Digitonthophagus gazella

Génier, François & Moretto, Philippe, 2017, Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1959: taxonomy, systematics, and morphological phylogeny of the genus revealing an African species complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), Zootaxa 4248 (1), pp. 1-110 : 37

Digitonthophagus gazella species group

Diagnosis. Subapicoventral lobe of FLP sclerite round apically ( Figs. 155, 158 , 161, 164 ); right lateral fold of FLP sclerite apical portion more-or-less spoon shape ( Figs. 153, 156 , 159, 162 ).

Figures

FIGURES 147 – 158. Internal sac sclerites (FLP, A + SA). 147, 150, 153, 156. Dorsal view; 148, 151, 154, 157. Ventral view. 149, 152, 155, 158. Right lateral view. 147 – 149. Digitonthophagus eucatta, alloreferent (Tamil Nadu State, India); 150 – 152. D. falciger, holotype; 153 – 155. D. biflagellatus, holotype; 156 – 158. D. gazella, non type (Antisiranana Province, Madagascar).

FIGURES 159 – 170. Internal sac sclerites (FLP, A + SA). 159, 162, 165, 168. Dorsal view; 160, 163, 166, 169. Ventral view. 161, 164, 167, 170. Right lateral view. 159 – 161. Digitonthophagus petilus, holotype; 162 – 164. D. viridicollis, holotype; 165 – 167. D. aksumensis, holotype; 168 – 170. D. dilatatus, holotype.