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Scapanoclypeus sinepuncatus Sehnal 2013

Description

Scapanoclypeus sinepuncatus Sehnal, 2013

Material studied. Republic of South Africa: North Cape: Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, 14.ii.2005, M. Burger and R. Müller, 5 ♂ in TMSA; 18.ii. 2005, 1166 m, M. Burger and R. Müller, 3 ♂ in TMSA; 20–21.ii. 2010, 1770 m, R. Müller, 7 ♂ in TMSA, 3 ♂ in RSCV.

Note. Previously, this species was known only from the holotype.

Notes

Published as part of Sehnal, Richard, 2017, Scapanoclypeus bicoloratus new species from Hardap, Namibia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini), pp. 593-598 in Zootaxa 4247 (5) on page 597, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.5.6, http://zenodo.org/record/439188

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
TMSA
Event date
2005-02-14
Family
Melolonthidae
Genus
Scapanoclypeus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Sehnal
Species
sinepuncatus
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2005-02-14
Taxonomic concept label
Scapanoclypeus sinepuncatus Sehnal, 2013 sec. Sehnal, 2017

References

  • Sehnal, R. (2013) Two new species of the genus Scapanoclypeus from Northern Cape, Republic of South Africa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 53, 245 - 252.