Published November 26, 2021 | Version v1
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Haroldius lyleae Daniel, Strumpher & Snall 2021, new species

  • 1. Department of Terrestrial Invertebrates, National Museum, 36 Aliwal Street, Bloemfontein, South Africa. & Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.
  • 2. Ento Studio & Research Collection, Kärrhöksvägen 6, SE- 147 34 Tumba, Sweden.

Description

Haroldius lyleae Daniel, Strümpher & Snäll, new species

(Figs 1–13, 15)

Type locality: Soetvlakte Farm [26°45′S 22°50′E], Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Fig. 15).

Type material. HOLOTYPE (♂, TMSA, aedeagus extracted) (Figs 1–9): “ S.Af. [South Africa]; Northern Cape [Province] | Soetvlakte Farm, 1027m | 26[°].45[̓′]S – 22[°].50[′]E” || “17-19.2[February].2010; E-Y: 3873 | pitfall;Vaalbos in grassl [grassland] | leg. Robin Lyle ” || “ HOLOTYPE | Haroldius lyleae | Daniel, Strümpher & | Snäll 2021 (red cardstock)”. PARATYPE (female, ESRC; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20160703) (Figs 10–13): “ RSA: Gauteng pr [Province] | Springs 2.IX.2006 | 26°14′30″S, 28°30′22″E | Stanislav Snäll leg.” || “ PARATYPE | Haroldius lyleae | Daniel, Strümpher & | Snäll, 2021 (red cardstock)”.

Notes

Published as part of Daniel, Gimo M., Strümpher, Werner P. & Snäll, Stanislav, 2021, A new species and new distributional records of Haroldius Boucomont, 1914 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from southern Africa, pp. 34-42 in Zootaxa 5072 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5728961

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ESRC, PARA-, TYPE , TMSA
Event date
2006-09-02
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Haroldius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Daniel, Strumpher & Snall
Species
lyleae
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Verbatim event date
2006-09-02
Taxonomic concept label
Haroldius lyleae Daniel, Strümpher & Snäll, 2021