G. it. Ent., 12 (56): 373-380
May 2011
Two new north African species
of the genus Trox Fabricius, 1775
(Coleoptera Trogidae)
by
R. PITTINO
Abstract - Two new north African species of the genus Trox Fabricius, 1775 are described, namely: 1) T. elkantaraensis n. sp., winged, from Algeria (type loc.: Batna, El-Kantara), close to T. martini Reitter, 1892, T. granulipennis Fairmaire, 1852 and T. confluens Wollaston, 1864; 2) T. cyrenaicus n. sp., flightless, from Libya (type loc.: Tripolitania, Bengasi), close to T. fabricii Reiche, 1853 and T. strandi Balthasar, 1936.
