Plagiogonus MULSANT 1842
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Key to the species of Plagiogonus MULS. from Afrotropical Region (based on the key of BORDAT, 2005)
1 Clypeus anteriorly widely rounded beside middle sinuation...............................................2
– Clypeus anteriorly angulate or denticulate beside middle sinuation....................................4
2 Apical swelling of intervals 7 and 9 weak. Elytral intervals plan apically, 3.4-4.2 mm; South Africa...................................................................... P. separatus (PETROVITZ, 1962)
– Apical swelling of interval 7 and 9 strong elevated. Elytral intervals distinct convex apically................................................................................................................................3
3 Elytra with short pubescence, 4.4 mm; Namibia.................................. P. hielkemai nov.sp.
– Elytra glabrous, 2.9-3.2 mm; Kenya, Tanzania........................... P. tertius (BORDAT, 1992)
4 Anterior part of clypeus strongly granulated and with long setae. Lateral margins of pronotum and elytra ciliate, 2.8-3.4 mm; Namibia, Botswana, South Africa................................................................................................................... P. hirticeps (PÉRINGUEY, 1901)
– Anterior part of clypeus at most weakly granulated and with short setae. Lateral margins of pronotum and elytra not ciliate..........................................................................5
5 Elytral striae very wide, their punctures strongly impressed apically, elytral intervals carinate apically, 3.3-3.7 mm; Malawi, Kenya........................ P. critchlowi BORDAT, 2005
– Elytral striae very fine on disc and with barely visible punctures apically, elytral intervals convex apically.....................................................................................................6
6 Elytra light reddish brown; fine clypeal punctuation, raspy and setigerous in front of the epistome; punctation double on sides of disc, 2.9-3.3 mm; Somalia............................... ...................................................................................... P. clypeodentatus (BORDAT, 1990)
– Elytra dark reddish brown; clypeal punctation fine, simple, not setigerous; pronotal punctation simple even on sides of disc, 2.6-3.0 mm; South Africa...................................... ....................................................................................................... P. sextus BORDAT, 2019
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- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.10788188 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/872B1B17FFD2A13A164FFFB1FFF74B17 (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/7B12636FFFD0A13816B1FF68FBCA4892 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Plagiogonus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- MULSANT
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Plagiogonus MULSANT, 1842 sec. Bellmann, 2023
References
- BORDAT P. (2005): Nouvelles especes d'Aphodiinae de la region afrotropicale. - Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. Paris (N. S.) 22 (1): 35 - 61.
- BORDAT P. (2019): Nouveaux taxons pour la faune afrotropicale (1 ere note). - Entomologia Africana 24 (1): 41 - 48. Author's address: Axel BELLMANN