A new species of the genus Rhyparus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Rhyparini) from the Oriental Region having an accessory costa on each elytron

Abstract

A new species, Rhyparus accessoricostatus sp. nov. from Malaysia (Sabah) is described and illustrated, which exerts a unique feature: the presence of an accessory costa on each elytron. Its position among still known species of the genus Rhyparus Westwood, 1845 is briefly discussed.

An updated checklist of Austral-Asian Rhyparus species is added.

Keywords

• Taxonomy
• new species
• checklist
• Coleoptera
• Aphodiinae
• Rhyparini
• Rhyparus
• Australian Region
• Oriental Region