A new species of Gaindaphodius Král and Mencl from Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Aphodiinae
Stefano Ziani
1188 Converse Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30324
Keywords: Taxonomy, Scarabaeoidea, Asia, Bagmati Pradesh, Terai, coprophagy
Abstract
A new species from Nepal, Gaindaphodius marigold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), is described, illustrated and compared with G. gainda Král and Mencl, 2024, the only other species in the genus Gaindaphodius Král and Mencl, 2024.
References
- Dellacasa G, Bordat P, Dellacasa M. 2001. A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera Aphodiidae). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana 79: 1–482.
- Král D, Mencl L. 2024. Gaindaphodius gainda, a new genus and new species of Aphodiini from Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 20(1): 115–124.
Publication
1064
Published
2024-07-26
How to cite
Ziani S. 2024. A new species of Gaindaphodius Král and Mencl from Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Insecta Mundi 1064: 1-7.