A taxonomic review of the genus Clitobius with description of a new species from Oman (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Purchart Luboš, Kamiński Marcin Jan
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(supplementum): 139-163, 2017
Published online: 31st December 2017
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Abstract: Based on external and internal morphological characters, Apithesis obesa
Waterhouse, 1881 (of the monotypical genus Apithesis Waterhouse, 1881) is
redescribed and transferred from the tribe Ulomini to the tribe Opatrini where
it is incorporated in Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 1859. Preliminary review of
the taxonomy and distribution of Clitobius is performed. The following names are
placed in synonymy: Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 1859 = Apithesis Waterhouse,
1881, syn. nov. = Apteroclitobius Koch, 1960, syn. nov.; Clitobius ovatus
(Erichson, 1843) = Halonomus salinicola Wollaston, 1861, syn. nov.; Clitobius
oblongiusculus (Fairmaire, 1875) = Clitobius ovatus borkouensis Pierre, 1961,
syn. nov.; Clitobius obesus (Waterhouse, 1881), comb. nov. = Clitobius
pseudalatus Koch, 1960, syn. nov. Clitobius omanicus sp. nov. is described from
Oman. A key to the species of Clitobius is presented. Distributional patterns
within the genus are analysed and discussed.
Key words: Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Ulomini, Opatrini, Ammobiina, Apithesis, Apteroclitobius, Clitobius, taxonomy, new species, new synonymy, Oman, Socotra, Yemen
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