Revision of the southern African genus Macroderes Westwood (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) |
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| Authors: | Andrey V. Frolov Clarke H. Scholtz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Zoology and Entomology , University of Pretoria , Pretoria , 0002 , South Africa;2. Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences , Universitetskaya nab., 1, St. Petersburg , 199034 , Russia |
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| Abstract: | The southern African genus Macroderes Westwood is revised. Six new species, M. amplior n. sp., M. minutus n. sp., M. endroedyi n. sp., M. namakwanus n. sp., M. foveatus n. sp., and M. cornutus n. sp., are described.The neotype of M. bias (Olivier) is designated.Two new synonymies are established: M. pilula Sharp is a junior synonym of M. bias (Olivier), and M. westwoodi Preudhomme de Borre is a junior synonym of M. undulatus Preudhomme de Borre. A key to species and notes on biology and distribution are given. |
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