Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Dicronychus (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hathal M Al Dhafer; Giuseppe Platia

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.2

Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Dicronychus (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Zootaxa. 2013 Nov 4:3734:15-22. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.2.

Authors

Hathal M Al Dhafer¹, Giuseppe Platia²

Affiliations

¹ Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Email: hdhafer@ksu.edu.sa.
² Via Molino Vecchio, 21a, 47043 Gatteo (FC), Italy.; Email: pinoplatia-@tele2.it.

PMID: 25277891
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.2

Abstract

Examination of specimens of Dicronychus Brullé in the King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia revealed the presence of two new species, D. latifae n. sp. and D. bushrae n. sp. In addition, the descriptions of D. talhouki Platia and Schimmel and D. brancuccii Platia and Schimmel are augmented after examination of both type material and recently collected specimens from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animals
Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera / classification*
Female
Male
Saudi Arabia