Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)
The monotypical orphnine genus Stenosternus Karsch is known from a single specimen of S. costatus collected on the São Tomé island (Gulf of Guinea). The holotype of S. costatus Karsch is re-examined and its characters are discussed and illustrated. Although the genus was implic...
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| description | The monotypical orphnine genus Stenosternus Karsch is known from a single specimen of S. costatus collected on the São Tomé island (Gulf of Guinea). The holotype of S. costatus Karsch is re-examined and its characters are discussed and illustrated. Although the genus was implicitly placed by Paulian (1984) in the Old World tribe Orphnini Erichson, re-examination of the holotype of S. costatus shows that it has characters similar to those of the members of the New World tribe Aegidiini Paulian. Placement of Stenosternus in the Aegidiini is supported by the metepisternum widened posteriorly (forming posterior metepisternal lock for closed elytra) and a keel separating basal and anterolateral parts of propleurae. Relationships of Stenosternus with other orphnine taxa and possible ways of origin of São Toméan orphnine fauna are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-caad226d944640838013543ad1adbebc2022-12-22T02:45:04ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702013-09-013350334610.3897/zookeys.335.54713214Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)Andrey FrolovThe monotypical orphnine genus Stenosternus Karsch is known from a single specimen of S. costatus collected on the São Tomé island (Gulf of Guinea). The holotype of S. costatus Karsch is re-examined and its characters are discussed and illustrated. Although the genus was implicitly placed by Paulian (1984) in the Old World tribe Orphnini Erichson, re-examination of the holotype of S. costatus shows that it has characters similar to those of the members of the New World tribe Aegidiini Paulian. Placement of Stenosternus in the Aegidiini is supported by the metepisternum widened posteriorly (forming posterior metepisternal lock for closed elytra) and a keel separating basal and anterolateral parts of propleurae. Relationships of Stenosternus with other orphnine taxa and possible ways of origin of São Toméan orphnine fauna are discussed.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3214 |
| spellingShingle | Andrey Frolov Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) ZooKeys |
| title | Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) |
| title_full | Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) |
| title_fullStr | Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) |
| title_short | Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) |
| title_sort | stenosternus karsch a possible link between neotropical and afrotropical orphninae coleoptera scarabaeidae |
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