Lamellicorn beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Sakhalin Island: taxonomical structure, fauna, ecology and zoogeography

Taxonomical structure and species composition of fauna of Sakhalin Island are analized. Two new genus, Exomala Reitter, 1903, Hoplia Illiger, 1803, and six new species, Trox scaber (Linnaeus, 1767), Aphodius (Trichonotulus) scrofa (Fabricius, 1787), Aphodius (Planolinus) vittatus Say, 1825, Onthopha...

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Published in:Caucasian Entomological Bulletin
Main Authors: V.G. Bezborodov, S.A. Shabalin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2015
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.23885/1814-3326-2015-11-2-317-325
https://doaj.org/article/873da92022f6451ea324186a99e39c5f
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Summary:Taxonomical structure and species composition of fauna of Sakhalin Island are analized. Two new genus, Exomala Reitter, 1903, Hoplia Illiger, 1803, and six new species, Trox scaber (Linnaeus, 1767), Aphodius (Trichonotulus) scrofa (Fabricius, 1787), Aphodius (Planolinus) vittatus Say, 1825, Onthophagus (Phanaeomorphus) japonicus Harold, 1874, Exomala conspurcata (Harold, 1878), Hoplia aureola Pallas, 1803 are firstly recorded for the island fauna. Data on trophical specialization, phenology and spatial distribution of species are given. Horology and zoogeographical features of fauna of lamellicorn beetles of Sakhalin Island are discussed.