A new species of Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875 from Jordan (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Onitini)

BACKGROUND: The genus Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875, currently contains 23 species from the Old World. During a survey for dung beetles in Jordan, specimens of an undescribed species were collected at the historical site of Petra. NEW INFORMATION: A new species of Cheironitis (C.petraensis sp. n.)...

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Autores principales: Coppo, Paul, Montreuil, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2021
Materias:
Single Taxon Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34759728
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e69763
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The genus Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875, currently contains 23 species from the Old World. During a survey for dung beetles in Jordan, specimens of an undescribed species were collected at the historical site of Petra. NEW INFORMATION: A new species of Cheironitis (C.petraensis sp. n.) is described from the historical site of Petra, Jordan, illustrated and compared with its most closely related species. This new species is reminiscent of the African species of Cheironitis living in savannahs and could represent a relictual species of the mid-Holocene climatic optimum.

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