New South American taxa of Odontolochini Stebnicka and Howden (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)
Skelley, Paul E.
Insecta Mundi
2007
2007-11-02
2007
22
1
15
Balthasar 1967
Balthasar
1967
[192,580,611,636]
Insecta
Aphodiidae
Saprositellus
Animalia
Coleoptera
10
9
Arthropoda
genus
Diagnosis. In addition to the description and diagnosis of Stebnicka (2003)distinguishing characters are: head coarsely punctate from base nearly to clypeal margin, punctures gradually decreasing in size anteriorly; clypeal surface dulled, except for narrow band immediately behind margin, glossy, weakly granulate or sharply transversely rugose; clypeal margin narrow, with several small denticles each side of median emargination, inner edge of margin with triangular tooth pointing inwardly at middle; abdominal sternites with punctures moderate to coarse; basal fluting small to indistinct; surfaces of sternites 1- 6 with irregularly arranged punctures across surface.
Comments. Descriptions and key for species of Saprositelluscan be found in Stebnicka (2003). A new species and new records are detailed below.