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Issue: Vol. 4942 No. 3: 15 Mar. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-03-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4942.3.8
Page range: 447–450
Abstract views: 117
PDF downloaded: 8

Two new species of the genus Odochilus Harold, 1877 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Odochilini)

U Kruhárny 548, CZ-252 29 Dobřichovice, Czech Republic.
Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia.
Coleoptera Odochilus Oriental Region The Philippines Malaysia new species taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Odochilus Harold, 1877 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Odochilini) from the Oriental Region are described as follows: O. shavrini Rakovič & Anichtchenko, new species from the Philippines (Mindanao) and O. borneensis Rakovič & Anichtchenko, new species from Malaysia (Sarawak). Photographs of their habitus are presented. Differential diagnoses are mentioned.

 

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