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Caccobius (Caccophilus) elephantinus Balthasar 1967

  • 1. K. Chocholy 16, CZ- 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: bezdek @ entu. cas. cz
  • 2. Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ- 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic; e-mail: jiri _ hajek @ nm. cz

Description

Caccobius (Caccophilus) elephantinus Balthasar, 1967

Caccobius (Caccophilus) elephantinus Balthasar, 1967a: 53.

Nineteen paratypes are deposited in NMPC (ex coll. V. Balthasar):

PARATYPE (J): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp. / Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr./ leg. Endrődy-Younga [p] // Caccobius / (Caccophilus) / elephantinus / n.sp. Balth. / J 66 [hw] / Paratypus [p, ochreous label]’.

PARATYPE (♀): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp. / Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr./ leg. Endrődy-Younga [p] // Caccobius / (Caccophilus) / elephantinus / n.sp. Balth. / ♀ 66 [hw] / Paratypus [p, ochreous label]’.

PARATYPES (3 unsexed specimens): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp. / Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr. / leg. Endrődy-Younga [p] // Caccobius / (Caccophilus) / elephantinus / n.sp. Balth. / 66 [hw] / Paratypus [p, ochreous label]’.

PARATYPES (15 unsexed specimens): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp./ Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr. / leg. Endrődy-Younga [p]’.

Current status. Valid species.

Notes

Published as part of Bezděk, Aleš & Hájek, Jiří, 2013, Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 387-442 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (1) on pages 393-394, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5739743

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References

  • BALTHASAR V. 1967 a: The scientific results of the Hungarian Soil Zoological Expedition to the Brazzaville-Congo. 22. Scarabaeinae und Coprinae (Coleoptera). Opuscula Zoologica (Budapest) 7: 47 - 73.