Digitonthophagus namaquensis

Génier, François & Moretto, Philippe, 2017, Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959: taxonomy, systematics, and morphological phylogeny of the genus revealing an African species complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), Zootaxa 4248 (1), pp. 1-110 : 70

Digitonthophagus namaquensis species group

Diagnosis. A single species with subapicodorsal lobe of FLP sclerite set on left side ( Fig. 180 ); right lateral fold of FLP sclerite apical portion atrophied, set behind oblique right lateral edge of apical lobe ( Fig. 180 ); basoventral apophysis of FLP sclerite large ( Fig. 182 ).

Figures

FIGURES 171 – 182. Internal sac sclerites (FLP, A + SA). 171, 174, 177, 180. Dorsal view; 172, 175, 178, 181. Ventral view. 173, 176, 179, 182. Right lateral view. 171 – 173. Digitonthophagus fimator, holotype; 174 – 176. D. lusinganus, lectotype; 177 – 179. D. ulcerosus, holotype; 180 – 182. D. namaquensis, holotype.