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.