Description of a new Sinaphodius species from Laos along with a checklist of the genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Aphodiini)

Abstract

A new species of the subfamily Aphodiinae, Sinaphodius natalicius sp. nov. from Laos, is described and illustrated. Detailed photos of the most similar and probably related, S. chitwanensis (Schoolmeesters et Van den Heuvel, 1999), are also presented to make possible comparison of the two species.

A checklist of the genus Sinaphodius Červenka, 1994 is provided.

Keywords

• Taxonomy
• new species
• checklist
• Coleoptera
• Scarabaeidae
• Aphodiinae
• Aphodiini
• Sinaphodius
• Laos
• Oriental Region