Description of the new subgenus Metoporaphodius subgen. n. of the genus Aphodius Helw. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) and of the larva of its type species, A. plustschewskii D. Kosh

The new Irano-Turanian subgenus, Metoporaphodius subgen. n., is erected in Aphodius Helw. for A. plustschewskii D. Kosh. (type species) and A. baghlanicus Frolov. The males of Metoporaphodius subgen. n. are distinguished by the presence of a comb of dense setae on hind tibia and by the parameres wit...

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Published in:Entomological review 2017-09, Vol.97 (6), p.826-831
Main Authors: Frolov, A. V., Akhmetova, L. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aphodius
Beetles
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Coleoptera
Developmental stages
Instars
Larvae
Life Sciences
Metoporaphodius
New genera
Physical characteristics
Scarabaeidae
Setae
Spinules
Tibia
Zoology
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Summary:The new Irano-Turanian subgenus, Metoporaphodius subgen. n., is erected in Aphodius Helw. for A. plustschewskii D. Kosh. (type species) and A. baghlanicus Frolov. The males of Metoporaphodius subgen. n. are distinguished by the presence of a comb of dense setae on hind tibia and by the parameres with spatulate projections. The 3rd instar larva of A. plustschewskii has 2 rows of large flattened spinules on anal stemite (with 10-12 spinules in a row), and 3 spinules on the lacinial apex.
ISSN:0013-8738
1555-6689
DOI:10.1134/S0013873817060100