Five new species of Aptenocanthon Matthews (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from tropical Australia, with notes on distribution

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Storey, R.I. and Monteith, G.B. (2000) Five new species of Aptenocanthon Matthews (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from tropical Australia, with notes on distribution. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum., 49-6 (1). pp. 349-358.

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Abstract

Five new species of the flightless scarabaeine genus Aptenocanthon Matthews are described from northern Australia: jimara sp. nov. from the Northern Territory; kabura sp. nov., wollumbin sp. nov., winyur sp. nov. and speewah sp. nov. from mountains in the wet tropics of northern Queensland. A key is given to the eight species in the genus. A. jimara is the first record of the genus away from the east coast. Biology and distribution are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Reproduced with permission of the © Queensland Museum
Keywords:	Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeinae; Aptenocanthon; dung beetles; taxonomy; rainforest; flightless.
Subjects:	Science > Zoology > Invertebrates > Insects
Live Archive:	08 Jul 2004
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 16:47

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