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Anomala schaefferi Seidel, 2021

Padre Island tibial scarab, Tibial scarab

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonyms: Anomala tibialis Schaeffer, 1906 (junior homonym of Anomala tibialis Lansberge, 1886)

 

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 19 May 1976

 

Distribution

Padre Island, Texas, USA

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

1 specimen is in the collection of the Texas A&M University, Kingsville. A further preserved specimen exists (http://www.texasento.net/tibialis.htm)

Notes

For photos of a preserved individual of Anomala tibialis, see: http://www.texasento.net/tibialis.htm

 

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References

Original scientific description:

Schaeffer, C. (1906). Notes on some species of the genus Anomala with descriptions of new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 14(1): 1-5.

 

Other references:

NatureServe. (2011). NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://www.natureserve.org/explorer. (Accessed: September 17, 2011).

Riley, Edward G. and Wolfe, Charles S. (2003). An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement No. 26: 1-37.

Seidel, Matthias. (2021). New records of Anomala tibialis Lansberge, 1886 and a new replacement name for Anomala tibialis Schaeffer, 1906 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini). Zootaxa 4966(4): 494-496. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.4.9

 

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