Entyposis frici (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), a new species from Somaliland

By

Bezdek, Ales
Sehnal, Richard
Elmi, Hassan S.A.
Sommer, David
Král, David, 1959-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1165

Pages

1--15

Subjects

Description , Ethiopian Region , Horn of Africa , Scarabaeoidea , Schizonychini , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1165.101908

 

Abstract

Entyposis frici Bezděk & Sehnal, sp. nov., from Somaliland is described and relevant diagnostic characters are illustrated. The new species is compared with the morphologically closely similar Entyposis Kolbe, 1894 species. An updated checklist and an identification key to northeastern African Entyposis species are provided.