A contribution to the knowledge of the genus Trichodesma LeConte, 1861 from the Afrotropical Region (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Anobiinae).

The new following species Trichodesma muehlei sp. nov. (Rwanda); T. kantneri sp. nov. (Zimbabwe); T. bilyi sp. nov. (RSA); T. snizeki sp. nov. (Kenya); T. vinolasi sp. nov. (RSA); T. haladai sp. nov. (RSA); T. murzini sp. nov. (Namibia); T. lackneri sp. nov. (Angola); T. tanzaniana sp. nov. (Tanzania); T. paralisae sp. nov. (Zambia); T. smrzi sp. nov. (Zambia); T. somalica sp. nov. (Somalia) are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The species T. lateritia Pic, 1903 is newly recorded from Mozambique and T. soleri Viñolas, 2018 is newly recorded from Malawi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]