Review of the Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Sri Lanka, with description of a new species of genus Orphnus Macleay, 1819

  • Andrey V. Frolov Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St.-Petersburg, 199034 Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6724-6828
  • Lilia A. Akhmetova Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St.-Petersburg, 199034 Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-1278
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.767.1485
Keywords: scarab beetles, Orphnines, Southeastern Asia, Ceylon

Abstract

The scarab beetles of the subfamily Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Sri Lanka are reviewed. Four species of the genus Orphnus Macleay, 1819, are recorded from the island: O. bicolor (Fabricius, 1801), O. parvus (Wiedemann, 1823), O. mysoriensis Westwood, 1845, and O. medvedevi sp. nov. Lectotypes are designated for the three former names. Synonymy of O. detegens Walker, 1859, and O. scitissimus Walker, 1859, is discussed. Keys, illustrations of habitus and male genitalia, and distributional record maps are given for all species.

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Published
2021-09-06
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Frolov, A. V., & Akhmetova, L. A. (2021). Review of the Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Sri Lanka, with description of a new species of genus Orphnus Macleay, 1819. European Journal of Taxonomy, 767(1), 40–54. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.767.1485
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