Pharaphodius, : Paulian, 1942

Gordon, Robert D., Bordat, Patrice, Dellacasa, Giovanni & Dellacasa, Marco, 2008, Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) of the Mpala Research Centre and environs, Laikipia District, Kenya, Insecta Mundi 2008 (28), pp. 1-15 : 9

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4532811

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4532891

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0394878C-A12B-FFBC-FA9D-FE5AFA21BDC2

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Pharaphodius
status

 

Key to Laikipia species of Pharaphodius

1. Length less than 5.0 mm .......................................................................... P. ignotus (Schmidt)

— Length more than 5.0 mm .......................................................................................................... 2

2(1). Elytral intervals flat, striae feebly impressed; dorsal surface pale yellowish brown ..................... ................................................................................................... P. resplendens (Balthasar)

— Elytral intervals strongly convex, striae strongly impressed; dorsal surface brown, reddish brown, or piceous .................................................................................................................................. 3

3(2). Clypeal apex abruptly angulate or slightly toothed on each side of median emargination; pronotal surface smooth, polished ................................................................... P. fiechteri (Balthasar)

— Clypeal apex rounded or slightly angulate on each side of median emargination; pronotal surface at least slightly alutaceous, dull or feebly shiny ...................................................................... 4

4(3). Posterior pronotal angle slightly sinuate; elytral intervals moderately convex, wide, 3X or more width of striae; dorsal color reddish brown ........................................ P. infinitus (Schmidt)

— Posterior pronotal angle broadly rounded; elytral intervals strongly convex, narrow, 2X width of striae; dorsal color dark brown to blackish .................................................. P. impurus Roth

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Aphodiidae

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