Ammoecius naviauxi ( BARAUD, 1971 ) DellacaSa & DellacaSa, 2002

DellacaSa, M. & DellacaSa, G., 2002, Systematic Redefinition Of Taxa Belonging To The Genera Ahermodontus Báguena, 1930 And Ammoecius Mulsant, 1842, With Description Of The New Genus Vladimirellus (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 48 (4), pp. 269-316 : 308-309

Ammoecius naviauxi ( BARAUD, 1971) comb. n.

( Figs 22 , 37–40 )

Aphodius (Ammoecius) naviauxi BARAUD, 1971: 66 ; DELLACASA M. 1988: 116.

Type locality: Slennfé , Syrie . [ Syria.]

Type depository: BARAUD collection, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris.

Type material: Holotype, male: Slennfé , Syrie, 07.05.1970, Naviaux R. leg.

Description – Length 5.5 mm. Short, oval, strongly convex, shiny, glabrous ( Fig. 22 ). Black; clypeal margin and legs piceous; antennal club testaceous. Head with cupuliform epistoma densely, irregularlyandsubrugoselypuncturedtothealmostnarrowandnearlystraightanteriorcarinainfront of which the subrugose punctation somewhat finer and superficial; clypeus widely sinuate at middle, distinctly denticulate at sides, laterally rather thinly bordered, border faintly upturned; genae obtusely rounded, sparsely ciliate, distinctly protruding more than eyes; frontal suture fine, slightly raised; frons almost coarsely and regularly punctured; epipharynx: Fig. 37 ; apex of corypha: Fig. 38 . Pronotum strongly transverse, somewhat larger than elytral base, doubly punctured, fine punctures subregularly scattered throughout, mixed larger punctures very sparse on disc toward base, much denser on sides; latter subparallel, thinly bordered; anterior angles distinct, thickly bordered; hind angles widely rounded; base feebly bisinuate, distinctly bordered, border faintly sunk. Scutellum very small, regularly triangular, feebly convex, smooth. Elytra short, oval, broadened posteriorly, distinctly denticulate at shoulder and with strong epipleural carina; striae deep, rather fine, feebly crenulate with punctures moderately impressed, more coarsely punctured and distinctly crenulate laterally and on preapical declivity; interstices moderately convex on disc, more strongly convex laterally and preapically, sparsely and almost imperceptibly punctured. Hind tibiae with superior apical spur as long as first tarsal segment; latter as long as following three combined. Male: fore tibiae with apical spur stout, downward bent, regularly acuminate toward apex; inferior apical spur of middle tibiae shortened, obliquely truncate and somewhat inwardly hooked apically; aedeagus: Figs 39–40 . Female: unknown.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Figures

Figs 21–24. Habitus of: 21 = Ammoecius eli (PETROVITZ, 1961) (female, length 5 mm, Iraq: Mesopotam., Hilleh), 22 = A naviauxi (BARAUD, 1971) (male, length 5.5 mm, Syria: Slennfé), 23 = A. dogueti (BARAUD, 1980) (male, length 6.0 mm, Algeria: Djurdjura, Chemin lac Goulmine), 24 = A. elevatus (OLIVIER, 1789) (male, length 7.0 mm, France: Var, S.te-Baume)

Figs 37–48. Epipharynx (37, 41, 45), apex of corypha (lateral view) (38, 42, 46) and aedeagus (dorsal and lateral view) (39–40, 43–44, 47–48) of: 37–40 = Ammoecius naviauxi (BARAUD, 1971), 41–44 = A. muchei (PETROVITZ, 1962), 45–48 = A. brevis ERICHSON, 1848