G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 279-284
March 2025
A new species of Copris from Vietnam
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae）
by
TERUO OCHI *, MASAHIRO KON ** & HONG THAI PHAM ***
* Kôhûdai 5-21-6, Toyono-cho, Toyono-gun, Osaka, 563-0104 JAPAN.
** Pressance Kyodai-Higashi 406, 116-3 Nishida-cho, Jodoji, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8417 JAPAN.
*** Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 321 Huynh Thuc Khang, Hue, VIETNAM // Vietnam National Museum of Nature & Graduate School of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, VIETNAM.
Abstract - A new species of Copris is described from Vietnam: Copris (Paracopris) falsisurdus sp. nov. The male genitalia of C. (P.) surdus Arrow are described for the first time. C. (P.) punctulatus septentrionalis Ochi, Kon & Pham, 2019 is upgraded to species rank.
