Onthophagus (sensu lato) mabuensis Daniel, Strümpher & Josso, 2023

Strümpher, Gimo M. Daniel Werner P. & Josso, Jean-François, 2023, Dung beetle fauna from Mount Mabu, Mozambique. Part 1: A new species of Onthophagus Latreille, 1802, and a checklist of species belonging to group 3 (d’Orbigny 1913) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), Zootaxa 5258 (4), pp. 429-442 : 430-432

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.4.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:430718F1-905A-4C90-82D2-9D5D4E050EF3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7784475
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D433407-C178-EF13-FF4A-D66EFCFD2A72
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Onthophagus (sensu lato) mabuensis Daniel, Strümpher & Josso
status	sp. nov.

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Onthophagus (sensu lato) mabuensis Daniel, Strümpher & Josso View in CoL , new species

( Figs. 1–6 View FIGURES 1–6 ; 7–9 View FIGURES 7–9 ).

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Type locality. Transect 6 (16°16’28”S, 36°22’37”E), Mount Mabu , Zambézia Province, Mozambique ( Figs. 10 View FIGURE 10 , 11 View FIGURE 11 ) GoogleMaps .

Type material. HOLOTYPE ♁ ( BMSA, aedeagUs extracted) ( FIg.6 View FIGURES 1–6 ): “MOZ [ MOZAMBIQUE]: Zambézia [Province] | Mabu Forest, Mt. | Mabu , Trans. [ Transect ] 6 | 16°16’28”S, 36°22’37”E | 16-19.iv. 2022, 1330 m | Daniel, Nganhane & Stŗmpher | BMSA (C) | 141103 || Hum. [Human] dung pitfall trap | Afromontane | Forest || Terres. [Terrestrial] Invert. [Invertebrates] Dept. [Department] | National Museum | P.O. BOX 266 | Bloemfontein 9300 | South Africa [blue cardstock] || HOLOTYPE | Onthophagus mabuensis | Daniel, Stŗmpher & | Josso, 2022 [red cardstock]”. GoogleMaps

PARATYPES, 6♀♀ ( BMSA): same data as hOlOtype GoogleMaps . PARATYPES, 1♁, 5♀♀ ( BMSA): “MOZ [ MOZAMBIQUE]: Zambézia [Province] | Mabu Forest, Mt. | Mabu , Trans. [ Transect ] 5 | 16°16’33”S, 36°22’44”E | 16-19.iv. 2022, 1360 m | Daniel, Nganhane & Stŗmpher || Hum. [Human] dung pitfall trap | Afromontane | Forest || Terres. [Terrestrial] Invert. [Invertebrates] Dept. [Department] | National Museum | P.O. BOX 266 | Bloemfontein 9300 | South Africa [blue cardstock]. || PARATYPE | Onthophagus mabuensis | Daniel, Stŗmpher & | Josso, 2022 [yellow cardstock]” GoogleMaps . PARATYPES, 2♀♀ ( BMSA): same data, except “ ChIcken lIvers pItfall trap | AfrOmOntane | FOrest” GoogleMaps . PARATYPES, 2♀♀ ( JFJC): “MOZ [ MOZAMBIQUE]: Zambézia [Province] | Mabu Forest, Mt. | Mabu , Trans. [ Transect ] 6 | 16°16’28”S, 36°22’37”E | 16-19.iv. 2022 ,1330 m | Daniel, Nganhane& Stŗmpher || Hum. [Human] dung pitfall trap |Afromontane | Forest” GoogleMaps . PARATYPES, 1♁, 1♀ ( TMSA): same data GoogleMaps . PARATYPES, 4♀♀ ( TMSA; FIgs. 7–9 View FIGURES 7–9 ): “ MOZAMBIQUE: Zambézia | Province, Mount Mabu, | Mabu Forest , 6-19.iv.2022, || 16°16’33”S, 36°22’44”E, | 1360 m, Daniel , Nganhane | & Str ̧mpher || Afromontane Forest | Transect 5, pitfall trap | baited with human dung || PARATYPE | Onthophagus mabuensis | Daniel , Str ̧mpher & | Josso , 2022 [red cardstock]” GoogleMaps .