Dung beetle conservation biogeography in southern Africa: current challenges and potential effects of climatic change

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 667-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian L. V. Davis ◽  
Clarke H. Scholtz
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Change ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Dung Beetle ◽  
Conservation Biogeography

The enigmatic dung beetle genus Stiptopodius Harold, 1871 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) revisited: new species descriptions from southern Africa

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4763 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-404
Author(s):  
GIMO M. DANIEL ◽  
CHRISTIAN M. DESCHODT ◽  
ADRIAN L.V. DAVIS ◽  
CATHERINE L. SOLE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Dung Beetle ◽  
First Record ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Species Descriptions

It is proposed that the genus Stiptopodius Harold, 1871 should be subdivided into two species groups based on the shape of the lateral edge of the pronotum. Three new species are described from southern Africa: Stiptopodius peringueyi Daniel & Deschodt, new species, Stiptopodius savuti Daniel & Deschodt, new species, and Stiptopodius muellerae Daniel & Deschodt, new species. Stiptopodius savuti new species is the first record of the genus from Botswana. A distribution map for the new taxa is provided. The identification key to the known species of Stiptopodius is updated. 

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