Taxonomic revision of the rare Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)

The Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss, 1905 is revised and contains five species: Chortastus camerunus Schaufuss, 1905, Chortastus minimus Hagedorn, 1909 (= Chortastus medius Eggers, 1924, syn. nov.), Chortastus schenklingi Hagedorn, 1909, and Chortastus verrucosus sp. nov., all distributed in the greater Congo Basin, and Chortastus orientalis Schedl, 1957 from Tanzania. All species are illustrated and a key to species is provided.

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Zootaxa
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2025-06-11
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.5
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Taxonomic revision of the rare Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)

Bjarte H. Jordal
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Zootaxa
Forest Insect Ecology and Management
1.72
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Taxonomic revision of the rare Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)

Bjarte H. Jordal
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Abstract

The Afrotropical genus Chortastus Schaufuss, 1905 is revised and contains five species: Chortastus camerunus Schaufuss, 1905, Chortastus minimus Hagedorn, 1909 (= Chortastus medius Eggers, 1924, syn. nov.), Chortastus schenklingi Hagedorn, 1909, and Chortastus verrucosus sp. nov., all distributed in the greater Congo Basin, and Chortastus orientalis Schedl, 1957 from Tanzania. All species are illustrated and a key to species is provided.

ZootaxaVol. 5647(1)
University of Bergen (NO)
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Forest Insect Ecology and Management
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