The genus Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) in China, along with description of a new species Author Král, David Author Jákl, Stanislav Author Lu, Yuanyuan Author Bai, Ming text Zootaxa 2020 2020-03-03 4747 2 339 349 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4747.2.6 cefd46f6-f601-4ccf-bfbf-91b41c58937f 1175-5326 3694896 96716FDE-BA1F-4903-8998-33A7780E0A9B Ceratophyus dauricus ( Jekel, 1866 ) [达乌里角粪金龟] Geotrupes dauricus Jekel, 1866: 538 (original description). Ceratophyus dauricus : Zunino 1973: 15 , figs. 3a, b, c (revision, distribution); Medvedev & Nikolajev 1974: 121 (distribution, key); Nikolajev & Puntsagdulam 1984: 105 , figs. 7–11 (distributioan); Král & Hillert 2013: 183 (distribution); Bezborodov 2018: 531 (distribution). Type locality. “Dauria Sibiriae orientali”. Published records. Bezborodov (2018) : Tailai ( Heilongjiang ), see gazetteer ( Table 1 ) and map ( Fig. 19 ); Zunino (1973) : China , no locality specified; Medvedev & Nikolajev (1974) : North-eastern parts of China , no local- ity specified; Nikolajev & Puntsagdulam (1984) : North-eastern parts of China , no locality specified Hillert & Král (2013) : Inner Mongolia , no locality specified. Material examined ( 18 specimens ). China , Hebei : 5 ♀♀ ( HBUM ), Chengde, Yudaokou, 12.–18.vi.2004 , Chao Gao lgt., HBU(E)082509, 082567-568, 082570-571 ; 1 ♂ , 4 ♀♀ ( HBUM ), Weichang, Yudaokou, 13.–18.vi.2004 , Chao Gao lgt., HBU(E)082572-575, 082569 ; Inner Mongolia : 1 ♂ ( IZAS ), Jirem Meng, Jarud Qi, 11.vii.1987 , Xin Wang lgt., Q42891 ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ ( IZAS ), Hexigten Qi, Jingpeng, 10.vii.1990 , Youwei Zhang lgt . Additional material examined. Mongolia , Dornod : 1 ♂ ( IZAS ), Buyr nuur, 47.67758°N , 117.68802°E , 593 m , 8.vii.2009 , Fuqiang Chen & Hongbin Liang lgt .; Hentiy : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ ( IZAS ), Dadal , 48.82080°N , 111.67580°E , 944 m , 3.vii.2009 , Hongbin Liang & Ming Bai lgt .; Sükhbaatar : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ ( NMPC ), Ongon elis, 10 km S von So- mon Chongor, 900 m , 3.–5.viii.1965 , Nr. 355, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab . Distribution . China ( Hebei , Heilongjiang , Inner Mongolia ), Mongolia (Dornod, Hentiy, Sükhbaatar), Russia (Buryatiya, Zabaykalskiy Kray) ( Endrődi 1967 ; Medvedev & Nikolajev 1974 ; Puntsagdulam 1974 ; Nikolajev & Puntsagdulam 1984 ; Hillert & Král 2013 ; Bezborodov 2018 ). First province records from Hebei ( China ) and Hentiy ( Mongolia ) . See map on Fig. 19 .