Description of a new Rhizotrogus Latreille, 1825 (Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), from the Island of Pantelleria (Sicily Channel, Italy)

By

Sparacio, Ignazio
Muscarella, Calogero
Di Giulio, Andrea
Ruzzier, Enrico

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-7-2

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--20

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e154423

 

Abstract

Rhizotrogini comprises just over 45 taxa in Italy, some of which are endemic or subendemic. However, the elusive nature of several taxa, along with the uncertain taxonomic status of certain species, means that some species or populations within these taxa remain subjects of ongoing discussion and research.<br> This contribution is devoted to the description of a new species of Rhizotrogus from the Island of Pantelleria (Sicily Channel, Italy), historically confused with Rhizotrogus pallidipennis Blanchard, 1851.