Ceratophyus dauricus ( Jekel, 1866 )

Král, David, Jákl, Stanislav, Lu, Yuanyuan & Bai, Ming, 2020, The genus Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) in China, along with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4747 (2), pp. 339-349 : 343-344

Ceratophyus dauricus ( Jekel, 1866) [达乌里角粪金龟]

Geotrupes dauricus Jekel, 1866: 538 (original description).

Ceratophyus dauricus: Zunino 1973: 15 , figs. 3a, b, c (revision, distribution); Medvedev & Nikolajev 1974: 121 (distribution, key); Nikolajev & Puntsagdulam 1984: 105, figs. 7–11 (distributioan); Král & Hillert 2013: 183 (distribution); Bezborodov 2018: 531 (distribution).

Type locality. “Dauria Sibiriae orientali”.

Published records. Bezborodov (2018): Tailai (Heilongjiang), see gazetteer ( Table 1 ) and map ( Fig. 19 ); Zunino (1973): China, no locality specified; Medvedev & Nikolajev (1974): North-eastern parts of China, no local- ity specified; Nikolajev & Puntsagdulam (1984): North-eastern parts of China, no locality specified Hillert & Král (2013): Inner Mongolia, no locality specified.

Material examined (18 specimens). China, Hebei : 5 ♀♀ ( HBUM), Chengde, Yudaokou, 12.–18.vi.2004, Chao Gao lgt., HBU(E)082509, 082567-568, 082570-571 ; 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀ ( HBUM), Weichang, Yudaokou, 13.–18.vi.2004, Chao Gao lgt., HBU(E)082572-575, 082569 ; Inner Mongolia: 1 ♂ ( IZAS), Jirem Meng, Jarud Qi, 11.vii.1987, Xin Wang lgt., Q42891 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( IZAS), Hexigten Qi, Jingpeng, 10.vii.1990, Youwei Zhang lgt .

Additional material examined. Mongolia, Dornod: 1 ♂ ( IZAS), Buyr nuur, 47.67758°N, 117.68802°E, 593 m, 8.vii.2009, Fuqiang Chen & Hongbin Liang lgt .; Hentiy: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( IZAS), Dadal , 48.82080°N, 111.67580°E, 944 m, 3.vii.2009, Hongbin Liang & Ming Bai lgt .; Sükhbaatar: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( NMPC), Ongon elis, 10 km S von So- mon Chongor, 900 m, 3.–5.viii.1965, Nr. 355, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab .

Distribution. China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia), Mongolia (Dornod, Hentiy, Sükhbaatar), Russia (Buryatiya, Zabaykalskiy Kray) ( Endrődi 1967; Medvedev & Nikolajev 1974; Puntsagdulam 1974; Nikolajev & Puntsagdulam 1984; Hillert & Král 2013; Bezborodov 2018). First province records from Hebei ( China) and Hentiy ( Mongolia). See map on Fig. 19 .

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FIGURE 19. Sketch map of China with marked distribution of Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 species.