A revision of the Australian endemic genus Labroma Sharp, 1873 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

The Australian endemic dung beetle Labroma Sharp, 1873 is redescribed and revised. Five species are recognised, two new: L. horrens Sharp, 1873, L. monteithi sp. nov., L. toonumbar sp. nov., L. tuberculata (Waterhouse, 1874) and L. umbratilis Matthews, 1974. The genus, hitherto only known from south...

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Published in:Austral entomology 2023-11, Vol.62 (4), p.418-448
Main Authors: Reid, Chris A. M., Tees, Natalie A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
biogeography
Conservation status
Dung
dung beetle
New records
New species
Systematics
taxonomy
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Summary:The Australian endemic dung beetle Labroma Sharp, 1873 is redescribed and revised. Five species are recognised, two new: L. horrens Sharp, 1873, L. monteithi sp. nov., L. toonumbar sp. nov., L. tuberculata (Waterhouse, 1874) and L. umbratilis Matthews, 1974. The genus, hitherto only known from southwest Western Australia, is newly recorded from New South Wales. Systematics of the genus and conservation status of its species are discussed.
ISSN:2052-174X
2052-1758
DOI:10.1111/aen.12670