DOI: 10.1111/aen.12670 ISSN: 2052-174X

A revision of the Australian endemic genus Labroma Sharp, 1873 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Chris A. M. Reid, Natalie A. Tees
  • Insect Science
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Abstract

The Australian endemic dung beetle Labroma Sharp, 1873 is redescribed and revised. Five species are recognised, two new: L. horrens Sharp, 1873, L. monteithi sp. nov., L. toonumbar sp. nov., L. tuberculata (Waterhouse, 1874) and L. umbratilis Matthews, 1974. The genus, hitherto only known from southwest Western Australia, is newly recorded from New South Wales. Systematics of the genus and conservation status of its species are discussed.

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