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Epicauta sharpi

Description

Epicauta sharpi (Marseul, 1875)

Distribution. Israel and Palestine, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and Djibouti. Cited from U.A.E. by Gillet (1992 as E. erythrocephala (Pallas, 1776); Mahdad, Buraimi-Madah rd., km 18) and Gillet & Gillet (2005).

New records. Oman: Wadi Bani Kharus, 23 20°N 57 35°E, 19.viii.1988, M. J. Elsejer coll. 1 ex. (CB).

Notes

Published as part of Bologna, Marco A. & Turco, Federica, 2007, The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of the United Arab Emirates with an updated Arabian checklist, pp. 1-33 in Zootaxa 1625 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1625.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5103300

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
CB
Event date
1988-08-19
Verbatim event date
1988-08-19
Scientific name authorship
Marseul
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Meloidae
Genus
Epicauta
Species
sharpi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Epicauta sharpi (Marseul, 1875) sec. Bologna & Turco, 2007

References

  • Gillet, M. P. T. (1992) A potential pest of Agriculture in the Al Ain Region. Epicauta erythrocephala (Pallas, 1776), (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Tribulus, 2 (2), 31 - 32
  • Gillet, M. P. T. & Gillet, C. (2005) Insects and other arthropods. In: Hellyer, P. & Aspinall, S. (eds.) The Emirates. A Natural History. Trident Press Limited, Abu Dhabi, pp. 169 - 196.