Frolov A. V., Montreuil O., Akhmetova L. A. 2016. Review of the Madagascan Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with revision of the genus Triodontus Westwood. Auckland: Magnolia Press. 2016, 93 p.
The subfamily Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is reviewed from Madagascar. A total of four genera and 39 species were found, all being endemic to the island. The following five new species are described: Triodontus ankarafantsikae, Triodontus lemoulti, Triodontus viettei, Triodontus fairmairei, and Triodontus inexpectatus. Lectotypes are designated for Orphnus nitidulus Guérin-Méneville, 1844 and Orphnidius modestus Benderitter, 1914. The following new synonymies are proposed: Orphnus nigrita Brancsik, 1893 is synonym of Triodontus hova (Fairmaire, 1868); Triodontus occidentalis Paulian, 1977 and Orphnus obsoletus Brancsik, 1893 are synonyms of Triodontus nitidulus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844); Triodontus vadoni Paulian, 1977 and Triodontus perrotorum Paulian, 1977 are synonyms of Triodontus owas Westwood, 1852.Keys, descriptions, illustrations of habitus and male genitalia, and distributional records maps are given for all species.