A new and unusually ornate southern African dung beetle species in d'Orbigny's Onthophagus Group 18 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini)

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作者
Deschodt, Christian M. [1 ]
Sole, Catherine L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pretoria, Dept Zool & Entomol, Private Bag X20, ZA-0028 Pretoria, South Africa
关键词
Food specialists; millipede carcass; sandy habitat; new subgroup association;
D O I
10.11646/zootaxa.5493.2.7
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Onthophagus pragtig Deschodt, new species is described and illustrated from South Africa. Its known collection localities are shown. We also briefly describe and illustrate three distinct subgroups in the18th Onthophagus group of d'Orbigny (1913) and further provide a checklist of the known species in this group while dividing them into these subgroups where known.
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页码:186 / 194
页数:9
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