Stenodesia globulum globulum Haag-Rutenberg 1875

Black, short and convex body shape. Middle of pronotal base on each side of midline with a transverse tomentose patches. Elytra with two costae and intercostae with scattered large tubercles. Reflected part of elytra with fine scattered punctures. Inner elytral costa not meeting or closely approaching suture posteriorly, straight.

Distribution: Namibia (northern Damaraland and the southern parts of the Kaokoveld)

Original description in:
Haag-Rutenberg, G.J. 1875. Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss einiger Gruppen aus der Familie der Tenebrioniden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 19(7): 1-56
https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/view/bsb11323431?page=51

Diagnosis, distribution map and key in:
Penrith. 1986. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292225526_Relationships_in_the_tribe_Adesmiini_Coleoptera_Tenebrionidae_and_a_revision_of_the_genus_Stenodesia_Reitter

Illustrated in:
Koch, C. 1955. Monograph of the Tenebrionidae of southern Africa. I. (Tentyriinae, Molurini - Trachynotina: Somaticus Hope). Transuaal Museum Memoir No. 7
Plate 1, figure 11: https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA0000012_541

Illustrated in:
Koch, C. 1952. . The Tenebrionidae of southern Africa. XIL Supplementary notes to preliminary articles
nos I, III, V, and VII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum. Volume 22, Issue 1
Plate 19, figure 2: https://journals.co.za/doi/epdf/10.10520/AJA00411752_367

iNat observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154572816

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