Onthophagus brittoni Paulian, 1948

Ziani, Stefano, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh, Aldhafer, Hathal Mohammed & Barbero, Enrico, 2019, An overview of the Onthophagini from the Arabian Peninsula (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae), Zootaxa 4658 (1), pp. 1-36 : 25-27

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Onthophagus brittoni Paulian, 1948
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Onthophagus brittoni Paulian, 1948 View in CoL

[ Figs. 22–26 View FIGURES 19–26 ]

Literature quotes. YEMEN: Dhale Governorate, Dhala ( Paulian 1948).

Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA : Asir Province, Abha, Raydah Nature Reserve , 1614 m (1811.749′N 4223.345′E), 21.ii.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 26.iv.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 7.v.2015, H. Al Dhafer, et al. leg. 14 exx. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 5.ix.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 17.xi.2015, VC, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 3 exx. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 18.xi.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 1772 m (1811.618′N 4223.420′E), 8.vi.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 3 exx. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 20.x.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 1851 m (1811.679′N 4223.691′E), 4.iii.2015, El Torkey, A. El Gharbawy, A. Mostafa, A. Al Ansi & I. Rasool, 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 6.vi.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ♀ ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 18.xi.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 1897 m (1811.695′N 4223.818′E), 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 26.viii.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 15.ix.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 20.x.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 2 exx. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 18.xi.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 2285 m (1811.766′N 4224.315′E), 7.v.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 2 exx. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 2387 m (1811.884′N 4224.435′E), 8.v.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) . Baha Province, Shada Al-A’Ala Nature Reserve , 1225 m (1951.462′N 4118.089′E), 2.ix.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 2 exx. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 1474 m (1950.710′N 4118.267′E), 2.ix.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 3 exx. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 1563 m (1950.329′N 4118.604′E), 15.ii.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 14.xi.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; ibidem, 1611 m (1950.411′N 4118.686′E), 18.xi.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 2 exx. ( KSMA) , ibidem, 1666 m (1950.575′N 4118.691′E), 2.ix.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy, A. El Torkey & A. Soliman leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) ; Wadi Tourabah , 1757 m (2014.369′N, 4115.234′E), 9.iii.2012, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, A. El Torkey, M. Abdel-Dayem & H. Setyanengrum leg. 1 ex. ( KSMA) . YEMEN: Dhale Governorate, “W. Aden Prot. / Dhala / 4,800ft / 14.ix.1937 (holotype, NHMUK) .

Distribution. Arabian Peninsula: Yemen ( Paulian 1948).

Remarks. First record for Saudi Arabia . In the original description ( Paulian 1948), O. brittoni has been placed in d’Orbigny (1913)’s 19 th group. Until now, the species was known only from the male holotype. The large number of specimens of both sexes collected in Saudi Arabia , allowed us to provide a redescription of the species (see Appendix).

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

SubFamily

Scarabaeinae

Tribe

Onthophagini

Genus

Onthophagus

SubGenus

Proagoderus

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