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Issue: Vol. 4521 No. 4: 16 Nov. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-11-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.6
Page range: 573–583
Abstract views: 72
PDF downloaded: 3

Lethrus (Lethrus) thracicus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae), a new species from the European part of Turkey

Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
Kieferndamm 10, D-15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany.
Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Geotrupidae Lethrinae Lethrus taxonomy new species nomen nudum Balkan Peninsula Palaearctic region

Abstract

Lethrus (Lethrus) thracicus Král & Hillert, new species, from Thrace, north-western Turkey is described. The new species is compared with the morphologically similar species L. (L.) apterus (Laxmann, 1770), L. (L.) ares Král, Rejsek & Schneider, 2001 and L. (L.) schneideri Král & Hillert, 2013. Relevant diagnostic male characters (shape of mandibles, ventral mandible processes, pronotum and parameres) are illustrated. The name Lethrus subaeneus Fairmaire, 1866 is considered a nomen nudum.

 

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