Three new species of the scarab beetle genus Madecorphnus Paulian, 1992 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from Madagascar

A.V. Frolov

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2012, 316(2): 159–165 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2012.316.2.159

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Abstract

Three new species of the scarab beetle genus Madecorphnus, endemic to Madagascar, are described and their characters are illustrated: M. hanskii sp. nov. (Ambohitantely Special Reserve, Central Plateau), M. aquilonius sp. nov. (Northern Madagascar), and M. barclayi sp. nov. (Masoala Peninsula, North-Eastern Madagascar). Distribution maps are presented.

Key words

Madagascar, orphnines, scarab beetles

Submitted March 23, 2012 · Accepted May 25, 2012 · Published June 25, 2012

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