<strong>Contribution to the knowledge of the genus <em>Dicronychus</em> (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</strong>

HATHAL M. AL DHAFER; GIUSEPPE PLATIA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.2

Issue: Vol. 3734 No. 1: 4 Nov. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-11-04

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.2

Page range: 15–22

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**Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Dicronychus (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia**

HATHAL M. AL DHAFER⁺⁻
GIUSEPPE PLATIA⁺⁻

Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Via Molino Vecchio, 21a, 47043 Gatteo (FC), Italy.

Middle East Click beetles New species Taxonomy Cardiophorinae

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Abstract

Examination of specimens of Dicronychus Brullé in the King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia revealed the presence of two new species, D. latifae n. sp. and D. bushrae n. sp. In addition, the descriptions of D. talhouki Platia and Schimmel and D. brancuccii Platia and Schimmel are augmented after examination of both type material and recently collected specimens from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.