A new genus and species in the diverse dung beetle tribe Onthophagini Streubel, 1846 (Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) from South Africa

dc.contributor.authorDeschodt, Christian M.
dc.contributor.authorSole, Catherine L.
dc.contributor.emailcdeschodt@zoology.up.ac.za and catherine.sole@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T05:56:28Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T05:56:28Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-22
dc.description.abstractA new dung beetle genus and species is described and pictured following its recent discovery on a farm in South Africa. Hathor spinosa Deschodt, new species belongs to the subfamily Scarabaeinae, tribe Onthophagini Streubel, 1846, it shows a unique set of characters. A map is provided to show the type locality of the new genus and species that has a putative association with ants.en_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-15:Life on landen_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.mapress.com/zt/en_US
dc.identifier.citationDeschodt, C.M., Sole, C.L. A new genus and species in the diverse dung beetle tribe Onthophagini Streubel, 1846 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from South Africa. Zootaxa. 2023 Nov 22; 5375(2): 279-284. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5375.2.9.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1175-5326 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1175-5334 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5375.2.9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/97188
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMagnolia Pressen_US
dc.rights© 2023 Magnolia Press.en_US
dc.subjectPutative ant associationen_US
dc.subjectDung beetleen_US
dc.subjectAfrotropical regionen_US
dc.subjectSDG-15: Life on landen_US
dc.subjectScarabaeinaeen_US
dc.subjectOnthophagini Streubelen_US
dc.titleA new genus and species in the diverse dung beetle tribe Onthophagini Streubel, 1846 (Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) from South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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