Phaeaphodius novikovi (Kabakov, 1998)

(Figs. 29–33)

Aphodius (Phaeaphodius) novikovi Kabakov, 1998: 6; Dellacasa & Dellacasa 2006: 133.

Phaeaphodius novikovi: Dellacasa & Dellacasa 2016: 144 .

Type locality. Okr. s. Gajdary, Zmievskoj r-n, Khar’kovskaya oblast [Ukraine].

Type repository. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science. Saint Petersburg, Russia (paratype examined).

Redescription. Length 5.0– 6.5 mm; elongate, convex, shiny, glabrous. Dorsal surface black; legs and antennal club piceous. Head with epistome moderately convex and irregularly punctate with a few coarse, distant punctures on disc, distally punctation denser and coarser; clypeus feebly sinuate at middle, round on sides, thinly bordered, edge moderately upturned, glabrous; genae round, sparsely setose, feebly protruding from the eyes; frontal suture obsolete; front finely, evenly punctate. Pronotum widely transverse, convex, dually punctate; large somewhat irregular punctures six to seven times larger than small punctures, denser on sides and sparsely scattered on disc; small punctures distant, evenly scattered throughout; lateral margins almost parallel, thickly bordered, edge sparsely setose; hind angles distinctly truncate; basal margin entirely bordered; border crenulate by coarse, distant punctures mostly toward hind angles. Scutellum ogival; sparsely, finely, somewhat irregularly punctate on basal half. Elytra subparallel sided, very convex; striae moderately deep, subcrenulate; interstriae flat, almost imperceptibly sparsely punctate. Metatibiae superior spur as long as first metatarsomere; latter as long as following 3 metatarsomeres combined. Male: pronotum much more transverse, less densely and less coarsely punctate; protibiae spur stouter, downward bent and feebly hooked apically; aedeagus Figs. 32–33. Female: pronotum narrower apically, more coarsely and more densely punctate; protibiae spur slender, somewhat outward curved, not hooked apically.

Distribution. Russia, Ukraine.

Material examined. RUSSIA: Ulyanovskaya Obl., Radishevskij r-n., s. Vyazovka, 30.V.1996, A. Yu. Isaev leg. (l specimen, DCG) ; UKRAINE: Donetskaya Oblasty, Telmanovskij, Samsonovo z.-k., “ Khomutovskaya Step ”, 07.V.1995, V. V. Martynov leg. (1 specimen, paratype, DCG) .

Bionomics. Unknown.