Pachnoda iskuulka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), a new species from Somaliland, including description of its mature larva
Language English Country New Zealand Media electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
31717179
DOI
10.11646/zootaxa.4604.3.5
PII: zootaxa.4604.3.5
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Pachnoda, taxonomy, new species, immature stages, description, Sanaag, Somaliland, Horn of Africa, Afrotropical region,
- MeSH
- Coleoptera * MeSH
- Larva MeSH
- Genitalia, Male MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Africa MeSH
Pachnoda iskuulka Král, Sommer Šípek, new species from the Sanaag region of north-eastern Somaliland is described. The new species is compared with the morphologically similar taxa Pachnoda abyssinica abyssinica Reiche, 1847, P. a. meriteti Di Gennaro, 2017, P. massajae Gestro, 1881, and P. werneri Beinhundner, 1992, all of which occur in the Horn of Africa. Relevant diagnostic characters (e.g., dorsal and ventral surface color pattern, male external genitalia) are illustrated. The third instar larva of the new species is described and biological notes are provided.
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