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Issue: Vol. 5633 No. 1: 9 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.9
Page range: 163-172
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Gilletianus seqalu (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), a new species from Taiwan

Department of Biological Sciences; National Sun Yat-Sen University; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Charles University; Viničná 7; CZ–128 00 Praha 2; Czechia
Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea aphodiini Gilletianus taxonomy new species distribution Taiwan oriental region Palaearctic region

Abstract

Gilletianus seqalu Ho & Král, sp. nov., is described from Taiwan. Relevant morphological characters are illustrated, including epipharyx and male genitalia. The new species is compared species of this genus. Reports in the literature on the occurrence of other species of the genus Gilletianus Balthasar, 1933 from Taiwan are critically reviewed.

 

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How to Cite

Ho, B.-H. & Král, D. (2025) Gilletianus seqalu (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), a new species from Taiwan. Zootaxa, 5633 (1), 163–172. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.9