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| author | Abdalla, Ishtiag H. Deschodt, Christian M. Scholtz, Clarke H. Sole, Catherine L. |
| author_facet | Abdalla, Ishtiag H. Deschodt, Christian M. Scholtz, Clarke H. Sole, Catherine L. |
| contents | <p><b><i>Macroderes dubius</i> Péringuey, 1901</b></p><p><i>Macroderes dubius</i> Péringuey, 1901: 301; Janssens 1939: 29; Ferreira 1969: 320; Frolov & Scholtz 2005: 392.</p><p><b>Type locality.</b> Cape Colony (no exact locality).</p><p><b>Type material examined.</b> None. No indication of where the type was deposited in Péringuey’s original description.</p><p><b>Remarks.</b> Unfortunately we could not locate the holotype of this species, but according to Péringuey’s (1901: 301) original description, body size is 11 mm in length and 7.5 mm in width and it resembles <i>M. politulus</i> in size, shape, head, and punctuation of the pronotum. Péringuey (1901) mentioned that this species differs from <i>M. politulus</i> by bearing a more convex and rounded pronotum without any observed excavation antero-laterally. In addition, the species has even elytral intervals covered by finer and shallower punctures than <i>M. politulus</i>, costate and punctate striae. He also observed an unusual elytral shape in the specimen he studied and attributed this to a malformation.</p> |
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| publishDate | 2018 |
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| spellingShingle | Macroderes dubius Peringuey 1901 Abdalla, Ishtiag H. Deschodt, Christian M. Scholtz, Clarke H. Sole, Catherine L. Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Macroderes Macroderes dubius <p><b><i>Macroderes dubius</i> Péringuey, 1901</b></p><p><i>Macroderes dubius</i> Péringuey, 1901: 301; Janssens 1939: 29; Ferreira 1969: 320; Frolov & Scholtz 2005: 392.</p><p><b>Type locality.</b> Cape Colony (no exact locality).</p><p><b>Type material examined.</b> None. No indication of where the type was deposited in Péringuey’s original description.</p><p><b>Remarks.</b> Unfortunately we could not locate the holotype of this species, but according to Péringuey’s (1901: 301) original description, body size is 11 mm in length and 7.5 mm in width and it resembles <i>M. politulus</i> in size, shape, head, and punctuation of the pronotum. Péringuey (1901) mentioned that this species differs from <i>M. politulus</i> by bearing a more convex and rounded pronotum without any observed excavation antero-laterally. In addition, the species has even elytral intervals covered by finer and shallower punctures than <i>M. politulus</i>, costate and punctate striae. He also observed an unusual elytral shape in the specimen he studied and attributed this to a malformation.</p> |
| title | Macroderes dubius Peringuey 1901 |
| topic | Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Macroderes Macroderes dubius |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5996778 |