New dung beetle (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) taxa from arid south-western Africa

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dc.contributor.author Deschodt, Christian M.
dc.contributor.author Davis, Adrian L.V.
dc.contributor.author Scholtz, Clarke H.
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T06:58:18Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T06:58:18Z
dc.date.issued 2011-07
dc.description.abstract In this paper we describe new taxa and discuss others previously described from arid south-west Africa. Descriptions are provided for a new monotypic genus (Variuscorpus Deschodt, Davis and Scholtz gen. n.) and three new species, Variuscorpus erongoensis Deschodt, Davis and Scholtz sp. n., Namakwanus endroedyi Deschodt, Davis and Scholtz, sp. n., and Scarabaeus (Kheper) kalaharicus Davis, Deschodt and Scholtz, sp. n. Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) hottentorum Péringuey is examined and the validity of its name and type locality are discussed. The recently described Scarabaeus (Kheper) namibicus Krajcik 2006 is synonymised with Scarabaeus (Kheper) cupreus Castelnau 1840. Distribution records are provided for all cited taxa and closely related species are discussed. en
dc.description.librarian ab2012 en
dc.description.uri http://www.brill.nl/ise en
dc.identifier.citation Deschodt, CM, Davis, ALV & Scholtz, CH 2011, 'New dung beetle (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) taxa from arid south-western Africa', Insect Systematics & Evolution, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 277-294. en
dc.identifier.issn 1399-560X (print)
dc.identifier.other 10.1163/187631211X568173
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19586
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Brill en
dc.rights Brill en
dc.subject Coleoptera en
dc.subject Namaqualand en
dc.subject Namibia en
dc.subject Kalahari en
dc.subject.lcsh Dung beetles en
dc.subject.lcsh Scarabaeidae en
dc.title New dung beetle (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) taxa from arid south-western Africa en
dc.type Postprint Article en


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