Discovery of the genus Termitodiellus Nakane, 1961 in China, with description of Termitodiellus hainanensis Jiang & Wang, new species
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)
Author:
JIANG RI-XIN,WANG SHUO
Abstract
The genus Termitodiellus Nakane, 1961 is a member of the tribe Rhyparini, which includes several morphologically similar genera. Members of Rhyparini can be readily recognized by their carinate dorsal surface, elytral apex with bulbous projection bearing trichomes, hastate posterior prosternal process, and greatly reduced tibial spurs (Howden & Storey 1992, 2000; Skelley 2007; Howden 1995; Pittino 2006).
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics