Hava J. 2024. A contribution to the genus Litargus Erichson, 1846 (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) from the Afrotropical Region // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.23. No.4: 222–224 [in English].
Private Entomological Laboratory & Collection, Ryznerova 37/37, Unetice u Prahy, Prague-west CZ-252 62 Czech Republic. E-mail: jh.dermestidae@volny.cz ORCID: 0000-0001-8076-9538.
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.23.04.07
ABSTRACT. The two new species, Litargus (Litargus) votrubai Hava, sp.n. (Cameroon) and L. (Litargus) snizeki Hava, sp.n. (Kenya) are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The following species represent new records: Litargus (Litargus) kolbei Grouvelle, 1914 (Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda), Litargus (Litargus) conradti Grouvelle, 1914 (Ivory Coast), Litargus (Litargus) elegans Grouvelle, 1914 (Benin, DR Congo) and Litargus (Litargosomus) balteatus LeConte, 1856 (Tanzania).
KEY WORDS: Taxonomy, new species, new records, Coleoptera, Mycetophagidae, Litargus, Afrotropical Region.