Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)
The female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 is described for the first time. The new locality record for this species shows that it actually has a wide distribution range across the Cape Floral Region, in the Fynbos Biome. Both larvae and adults were found boring into dead wood at the base...
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doaj-83a47e75877c4296bec6e69ed1513b2b2020-11-25T03:10:23ZengPAGEPress PublicationsFragmenta entomologica0429-288X2284-48802019-11-0151210.4081/fe.2019.365Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)Luca Bartolozzi0Renzo Perissinotto1Lynette Clennell2Museum of Natural History, Zoological Section “La Specola”, University of Florence, FirenzeSchool of Environmental Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth 6031Macau Anglican College, Taipa-Macau The female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 is described for the first time. The new locality record for this species shows that it actually has a wide distribution range across the Cape Floral Region, in the Fynbos Biome. Both larvae and adults were found boring into dead wood at the base of senescent trunks of a variety of Proteaceae species, including the alien invasive Hakea sericea. http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/365LucanidaeXiphodontusfemaleSouth Africadistribution |
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Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) |
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Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) |
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Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) |
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Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) |
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Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) |
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description of the female of xiphodontus endroedyi bartolozzi, 2005 (coleoptera: lucanidae) |
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Fragmenta entomologica |
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0429-288X 2284-4880 |
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The female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 is described for the first time. The new locality record for this species shows that it actually has a wide distribution range across the Cape Floral Region, in the Fynbos Biome. Both larvae and adults were found boring into dead wood at the base of senescent trunks of a variety of Proteaceae species, including the alien invasive Hakea sericea.
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Lucanidae Xiphodontus female South Africa distribution |
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