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Taxonomy of Sulawesi Onthophagus lacking a basal pygidial ridge (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Taxonomy of Sulawesi Onthophagus lacking a basal pygidial ridge (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:... Taxonomy of Sulawesi Onthophagus lacking a basal pygidial ridge (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) J. Krikken & J. Huijbregts Fifteen endemic Sulawesi species in the dung beetle genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 lacking a ridge along their pygidial base are keyed, diagnosed, and illustrated. Eight new species are described in three of four operational groups here recognized: Onthophagus (ambang group) tonywhitteni, ambang; (imbutus group) toraut, sarasinorum, gonipa, tambing, sulawesiensis; (fuscostriatus group) rosenbergi. The species Onthophagus ambang and rosenbergi are each divided into two new subspecies: Onthophagus ambang ambang and ambang morowali, and Onthophagus rosenbergi rosenbergi and rosenbergi divergens. Lectotypes are designated for six available species-group names liable to misinterpretation. Onthophagus forsteni Lansberge, 1887 is considered a junior synonym of Onthophagus griseoaeneus Lansberge, 1885. J. Krikken, NCB Naturalis, PO Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. jan.krikken@ncbnaturalis.nl J. Huijbregts, NCB Naturalis, PO Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Nether- lands. hans.huijbregts@ncbnaturalis.nl Introduction section of the key below, before getting to the keys The great majority of species in the ubiquitous to the species. scarab genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 have a Previously the named Sulawesi species in these complete, well-defined ridge along the base of their groups, as well as others in adjacent regions, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tijdschrift voor Entomologie Brill

Taxonomy of Sulawesi Onthophagus lacking a basal pygidial ridge (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Tijdschrift voor Entomologie , Volume 154 (2): 40 – Jan 1, 2011

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0040-7496
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2211-9434
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10.1163/22119434-900000323
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Taxonomy of Sulawesi Onthophagus lacking a basal pygidial ridge (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) J. Krikken & J. Huijbregts Fifteen endemic Sulawesi species in the dung beetle genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 lacking a ridge along their pygidial base are keyed, diagnosed, and illustrated. Eight new species are described in three of four operational groups here recognized: Onthophagus (ambang group) tonywhitteni, ambang; (imbutus group) toraut, sarasinorum, gonipa, tambing, sulawesiensis; (fuscostriatus group) rosenbergi. The species Onthophagus ambang and rosenbergi are each divided into two new subspecies: Onthophagus ambang ambang and ambang morowali, and Onthophagus rosenbergi rosenbergi and rosenbergi divergens. Lectotypes are designated for six available species-group names liable to misinterpretation. Onthophagus forsteni Lansberge, 1887 is considered a junior synonym of Onthophagus griseoaeneus Lansberge, 1885. J. Krikken, NCB Naturalis, PO Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. jan.krikken@ncbnaturalis.nl J. Huijbregts, NCB Naturalis, PO Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Nether- lands. hans.huijbregts@ncbnaturalis.nl Introduction section of the key below, before getting to the keys The great majority of species in the ubiquitous to the species. scarab genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 have a Previously the named Sulawesi species in these complete, well-defined ridge along the base of their groups, as well as others in adjacent regions,

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Published: Jan 1, 2011

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