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Onthophagus latipennis d'Orbigny 1898

Description

Onthophagus latipennis d’Orbigny, 1898

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Literature quotes. YEMEN: “south Arabia: El-Hadj ” [locality not found] (d’Orbigny 1898b).

Material examined. OMAN: Dhofar Governorate, Al Mughsayl, env., 42 m (1653′74N 5348′97E), 28.viii.2000, M. Dellacasa leg. 1 ex. (MSNC); Qeiroon Heiritti (1716′26N 5404′96E), 27.viii.2000, M. Dellacasa leg. 1 ex. (MSNC); road 47, Adwnab env., 113 m (1655′34N 5350′56E), 5.ix.2000, M. Dellacasa leg. 2 exx. (MSNC); road 47, ante Al Mughsayl, 60 m (1654′11N 5349′20E), 11.ix.2000, M. Dellacasa leg. 2 exx. (MSNC); ibidem, 30 m (1653′01N 5346′47E), 23.ix.2001, M. Dellacasa leg. 1 ex. (MSNC).

Distribution. Arabian Peninsula: Yemen (d’Orbigny 1898b). Africa: Djibouti, Somalia (d’Orbigny 1898b), Eritrea (d’Orbigny 1913a), Ethiopia (Zunino 1975).

Remarks. First record for Oman. If the “ south Arabia ” by d’Orbigny is to be understood as Yemen, then the known Arabian distribution of the species has to be transferred from Saudi Arabia to Yemen.

Notes

Published as part of Ziani, Stefano, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh, Aldhafer, Hathal Mohammed & Barbero, Enrico, 2019, An overview of the Onthophagini from the Arabian Peninsula (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae), pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 4658 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4658.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3373040

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References

  • Zunino, M. (1975) Revisione delle specie paleartiche del sottogenere Onthophagus (sensu strictu) Latr. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea). I tipi di H. d'Orbigny, A. Raffray e A. Boucomont nel Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle di Parigi. Bollettino del Museo di Zoologia dell'Universita di Torino, 7, 151 - 194.