G. it. Ent., 16 (68): 577-584
March 2023
A new subgenus of the genus Parascatonomus Paulian
from Africa
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)
by
TERUO OCHI * & MASAHIRO KON **
* Kôhûdai 5-21-6, Toyono-chô, Toyono-gun, Osaka, 563-0104 JAPAN.
** Pressance Kyodai-Higashi 406, 116-3 Nishida-chô, Jôdôji, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8417 JAPAN.
Abstract - A new African subgenus of the genus Parascatonomus Paulian, 1932 is established for Parascatonomus maculatus (Fabricius, 1801) as the type species: Morettoeus subgenus nov. Further, both Parascatonomus chloroderus (d’Orbigny, 1905) and Onthophagus imbellis d’Orbigny, 1905 are assigned to the new subgenus of Parascatonomus.
