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Published: 2011-04-28
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A new species of the Madagascan genus Pseudorphnus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae)

Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, 199034 Sankt-Petersburg, Russia
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Orphninae

Abstract

Pseudorphnus carinatus new species is described from northern Madagascar (Antsiranana Province). Males of the new species differ from other species of the genus in having a long (about 8/10 the width of clypeus) transverse ridge near anterior margin of the clypeus.

References

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