Sisyphus seminulum, Gerstaecker, 1871

Daniel, Gimo M., Davis, Adrian Lv., Sole, Catherine L. & Scholtz, Clarke H., 2020, Taxonomic review of the tribe Sisyphini sensu stricto Mulsant, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in southern Africa, including new species descriptions, Insect Systematics & Evolution 51 (1), pp. 1-61 : 37

seminulum species-group ( Figs. 14 A–D, 15A–C). Sisyphus splendidus Montreuil 2015 ( Fig. 14A ).

Montreuil 2015a: 91–102

Type locality: Otavi mts, Farm Gauss ( Namibia)

Size: Female: length: 4.5 mm, width: 2.5 mm.

Diagnosis: S. splendidus may be separated from other members of the seminulum species-group by the distinct metallic sheen on the pronotal disc.

Examined non-type material: See Supplementary information.

Distribution: Sisyphus splendidus is found in unshaded vegetation of northern Namibia and southern Angola ( Fig. 16 ).

Figures

Fig. 14. Images of the habitus of the seminulum species-group: A. S. splendidus; B. S. oralensis; C. S. nanniscus; D. S. auricomus sp. n. Pronotal setation and punctation patterns of S. oralensis (E), and S. auricomus sp. n (F).

Fig. 16. Distribution map for the seminulum species-group.