Two new species and one new record for the genus Copris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Vietnam with a key to Vietnamese species

Two new species and one new record for the genus Copris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Vietnam with a key to Vietnamese species

Two new species of Copris Geoffroy, 1762 are described and illustrated: Copris (subgenus incertae sedis) caobangensis sp. n. from Caobang Province (northern Vietnam) and Copris (Copris) sonensis sp. n. from Thanhhoa Province (central Vietnam). Copris (Copris) szechouanicus Balthasar, 1958 is recorde...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: BUI Van Bac, Kenneth DUMACK, Michael BONKOWSKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2018-04-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
Subjects:
coleoptera
scarabaeidae
copris
taxonomy
new species
key
distribution
oriental region
vietnam
caobang
thanhhoa
Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201801-0016_Two_new_species_and_one_new_record_for_the_genus_Copris_Coleoptera_Scarabaeidae_Scarabaeinae_from_Vietnam_w.php
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Summary:Two new species of Copris Geoffroy, 1762 are described and illustrated: Copris (subgenus incertae sedis) caobangensis sp. n. from Caobang Province (northern Vietnam) and Copris (Copris) sonensis sp. n. from Thanhhoa Province (central Vietnam). Copris (Copris) szechouanicus Balthasar, 1958 is recorded in Vietnam for the first time and data on the morphology, distribution and ecology of this species are given. An updated species list and an identification key for the Copris species so far known from Vietnam are presented along with detailed photographs of the poorly known species.
ISSN:1210-5759
1802-8829

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