An unexpected new flightless dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae : Endroedyolini) from the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa
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Daniel, Gimo M.
Strumpher, Werner P.
Deschodt, Christian M.
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Magnolia Press
Abstract
Silvaphilus joselmae Daniel, Strümpher & Deschodt, new species is diagnosed and described from the Cederberg
Mountains, South Africa. The tribal affiliation of Silvaphilus Roets & Oberlander, 2010 is briefly discussed. We revise
some generic characters and update the key for the species and genera in the tribe Endroedyolini Davis, Deschodt &
Scholtz, 2019. We also provide a distribution map of the two Silvaphilus species.
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Afrotropical region, Flightless taxa, Fynbos riparian vegetation, Taxonomy, Scarabaeoidea, Silvaphilus joselmae, Western Cape Province
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Daniel, G.M., Strumpher, W.P. & Deschodt, C.M. 2022, 'An unexpected new flightless dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae : Endroedyolini) from the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa', Zootaxa, vol. 5093, no. 4, pp. 414-420, doi : 10.11646/zootaxa.5093.4.2.