Morphological revision of the western Palaearctic species of the genus Copris Geoffroy, 1762 with three foretibial external teeth (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)
- This revision concerns a small group of Western Palaearctic Copris species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae) distinguished by having three lateral teeth on the foretibae. According to the literature, this group consists of four taxa: Copris armeniacus Faldermann, 1835, C. felschei Reitter, 1892, C. pueli Mollandin de Boissy, 1905 and C. umbilicatus Abeille de Perrin, 1901. Copris armeniacus is herein deemed a species inquirenda, and C. felschei, for which a neotype is designated, is deemed valid. Copris umbilicatus is recorded for the fi rst time from Turkey. A key to all species of the genus Copris known from the Western Palaearctic is provided. Variability of the cephalic and pronotal armature, and morphology of the parameres are illustrated.
Author: | Stefano ZianiORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-431876 |
ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
Parent Title (English): | Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics |
Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (528) |
Publisher: | Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. |
Place of publication: | Gainesville, FL |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2017/05/05 |
Year of first Publication: | 2017 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2017/05/05 |
Tag: | Caucasus; Coprini; Dung beetle; Europe; Middle East; North Africa; neotype designation; nomenclatural acts; species inquirenda |
Page Number: | 28 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 26 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 402888464 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |