Bilton David T
Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
Zootaxa. 2013;3666:345-57. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3666.3.5.
Prosthetops wolfbergensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae) is described from the Western and Northern Cape regions of South Africa; the new species, at up to 4.2 mm total length, apparently being the longest 'minute moss beetle' described to date. Prosthetops species are characteristic inhabitants of temporary rainwater pools and seepages on exposed plateau in the Cape fold mountains, and on rock outcrops beside streams and rivers. New collection records and ecological data are given for members of the genus, and the female of Prosthetops pronotus Perkins & Balfour-Browne, 1994 is described and illustrated for the first time.
新物种沃尔夫贝格假肢隐翅虫（鞘翅目，沼甲科）来自南非的西开普省和北开普省；该新物种全长可达4.2毫米，显然是迄今为止所描述的最长的“微小苔藓甲虫”。假肢隐翅虫属的物种是开普褶皱山脉裸露高原上临时雨水池和渗流处，以及溪流和河流旁岩石露头的典型栖息者。给出了该属成员的新采集记录和生态数据，并首次描述和图示了1994年珀金斯和巴尔弗-布朗描述的假肢隐翅虫属前胸背板雌性。
