Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) lucidulus ( Boheman, 1860 )

Deschodt, Christian M., Davis, Adrian L. V. & Scholtz, Clarke H., 2015, Status changes, new synonymies, key and descriptions of seven new species in the subgenus Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) Balthasar 1965 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), Zootaxa 3931 (4), pp. 505-527 : 506

Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) lucidulus ( Boheman, 1860)

Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) vansoni Ferreira 1958 new synonym

We have compared photographs of both the type specimens of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) lucidulus ( Boheman, 1860) , housed in the NHRS (type locality: Lake Ngami, N. Botswana), with the holotype of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) vansoni Ferreira 1958 , housed in the TMSA (type locality: Mangetti, Ovamboland, N. Namibia) ( Fig. 1 ), and are of the opinion that they are synonymous. The type of S. (S.) lucidulus is female thus aedeagi could not be compared. However punctation of the prothoracic disc is similar in both type specimens and the interstriae are similarly lacking in punctation.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Dorsal views of (A) S. (S.) vansoni, (B) S. (S.) lucidulus, (C) S. (S.) xavieri and (D) S. (S.) andreaei with associated labels to show synonymies.