Colophon scholtzi sp. nov.: a newly described highly threatened stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from South Africa

IF 1.2 4区农林科学 Q3 ENTOMOLOGY

African Entomology Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI:10.17159/2254-8854/2024/a18313

Joshua Durie, Pryke James, Basson Reinier, F. Roets

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Abstract

A highly threatened and range-restricted, mountain-relic stag beetle species in the genus Colophon Gray, 1832 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), Colophon scholtzi Roets & Durie sp. nov. is described from a peak in the Riviersonderend Mountain range of South Africa. It is morphologically allied to species in the Colophon stokoei Barnard, 1929 species complex that are confined to the neighbouring Hottentots-Holland Mountain range. Colophon scholtzi seems highly range-restricted and rare as no living specimens have been observed on the single peak from where the only known fragments were collected, despite repeated surveys over the past 12 years.

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Colophon scholtzi sp.

Colophon scholtzi Roets & Durie sp. nov.是 Colophon Gray, 1832 属（鞘翅目：卢坎甲科）中的一个高度濒危且分布范围受限的山地遗存锹形虫物种，该物种描述于南非 Riviersonderend 山脉的一座山峰上。从形态上看，它与 Colophon stokoei Barnard，1929 年种群中的物种相近，后者仅限于邻近的霍屯督-荷兰山脉。Colophon scholtzi 似乎在分布范围上受到很大限制，而且非常罕见，因为尽管在过去 12 年中进行了多次调查，但在采集到唯一已知片段的那座山峰上却没有观察到活体标本。

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African Entomology 生物-昆虫学

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： African Entomology (ISSN 1021-3589 – print / 2224-8854 – online) replaced the old Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa in 1993. A single volume consisting of two issues (March and September) is published annually. The journal is indexed in all major abstracting journals African Entomology is a peer reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research articles and short communications on all aspects of entomology, with an emphasis on the advancement of entomology on the African continent.