First record of Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) sellatus Klug, 1845 for Europe  (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini)

Daniel Patacchiola; Fabrizio Fabbriciani

doi:10.13133/2284-4880/544

First record of Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) sellatus Klug, 1845 for Europe (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini)

Authors

Daniel Patacchiola
Fabrizio Fabbriciani

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/544

Keywords:

Faunistics, Italy, dung-beetles, African species

Abstract

Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) sellatus Klug, 1845 (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini) is recorded for the first time for Europe based on specimens collected in the south-western coastal area of Sicily (Siracusa province). This is a species with wide distribution encompassing the north-eastern portion of Northern Africa,Middle East and Arabian peninsula and a great portion of the Afrotropical region.

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

Patacchiola, D. and Fabbriciani, F. (2021) “First record of Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) sellatus Klug, 1845 for Europe (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Onthophagini)”, Fragmenta entomologica, 53(2), pp. 311–314. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/544.