Sunday, 12 February 2017

N. 59: Teruo Ochi, Masahiro Kon, Masakazu Kawahara

G. it. Ent., 13 (59): 635-648
January 2014

Four new species of Aphodiini from Southeast Asia
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)

by
                                                              
TERUO OCHI, MASAHIRO KON, MASAKAZU KAWAHARA

Abstract - Two new species of Pseudoheptaulacus from Myanmar (P. reikoae sp. nov. from Chin and P. azumai sp. nov. from Kachin), and two new species of Gilletianus from Sumatra and Borneo (G. sundainsulanus sp. nov.) and the Malay Peninsula (G. poggii sp. nov.) are described. The female of Sinaphodius oharai Ochi & Kon is also described for the first time. Keys to species for the genus Pseudoheptaulacus, to the genera of the tribe Aphodiini from Sundaland and to the species of Gilletianus from Sundaland are also provided.