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Cephalodesmius carminya, a new flightless dung beetle species from the Central Mackay Coast, Queensland.
Kathryn M. Ebert, Nicole L. Gunter
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Kathryn M. Ebert [1,2], Nicole L. Gunter [1*]
[1] Biodiversity and Geosciences Program, Queensland Museum.
[2] School of the Environment, The University of Queensland.
Abstract
A new species from the genus Cephalodesmius Westwood (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) is described from the Cental Mackay Coast bioregion, Queensland extending the northern range of the genus. Cephalodesmius carminya Ebert & Gunter new species is known from two localities in the Pine Mountain, Carminya Forest Reserve and 2.5 km west of Eungella dam. A key to the four species of Cephalodesmius is provided and we discuss morphological similarities between Cephalodesmius and its closest relative Canthonosoma Macleay.
Cite this paper as: Ebert KM & Gunter NL (2024). Cephalodesmius carminya, a new flightless dung beetle species from the Central Mackay Coast, Queensland.. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 56: 1–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.h85un
This paper was published on: 24/3/2024
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