Description of Sharon gen. nov. for the Chilean species Asaphes amoenus Philippi, 1861 (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
- Sharon gen. nov. is here described to include Asaphes? amoenus Philippi, 1861 comb. nov. from Chile. A redescription of the species is based on the female holotype and material from different geographic locations. Candèze (1891) placed Asaphes amoenus and Parasaphes elegans in the suprageneric group Asaphites. We discuss differences between Sharon gen. nov. and Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839, where Asaphes amoenus was later placed by Blackwelder (1944). Based on morphological characters, Sharon gen. nov. appears to be related to Parasaphes Candèze, 1881, Wynarka Calder, 1986, and Tasmanelater Calder, 1996, all from Australia, suggesting Gondwanan relationships.
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| Author: | Elizabeth T. Arias-Bohart, Mario Elgueta |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-459607 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.142 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 142 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (142) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2015 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2015 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2018/03/29 |
| Tag: | Asaphes; Chile; Coleoptera; Sharon gen. nov.; new genus |
| Page Number: | 15 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |
