Three new Sisyphus species (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) from shaded vegetation in southern Africa

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Daniel, Gimo M.
Davis, Adrian L.V.
Scholtz, Clarke H.

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Magnolia Press

Abstract

Descriptions are provided for three new shade-associated species in the dung beetle genus, Sisyphus Latreille, 1807 : Sisyphus umbraphilus sp. nov., Sisyphus oralensis sp. nov., and Sisyphus neobornemisszanus sp. nov. All three species are illustrated by photographs of habitus, diagnostic features, and male aedeagi. A map is provided showing their geographical distributions.
O objetivo deste artigo é de descrever três espécies novas do gênero Sisyphus associadas com as formações vegetacionais fechadas na Àfrica Austral : Sisyphus umbraphilus sp. nov., Sisyphus oralensis sp.nov., e Sisyphus neobornemisszanus sp. nov. As imagens dos caracteres da diagnose, genitália do macho, bem como o mapa de distribuição geográfica de todas as espécies estão ilustradas.

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Afrotropical region, Dung beetles, Sisyphini, Forest, Região Afrotropical, Besouros rola–bostas, Sisyphini, Floresta

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Daniel, GM, Davis, AL & Scholtz, CH 2016, 'Three new Sisyphus species (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) from shaded vegetation in southern Africa', Zootaxa, vol. 4147, no. 1, pp. 67-74.