Soil insect research in South Africa. 1. A new genus of terricolous weevils with four new species from the Richtersveld National Park (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Trachyphloeini)

Researchers have identified a new genus of terricolous weevils, Nama, along with four novel species—N. richtersveldiana, N. pentamera, N. iuliae, and N. erikae—from the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa. This discovery expands the taxonomic understanding of Trachyphloeini weevils, a subgroup within the Curculionidae family, by comparing the new genus with related species from both South Africa and the Palaearctic region. The study provides a key to distinguish the species of Nama, contributing to the broader field of soil insect biodiversity research in this UNESCO-listed landscape.

BOROVEC, R., & MEREGALLI, M. (2013). Soil insect research in South Africa. 1. A new genus of terricolous weevils with four new species from the Richtersveld National Park (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Trachyphloeini). Zootaxa, 3646(5). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3646.5.1