Two new genera of Australian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with the description of six new species and transfer of six described species
Author
Gunter, Nicole L.
Author
Weir, Thomas A.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4290
2
201
243
journal article
32718
10.11646/zootaxa.4290.2.1
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1175-5326
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Key to
Sauvagesinella
species
1. Elytra with striae 8 situated in a deep groove for entire length, adjacent to epipleurae; pronotum with anterolateral angles not prominent, sides parallel; male without tubercle on metaventrite; aedeagus as in
Fig. 12
B; hind wings reduced or absent;
South Australia
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Sauvagesinella loftyensis
Matthews & Weir
new combination
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Elytra with striae 8 situated only in a groove towards apex; pronotum with anterolateral angles prominent, widest at this point and narrowing basally; male with tubercle on metaventrite; hind wings fully developed or reduced;
Western
Australia
...... 2
2. Dorsal surfaces uneven, finely rugulose, glabrous; Elytra with intervals 2, 4, 6, wider than intervals 1, 3, 5 and with large rounded swellings and depressions; male with depression behind tubercle on metaventrite; aedeagus as in
Fig. 12
C; hind wings fully developed............................................................
Sauvagesinella monstrosa
Paulian
- Dorsal surfaces smooth or only feebly irregular, nitid, or reticulate with numerous setae, at least on elytra; elytral intervals of same width, without swellings or depressions; male without depression behind tubercle on metaventrite................. 3
3. Anterior angles of pronotum rounded, somewhat hooked with point directed outwards; mesometasternal suture with a small, median, acute projection; elytra with epipleura smooth or with a few irregularities; male protibiae with inner notch before expanded apex; aedeagus as in
Fig. 12
A; hind wings fully developed.....................
Sauvagesinella becki
(Paulian)
- Anterior angles of pronotum quadrate, sharp; mesometasternal suture without or with extremely minute, median projection; elytra with epipleura distinctly wrinkled; male protibiae without inner notch before expanded apex; aedeagus as in
Fig. 12
D; hind wings reduced........................................................
Sauvagesinella palustris
Matthews