G. it. Ent., 16 (66): 149-158
March 2021
Notes on the Coprophagous Scarab Beetles
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)
from Southeast Asia. XXXIV
Four new species of Copris Müller
from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia
by
TERUO OCHI & MASAHIRO KON
Abstract - Four new species of Copris are described from the Indochina Peninsula: C. (Copris) laosensis sp. nov. from Laos; C. (C.) micros sp. nov. from Laos; C. (Paracopris) kiriromensis sp. nov. from Cambodia; C. (P.) nonarmatus sp. nov. from Myanmar. C. (P.) chinmontanus Ochi, Kon & Kawahara, 2019 is newly recorded from Thailand, and its female is described. The replacement name Copris (Sinocopris) kimioi nom. nov. is proposed for Copris (Sinocopris) masumotoi Ochi, Kon & Bai, 2020 preoccupied by Copris (Copris) cambodiensis masumotoi Ochi, Kon & Kawahara, 2011.
