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Issue: Vol. 5673 No. 1: 4 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.1.7
Page range: 107-118
Abstract views: 71
PDF downloaded: 2

Glaphyrus (Glaphyrus) sabatinellii, a new species from Turkey with taxonomic notes on Glaphyrus (G.) calvaster Zaitzev, 1923 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae)

Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology; National Academy of Sciences of Armenia; P. Sevak str.; 7; Yerevan 0014; Armenia.
Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology; National Academy of Sciences of Armenia; P. Sevak str.; 7; Yerevan 0014; Armenia.
Wolkerova 1261; CZ-25263 Roztoky u Prahy; Czech Republic.
Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Glaphyridae Glaphyrus sabatinellii sp. nov. Turkey Hakkari Province Glaphyrus calvaster redescription lectotype Armenia Red Book

Abstract

Glaphyrus (Glaphyrus) sabatinellii Ghrejyan, Kalashian & Nikodým, sp. nov. from Hakkari Province, Turkey, is described, illustrated, and compared with related species. Glaphyrus (G.) calvaster Zaitzev, 1923, an endemic species of Armenia, has long remained understudied and enigmatic, known only from a few specimens. Based on a re-examination of type specimens and additional material from various collections, both sexes of G. calvaster are redescribed, with newly revealed diagnostic characters provided. Additionally, a lectotype is designated for G. calvaster according to the Article 74 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

 

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How to Cite

Ghrejyan, T., Kalashian, M. & Nikodým, M. (2025) Glaphyrus (Glaphyrus) sabatinellii, a new species from Turkey with taxonomic notes on Glaphyrus (G.) calvaster Zaitzev, 1923 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae). Zootaxa, 5673 (1), 107–118. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.1.7