Afrobrianax, a new genus of the Eubrianacinae, with notes on its phylogenetic position and description of one new species from South Africa (Coleoptera: Psephenidae)

Afrobrianax, a new genus of the subfamily Eubrianacinae, is described using larvae, pupae and adults of a new South African species, Afrobrianax ferdyi. All African species of Eubrianax are transferred to Afrobrianax. A phylogenetic analysis of the Eubrianacinae, using 23 morphological characters (ten larval, four pupal and nine adult), was done and resulted in one most parsimonious cladogram. Afrobrianax appears as sister-group to Eubrianax and together this clade is the sister-group to Odontanax, Mubrianax and Jaechanax.