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A new genus and species of Orphninae associated with epiphytes in Andean cloud forest

Onorius inexpectatus

Frolov, A.V., Vaz-De-Mello, F.Z. 2015. A new genus and species of Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) associated with epiphytes in an Andean cloud forest in Ecuador. Zootaxa, 4007 (3): 433–436

Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are represented in the New World by the tribe Aegidiini, which is comprised of four genera (Paulian 1984). Examination of material collected in Ecuador revealed a series of the Aegidiini specimens from an undescribed species that cannot be classified as a member of one of the known genera. The new species is herein described and a new genus is established. Apart from the distinctive morphological characters, the new taxon shows an unusual, for the Orphninae, association with canopy epiphytes.

A new species of Aegidium Arrow from the Atlantic forest ecoregion

Aegidium atlanticum, holotype

Frolov, A.V., Grossi, P.C., Vaz-De-Mello, F.Z. 2015. A new species of the genus Aegidium (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in South America. Zootaxa, 4007 (3), 437–439.

The New World genus Aegidium Arrow comprises mid-sized to rather large beetles belonging to 12 species. The genus is distributed up to southern Mexico in the north (Morón 1991) and A. cribratum chileanum Paulian was described from Chile, but Aegidium has not been recorded southeast of the Amazonia. An interesting discovery was made by one of us (P.C.G.) who collected one male Aegidium specimen in the Atlantic forest patch near Nova Friburgo (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil) — the area separated from the yet known range of the genus by vast territories occupied by the Cerrado biome. Examination of this specimen showed that it belongs to an undescribed species and differs sharply from the other congeners in the shape of its aedeagus.

Обзор жуков подрода Nobius рода Aphodius России

Figs. 1–8. Aphodius Ill., general view: (1, 2) A. pustulifer Reitt., (3, 4) A. chaldaeus Petr., (5, 6) A. serotinus (Panz.), (7, 8) A. inclusus Reitt.Ахметова, Л.А., Фролов, А.В. 2008. Обзор пластинчатоусых жуков подрода Nobius Mulsant et Rey рода Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) фауны России и сопредельных стран. Энтомологическое обозрение, 87, 397-410.

Резюме. Дан обзор пластинчатоусых жуков подрода Nobius Mulsant et Rey рода Aphodius Illiger, фауны России и сопредельных стран. Дана определительная таблица видов и сведения по их распространению. Описан новый вид A. dosang sp. n. Установлена новая синонимия трех видовых названий: A. serotinus (Panz.),1799 = A. x-signum Reitter, 1892, syn. n.; A. gresseri Sem. 1898 = A. korgaldzhensis Nikolajev, 1987, syn. n. ; A. chaldaeus Petr., 1971 = A. moreleti Baraud, 1980, syn. n. Обозначены лектотипы A. inclusus Reitt., 1892 и A. gresseri.

A new species of the dung beetle genus Namakwanus from Namibia

Frolov, A.V. 2005. A new species of the dung beetle genus Namakwanus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Namibia. In: Konstantinov, Tishechkin & Penev (Eds), Papers celebrating 80th anniversary of Prof. I.K.Lopatin. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia – Moscow, pp. 245-247.

Abstract—A second species of the genus Namakwanus Scholtz et Howden, N. streyi sp. n., is described from Namibia.

A new apterous species of the genus Orphnus from South Africa

Figs. 1–2: Orphnus harrisoni habitus; Fig. 3: O. harrisoni aedeagus in dorsal and lateral view; Fig. 4: O. luminosus habitus; Fig. 5: O. luminosus aedeagus in dorsal and lateral view. Frolov, A.V. 2008. A new apterous species of the genus Orphnus MacLeay (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from South Africa. Zootaxa, 1855: 65–68.

A new apterous species of the genus Orphnus MacLeay, 1819, is described from Little Karoo (South Africa).  The new species can be separated from closely related O. luminosus Benderiter, 1920, by the shape of the parameres and sculpture of the head and pronotum.

Revision of Metadorodocia Machatschke

Akhmetova, L.A., Montreuil, O. 2010. Revision of Metadorodocia Machatschke, 1957, a genus endemic to Madagascar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Adoretini). Zootaxa, 2401: 61-68.

The genus Metadorodocia, which is endemic to Madagascar, is revised. A lectotype is designated for its type species, Adoretus vittatus Waterhouse, 1878. A second species of this genus, Metadorodocia frolovi n. sp., is diagnosed from M. vittata and described. Illustrations for both species are provided and their distributions are clarified.

Revision of the genus Delopleurus with description of new species from Africa

Frolov, A.V. 2014. Revision of the genus Delopleurus Boheman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with description of new species from Africa. Journal of Natural History, 49: 1-25. 

The genus Delople​urus Erichson, 1847, is revised. Five new species are described from Africa: Delopleurus naviauxi sp. nov., Delopleurus krikkeni sp. nov., Delopleurus darrenmanni sp. nov., Delopleurus fossatus sp. nov. and Delopleurus pubescens sp. nov. One new synonymy is established (Delopleurus parvus (Sharp, 1875) = Delopleurus cardoni Paulian, 1934, syn. nov.). Lectotype of Delopleurus pullus Boheman, 1857, is designated. Delopleurus janssensi Frey, 1963, is transferred to the genus Metacatharsius Paulian, 1939. A key to the Delopleurus species and locality maps are given.

A review of subgenus Nobius genus Aphodius Illiger of Russia and neighboring countries

Figs. 1–8. Aphodius Ill., general view: (1, 2) A. pustulifer Reitt., (3, 4) A. chaldaeus Petr., (5, 6) A. serotinus (Panz.), (7, 8) A. inclusus Reitt.Akhmetova, L.A., Frolov, A.V. 2008. A Review of Scarabs of the Subgenus Nobius Mulsant et Rey, Genus Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), of the Fauna of Russia and Neighboring Countries. Entomological Review, 88(4): 421-434.

Scarab beetles of the subgenus Nobius Mulsant et Rey, genus Aphodius Illiger, distributed in Russia and neighboring countries are reviewed. A key to the species and notes on their biology are given. The tree new synonymies are established: A. serotinus (Panz.),1799 = A. x-signum Reitter, 1892, syn. n.; A. gresseri Sem. 1898 = A. korgaldzhensis Nikolajev, 1987, syn. n.; A. chaldaeus Petr., 1971 = A. moreleti Baraud, 1980, syn. n. Lectotypes of A. inclusus Reitt., 1892 and A. gresseri are designated.

A new species, Orphnus drumonti, from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Figs. 1–6. Orphnus spp.: (1–3) Orphnus drumonti sp. n., male, holotype; (4–6) O. striatopunctatus Felsche, male [(1, 4) habitus; (2, 5) pronotum and head, lateral view; (3, 6) parameres, dorsal and lateral view]

Frolov, A.V. 2009. A new species, Orphnus drumonti sp. n. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Entomological Review, 89(6): 753–754.

Abstract—A new species of the genus Orphnus MacLeay, 1819 is described from Kisantu (Democratic Republic of Congo). The new species is similar to O. striatopunctatus Felsche in having a long bifurcated clypeal horn in the male, but can be distinguished from it by the shape of the parameres and longitudinal ridges on the pronotum, relatively slender body, and more slender clypeal horn.

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