G. it. Ent., 17 (70): 291-304
March 2025
Studies on the Asian dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)
based on the collection of the Natural History Museum Basel I.
Four new species in the tribe Onthophagini from Laos
by
TERUO OCHI *, MASAHIRO KON ** & JOACHIM SCHÖNFELD ***
* 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.
*** Sinzig, GERMANY.
Abstract - Three new species of Onthophagus are described from Laos: O. (Hikidaeus) boreri sp. nov., O. (Serrophorus) semicognatus sp. nov., O. (Sinonthophagus) olegkabakovi sp. nov. A new species of Caccobius is also described from Laos: C. (Caccobius) schoolmeestersi sp. nov. In addition, Caccobius (Caccophilus) masumotoi Cambefort is firstly recorded from Laos.
