Three new Sisyphus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from shaded vegetation in southern Africa

DOI
10.11646/zootaxa.4147.1.4
Publication Year
2016
Publication Site
Zootaxa
Journal Volume
4147
Page Numbers
67–74
Family
Scarabaeidae
Species 1 Genus
Sisyphus
General topic
Taxonomy
Author

Daniel, G M; Davis, A L V; Scholtz, Clarke H.

Abstract Note

Descriptions are provided for three new shade-associated species in the dung beetle genus, Sisyphus Latreille, 1807: Sisyphus umbraphilus sp. nov., Sisyphus oralensis sp. nov., and Sisyphus neobornemisszanus sp. nov. All three species are illustrated by photographs of habitus, diagnostic features, and male aedeagi. A map is provided showing their geographical distributions. Copyright © 2016 Magnolia Press.