicracis longa (Nunberg, 1964)</p> <p>(Figs 22, 24, 27)</p> <p>Miocryphalus longus Nunberg, 1964 (original spelling)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, sex? [Ethiopia] Abyssinia, Maraquo, Kovacs [leg.] 1912 (HNHM).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Length 2.0 mm, 2.8 × as long as wide. Frons (male?) deeply concave, upper lateral margins acutely pointed; impressed area lightly rugose, with few coarse setae, a pair of small tubercles near epistoma; eyes separated above by 2.7 × their width.</p> <p>Remarks. Only the holotype is known and was collected in an unspecified locality in Ethiopia named ‘Maraquo’ (likely Mareko, south of Addis). This is one of two species with strongly concave frons, presumably male as in A. concava. It is distinguished from that species by the rough frons, more elongated shape of the body, and the broadly rounded anterior and posterior margins of the body.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB31F493599F937A36A9EE2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB21F493599FED6A5579D4A.text	03F88786FFB21F493599FED6A5579D4A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis elongatula (Schedl 1977)	<div><p>Afromicracis elongatula (Schedl, 1977)</p> <p>Dendrochilus elongatulus Schedl, 1977 (original spelling)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, sex?: Ghana, Ashanti region, Kwadaso, 259 m, N6 degrees 42’, W1 degree 39’ [6.66, -1.65] (HNHM)—not located.</p> <p>Diagnosis (transcribed). Length 1.6 mm, 2.8 × as long as wide. Frons broadly concave, finely punctulate with minute fine setae. Pronotum about 1.1 × as long as wide, summit at middle, gently curved, anterior half with small scale-like setae (and asperities?), posterior half densely punctulate, punctures fine, setae few, hair-like. Elytra only slightly broader than pronotum, elytral disc shiny, punctures faint, interstriae with erect setae.</p> <p>Remarks. It has not been possible to locate the type specimen. It is not present in Budapest (HNHM) where it was deposited according to the description, neither was it found in NHMW. Schedl suggested a close relationship to A. setifera. Both species have fine setae on posterior half of the pronotum. However, the broadly concave type of frons is only known from male A. concava and A. longa, and the gently rounded pronotum, which is as wide as long, could also indicate (together with the concave frons) a potential affinity to Laximicracis Jordal, 2021.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB21F493599FED6A5579D4A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB21F493599FC00A5269840.text	03F88786FFB21F493599FC00A5269840.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis ghanaensis Jordal 2021	<div><p>Afromicracis ghanaensis Jordal, sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 28DD9E6C-739D-468D-842A-31C4652E5D9A</p> <p>(Figs 28, 31, 34)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, sex? Ghana, Kumasi [GIS: 6.68, -1.57], 26.x.1961, F.G. Browne, leg. Paratype (1): Same data as HT, except 2.xi.1961. Holotype in NHMW, paratype in NHMUK.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Pronotal asperities small and sharp, separated by their size; strial setae as long as distance between them, or slightly longer; ventral setae not longer than interstrial setae.</p> <p>Description female. Length 1.4–1.5 mm, 2.6 × as long as wide. Colour brown. Frons broadly, lightly impressed, smooth and shiny with short, fine, erect setae; a pair of narrowly separated, tiny tubercles near upper level of eyes; scapus with scant setae; club with a fine procurved suture near apical margin. Eyes separated above by 1.5–1.7 × their width. Pronotum with small sharp asperities on anterior half, each tubercle separated by their size, posterior half smooth and shiny; vestiture consisting of mixed hair-like and spatulate setae. Elytral striae not impressed, interstriae weakly rugose. Vestiture consisting of long recumbent strial setae, length of each as long as or longer than their separation, and densely placed spatulate or truncated broad setae in rows on each interstria. Legs. Protibiae with one lateral and two apical denticles. Ventrites. Vestiture of short, scattered setae, about as long as interstrial setae.</p> <p>Etymology. Named after the country of the type locality. The name was suggested by Schedl as written on a label in NHMW, but a species description or diagnosis has not been published.</p> <p>Biology and distribution. Known from two collection events in the same suburban site in Kumasi, Ghana.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB21F493599FC00A5269840	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB21F4B3599F90AA36D999B.text	03F88786FFB21F4B3599F90AA36D999B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis densisetosa Jordal 2021	<div><p>Afromicracis densisetosa Jordal, sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 4331B51B-01DE-483D-BBA2-6A1A83B3D547</p> <p>(Figs 29, 32, 35, 36, 55, 56)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, female: Tanzania, Morogoro prov., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=36.882&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-7.775" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 36.882/lat -7.775)">Sanje</a> [GIS -7.775, 36.882], ex Parinari excelsa, 3. July 2010, B. Jordal, leg. Allotype and paratypes (8): same data as HT. Holotype and six paratypes in ZMUB, two paratypes in NHMW.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Pronotal asperities broad and subcontiguous, almost in concentric rows; elytral setae on interstriae long and spatulate, separated by less than their length; strial setae as long as or longer than distance between setae; female frons narrowly concave on central one-third below upper level of eyes.</p> <p>Description, female. Length 1.2–1.5 mm, 2.4–2.5 × as long as wide. Colour brown. Frons finely granulated, narrowly concave on central one-third below a fine transverse carina at upper level of eyes; vestiture consisting of short fine setae, longer on epistoma. Antennal scapus apically as broad as pedicel, with about 20 short setae; club with one procurved suture near apical margin. Eyes separated above by 2.9–3.1 × their width. Pronotum with broad subcontiguous asperities on anterior half, lightly rugose and shiny on posterior half; vestiture consisting of mixed hair- and bristle-like setae. Elytral striae not impressed, recumbent strial setae as long or longer than distance between them; interstrial setae spatulate, separated by less than their length. Legs. Protibiae with one lateral and two apical denticles. Ventrites. Vestiture consisting of very long, soft setae.</p> <p>Male. Similar to females in all external aspects except fewer setae on the scapus, and the convex frons has a small median tubercle near epistoma.</p> <p>Etymology. The species epithet is composed by the stem of the Latin nominative adjective densus, meaning dense or close, the connecting vowel -i, and the Latin nominative feminine adjective setosa, meaning hairy, referring to the densely set, coarse interstrial setae.</p> <p>Distribution and biology. Only known from the type locality where specimens were dissected from the bark of Parinari branches 5 cm in diameter (Chrysobalanaceae).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB21F4B3599F90AA36D999B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB71F4C3599FD52A1B39827.text	03F88786FFB71F4C3599FD52A1B39827.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis brevipilosa Jordal 2021	<div><p>Afromicracis brevipilosa Jordal, sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DE45FA12-FAC9-4AE5-BA95-E225BAECF745</p> <p>(Figs 38, 41, 44)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, female: South Africa, East Cape, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=26.961&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-32.597" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 26.961/lat -32.597)">Hogsback</a> [GIS: -32.597, 26.961], ex Indigofera, 16.Nov.2006, B. Jordal, leg. Paratype (1): same data as HT. Holotype deposited in SAMC, paratype in ZMUB.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Asperities on pronotum increasingly scattered towards anterior margin; elytra lightly rugose; interstrial setae very short, as long as broad; female scapus with tiny tuft of setae on its dorsal side.</p> <p>Description, female. Length 1.0– 1.2 mm, 2.2–2.4 × as long as wide. Colour dark reddish brown. Frons flat, smooth and impunctate just above epistoma, finely granulated above. Antennal scapus apically as broad as pedicel, with fine tuft of setae; club pilose, a procurved suture obscurely marked near apical margin. Eyes separated above by 2.5–2.7 × their width. Pronotum shiny, with asperities on anterior third increasingly separated, subcontiguous near summit to 3–4 × their size near anterior margin; vestiture consisting of bristle-like setae with tiny hair-like setae in between. Elytral striae not impressed, interstriae finely rugose. Interstrial setae short, not longer than broad, truncated on declivity; strial setae minute, not much longer than diameter of a puncture. Legs. Protibiae with one lateral and one or two apical small denticles. Ventrites. Vestiture consisting of long fine setae, slightly shorter on ventrite 1.</p> <p>Male. Similar to female, except frons more coarsely granulated, scapus with a few short setae.</p> <p>Etymology. The name is composed of the stem of the Latin nominal adjective brevis, meaning short, the connecting vowel -i, and the nominative feminine adjective pilosa, meaning hairy, referring to the short and well separated setae on the elytra.</p> <p>Distribution and biology. Only known from the type locality in Hogsback, South Africa. Two females were initiating new galleries in a dead branch of a standing Indigofera bush (Fabaceae).</p> <p>Remarks. Two males were extracted for DNA and not available as paratypes. This was before the fine details between the sexes were noted.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB71F4C3599FD52A1B39827	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB71F4C3599FF02A31D9C9B.text	03F88786FFB71F4C3599FF02A31D9C9B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis kenyaensis Schedl 1959	<div><p>Afromicracis kenyaensis Schedl, 1959</p> <p>(Figs 30, 33, 37)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, female? Kenya, Kampi ya Moto [GIS: -0.12, 35.95], 31.xii.1956, J.C.M. Gardner, leg. (NHMUK).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Length 1.5–1.6 mm, 2.6–2.7 × as long as wide. Frons (sex?) lightly impressed, reticulate above, shiny below, with dense brush of setae along epistoma; antennal scapus with dense tuft setae which are as long as scapus (male?) or slightly longer on a slightly thicker apical part of scapus (female?). Pronotum with sharp, almost contiguous, asperities on anterior half, not concentric; vestiture on posterior half of pronotum consisting of forward pointing bristle-like setae, just behind summit forming a transverse band of less disorganised setae; interstrial setae short, densely set, spatulate; protibia with three apical denticles.</p> <p>Remarks. Material was not available for dissection or DNA extraction. All specimens have dense setae on the scapus, differences in setae length may indicate sexual differences. The shape of the protibiae, metatibiae, antennal funiculus, club, and general habitus are typical for the genus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB71F4C3599FF02A31D9C9B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB71F4E3599F916A27499B3.text	03F88786FFB71F4E3599F916A27499B3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis congona (Eggers 1940)	<div><p>Afromicracis congona (Eggers, 1940)</p> <p>(Figs 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46)</p> <p>Miocryphalus congonus Eggers, 1940 (original spelling)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, female: [Congo] Congostaat, Kivu, Lacs Mokoto [GIS: -1.221, 29.018] (RMCA); paratype (1): Congo, Kivu, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=29.018&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-1.221" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 29.018/lat -1.221)">Kahunda</a> [GIS: -1.50, 28.90], VIII-1937, J. Ghesquiere (NMW).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Length 1.1–1.4 mm, 2.2–2.3 × as long as wide; frons smooth and finely punctulate, with fine short setae; antennal scapus with fine tuft of setae as long as the scapus; antennal club corneous, with one distinct procurved suture near apical margin; pronotal asperities broad, subcontiguous, in concentric rows near summit; elytral setae narrowly spatulate; protibiae with one lateral and two apical denticles.</p> <p>Distribution. Cameroon, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania.</p> <p>New record: Cameroon, SW province, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=9.172&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.081" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 9.172/lat 4.081)">Limbe</a>, Ekande, 1000 m, [GIS: 4.081, 9.172], ex Symphonia globulifera, 20.Nov.2007, B. Jordal, leg.</p> <p>Remarks. Specimens collected in Cameroon are slightly shinier and interstrial setae are slightly more separated compared to the paratype collected in Eastern part of Congo, although these features vary within the Cameroon collection site. The holotype is intermediate between the two depicted specimens (Figs 39–40). One host plant is previously reported, Guarea laurentii (Meliaceae), and the new record from Symphonia globulifera involves a new host family (Clusiaceae) for this species. In Cameroon, pairs of one male and one female were dissected from young galleries in twigs and thin branches.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB71F4E3599F916A27499B3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB41F4F3599FF02A1C79DEC.text	03F88786FFB41F4F3599FF02A1C79DEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis depilata Jordal 2021	<div><p>Afromicracis depilata Jordal, sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DDB4CF0A-FC87-463B-9ECB-D495AD87882A</p> <p>(Figs 47, 49, 51, 52)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype, male: Uganda, Fort portal, Kibale <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=30.358&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=0.562" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 30.358/lat 0.562)">Forest Reserve</a> [GIS: 0.562, 30.358], 1100 m, 23.June.1998, ex Neoboutonia [petiole], B. Jordal, leg. Allotype and paratype: same data as HT. Holotype and allotype in ZMUB, one paratype in NHMW.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Body black and shiny; pronotum in males with four projecting teeth along the anterior margin, pronotal vestiture hair-like; elytral vestiture consisting of rows of sparse and very short bristle-like setae, appearing nearly glabrous.</p> <p>Description, male. Length 1.2–1.3 mm, 2.3–2.4 × as long as broad. Colour black. Frons smooth, shiny and impunctate on lower central half, finely granulated elsewhere, vestiture scant. Scapus nearly glabrous; antennal club with basal two-thirds corneous, with one distinct procurved suture on apical third. Eyes separated above by 2.7–3.1 × their width. Pronotum narrowly rounded in front, with four projecting raised teeth along anterior margin, on anterior two-thirds with coarse subcontiguous asperities; vestiture hair-like. Elytral striae not impressed, interstriae smooth and shiny, punctures faint, vestiture consisting of very short bristle-like setae separated by 3–5 × their length. Legs. Protibiae narrow, with one lateral and two apical small denticles. Ventrites. Ventral setae fine and long, rather scant.</p> <p>Female identical to male except pronotum less projecting, without strongly raised teeth along anterior margin, scapus with a fine tuft of 8–10 short setae on its dorsal side, and median half of the frons with about 20 medium long setae.</p> <p>Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin feminine participle meaning plucked or depilated, referring to the small and sparse setae on the elytra of this species, appearing almost glabrous at low magnification.</p> <p>Distribution and biology. Only known from the type locality where it was feeding on fallen petioles of Neoboutonia (Euphorbiaceae).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB41F4F3599FF02A1C79DEC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
03F88786FFB41F503599F978A1A19F93.text	03F88786FFB41F503599F978A1A19F93.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Afromicracis natalensis (Eggers 1936)	<div><p>Afromicracis natalensis (Eggers, 1936)</p> <p>(Figs 48, 50, 53)</p> <p>Stephanoderes natalensis Eggers, 1936 (original spelling)</p> <p>Miocryphalus natalensis (Eggers, 1936) (combination by Schedl 1939)</p> <p>Type material. Type, sex? South Africa, Natal, 4000 ft, Nov. 1892, GAK Marshall (NHMUK). One additional specimen in NHMW, uncertain status.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Length 1.4 mm, 2.6 × as long as wide, colour dark reddish brown to black. Frons concave on central half, with a pair of longitudinal sharp carinae near antennal insertion; antennal scapus slightly dilated with tiny tuft of 4–6 short dorsal setae, club pilose. Pronotum slightly hunchbacked, summit at middle, steeply descending on anterior half with rough asperities; pronotal vestiture of mixed fine and long hair-like setae and spatulate setae; elytral interstriae with regular or slightly irregular row of spatulate setae, becoming more hair-like near lateral margins; strial setae short, fine, semi-erect.</p> <p>Distribution. South Africa.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88786FFB41F503599F978A1A19F93	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jordal, Bjarte	Jordal, Bjarte (2021): Small, uniform, and rarely collected-an integrated taxonomic revision of Afromicracis bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae). Zootaxa 4981 (1): 70-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3
