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

Authors :: Daniel GM
Davis AL
Scholtz CH
Source :: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2016 Aug 02; Vol. 4147 (1), pp. 67-74. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 02.
Publication Year :: 2016
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.

Subjects :: Africa, Southern
Animals
Female
Male
Species Specificity
Coleoptera anatomy & histology
Coleoptera classification

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