Heterocerus hardein. sp. from Ethiopia (Coleoptera Heteroceridae)

New records of Heteroceridae (Coleoptera) from Ethiopia

“…Adults and larvae of Heteroceridae construct tunnels in wet sand and soil at the edges of streams, rivers, lakes and ponds, and in brackish mud flats (Mascagni 1995, Taşar 2014, Vanin et al 2016. Five species of Heteroceridae were recorded from Ethiopia: Heterocerus abyssinicus Mamitza, 1930, H. elongatus Grouvelle, 1896, H. hardei Mascagni, 1988, H. incertus Grouvelle, 1896, and H. medius Charpentier, 1965(Mamitza 1930, Charpentier 1965, Mascagni 1988, Mascagni & Monte 2003, 2009. MATERIAL AND METHODS The material has been collected by Alexander A. Prokin during investigations of the Joint Ethiopian-Russian Biological Expedition in October, 2018.…”