Renatiella Explained

Renatiella is a genus of diurnal, herbivorous beetles, which is found from East to southern Africa.^[1]

Species

The species include:^{[1] [2]}

• Renatiella fettingi (Gebien) – Namibia to southwestern Angola^[3]
• Renatiella gebieni Koch, 1948
• Renatiella macradesmioides Koch, 1948
• Renatiella neumanni Kuntzen, 1915
• Renatiella regneri Kuntzen, 1915
• Renatiella reticulata (Gerstäcker, 1854) – Tanzania to South Africa
  • Renatiella reticulata subsp. rukwana (Kuntzen)
• Renatiella scrobipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1875 – Namibian near-endemic^[4]
• Renatiella tuberculipennis Haag, 1875

Notes and References

1. Penrith . Mary-Louise . Relationships in the Tribe Adesmiini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and a revision of the genus Stenodesia Reitter . Annals of the Transvaal Museum . November 1986 . 34 . 13 . 275–302 . 0041-1752 . 22 June 2017.
2. Kulzer. H.. Verzeichnis des Typenmaterials der Tenebrionidensammlung des Museums G. Frey, 25. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Tenebrioniden . Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey . 1963 . 14 . 423 . 23 June 2017.
3. Web site: Irish. J.. Renatiella fettingi (Haag-Rutenberg 1875). Namibia Biodiversity Database. 23 June 2017.
4. Web site: Irish. J.. Renatiella scrobipennis (Haag-Rutenberg 1875) in Namibia. Namibia Biodiversity Database. 23 June 2017.