TY - GEN A1 - Ziani, Stefano T1 - On the identity and systematic placement of Onthophagus viriditinctus Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) T2 - Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics N2 - A re-description and new records of Onthophagus viriditinctus Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini), an uncommon species from Iran, are provided. The taxonomic position and some nomenclatural problems are discussed. The placement in the subgenus Exonthophagus Kabakov, 2006 is proposed. Images of the male, female, aedeagus and drawings of lamella copulatrix of Onthophagus viriditinctus and Onthophagus haroldi Ballion, 1871, the only other species included in the subgenus, are supplied. A key for distinguishing the two species is provided. T3 - Insecta Mundi - 0257 Y1 - 2012 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/30595 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-305958 EP - 8 PB - Center for Systematic Entomology CY - Gainesville, Fla. ER -