Andasibe sahondrae

Diagnosis
Andasibe gen. nov. is the first representative of this subtribe known from the Afrotropical region, with the other four genera Longacerus Hlaváč, 2011, Mastiger Motschulsky, 1851, Tasmiger Besuchet, 2008 and Pseudacerus Raffray, 1895 (Hlaváč 2011) being currently known only from the Oriental region.

Description
Named after our colleague and friend Lalao Sahondra Rahanitriniaina, the collector of the new species.

Distribution
Madagascar

Biology
The holotype specimens was sifted from leaf litter in a dense humid forest (Fig. 2). The sifted sample was taken from the shallow ravine close to a small lake by the tourist path ‘Cicruit Indri 2’ in the AndasibeMantadia National Park (Analamazaotra forest) in Central Madagascar.