A new species and genus of the tribe Aphodiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from East Africa

Nový druh a rod tribu Aphodiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) z východní Afriky
English
Klapalekiana 44(Supplementum): 183-189, 2008
Ladislav Mencl
Publikované v tisku: 30. 12. 2008
Zobrazení: 117
Abstrakt: A new genus, Australagolius gen. n., is established for a considerably aberrant new species, Australagolius sauerovae sp. n. The combination of characters, above all the small head, large eyes, convex body and robust terminal spur of the protibia, is unique in the Aphodiinae of the Afrotropical region.
Klíčová slova: Taxonomy, new genus, new species, Coleoptera, Aphodiidae, Aphodini, Afrotropical region, Kenya