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Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 58
A review of the Onthophagus posticus-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Australian dung beetles with five new species
Monteith, G.B. & Storey, R.I.
Published online: 10 October 2013
Citation
Monteith, G.B. & Storey, R.I. 2013 10 10: A review of the Onthophagus posticus-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Australian dung beetles with five new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 58: 55–72. https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.58.2013.2013-08
Accepted
4 July 2013
Published online
10 October 2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.58.2013.2013-08
Keywords
Onthophagus posticus, dung beetles, new species, Australia
Abstract
Five new species of the scarabaeine dung beetle genus Onthophagus Latreille 1802, are described in the Onthophagus posticus-group, from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia: O. dryander sp. nov., O. leichhardti sp. nov., O. murgon sp. nov., O. penedwardsae sp. nov. and O. toopi sp. nov. New distribution information is given for the other members the species group and the ranges of all species are mapped. A revised key is given to the twelve species now known in the species group.
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