Hybalus algiricus Petrovitz, 1968

Frolov, Andrey, Akhmetova, Lilia & Montreuil, Olivier, 2019, A review of Hybalus Dejean from Tunisia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4671 (2), pp. 290-294 : 293

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4671.2.10
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5934056
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0392500B-FFAB-B55B-FF3F-873425FEAD8A
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Hybalus algiricus Petrovitz, 1968
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Hybalus algiricus Petrovitz, 1968: 6 ; Baraud, 1991: 11.

Material examined. Tunisia: Jendouba, El Feija National Park, N36°27ʹ48ʺ E08 14ʹ11ʺ, 590 m, 3.III.2012, W. Ziegler leg., 1 male ( ZIN), 2 males ( CWZ) GoogleMaps ; Sillana Province , N Kesra, 8.III.2012, N35°51ʹ20ʺ E9°23ʹ41ʺ, 1000m, W. Ziegler leg., 1 male ( CWZ) GoogleMaps ; Beja, 11 km of Teboursouk Pass , N36°29ʹ48ʺ E09°09ʹ12ʺ, 1.III.2012, Meybohm leg., 1 male ( CWZ); 2 males GoogleMaps MNHN La Kesra Tunisie De Vauloger .

This species was described from Algeria (without more precise locality) and known from the single type specimen. It is recorded from Tunisia for the first time ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ).