Checklist of Kheper Janssens and description of a new species from northern Tanzania (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Authors

Svatopluk Pokorny, Czech RepublicFollow
Jiri Zídek, Praha, Czech RepublicFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0429: 1–7

Comments

Published in 2015 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright held by the author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License

Abstract

All species-group names of the genus Kheper Janssens (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) are presented in a checklist and Kheper rolciki sp. n. from northern Tanzania is described. The new species belongs to the cupreus group, whose species are illustrated and a key to them is provided.