Abstract
The genus Philhammus (Tenebrionidae, Cnemeplatiini) is recorded for the first time from the Arabian Peninsula with the species P. aharonii (Reitter, 1910). Comparative species of Philhammus from Africa and Asia are listed, with taxonomic remarks and figures. Philhammus villiersi Ardoin,
1976
and Philhammus villiersi katanganus Ardoin, 1976 are considered to be new junior synonyms of Philhammus ferenczi Kaszab,
1967
; Philhammus triplehorni Medvedev,
2005
is considered to be a new junior synonym of Philhammus brincki Ferrer,
1995
. A checklist of the nine known Philhammus species is presented. In addition, new records of Cnemeplatia atropos from Saudi Arabia are given.
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