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| Semanopterus kingstoni Reid & Tees, 2023 |
Abstract
A new and brachypterous species of Semanopterus Hope, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) is described: S. kingstoni Reid & Tees, new species. The species is based on a single female specimen, collected on Lord Howe Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is the sixth species of dynastine known from Lord Howe Island; a key is provided for identification of all of the species known from this small island.
Keywords: Coleoptera, scarab, brachyptery, extinction, oceanic island, Australia
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| Semanopterus kingstoni new species, holotype. 1, dorsal habitus; 2, lateral habitus; 3, dorsal of head; 4, anterior of head; 5, antenna; 6, labels. |
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| Semanopterus kingstoni new species, holotype. 7, ventral habitus; 8, prothoracic leg; 9, metathoracic leg; 10, posterior. |
Chris A.M. Reid, Natalie A. Tees. 2023. A New, but possibly extinct, Species of Semanopterus Hope, 1847 from Lord Howe Island, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Zootaxa. 5306(5); 563-570. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.5.4
