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Dipole and quadrupole moments of the isomeric Hg197 nucleus : isomeric isotope shift
No full text"November 10, 1958." "Reprinted from The physical review, v.115, no.1, July 1, 1959"Includes bibliographical references.Army Signal Corps Contract DA36-039-sc-78108. Dept. of the Army Task 3-99-20-001 and Project 3-99-00-000.Adrian C. Melissinos, Sumner P. Davis
Namakwanus scholtzi Deschodt & Davis 2017, spec. nov.
No full textNamakwanus scholtzi spec. nov., Figs 1–2 SPECIMEN EXAMINED. Holotype ♂: [NAMIBIA]: Gobabeb, Kuiseb River, Central Namib, S. W. Afr., 11.v.1959, H. Dick Brown.– (TMSA). ETYMOLOGY. This species is named in honour of Professor Clarke H. Scholtz, for his extensive and lifelong contribution to entomology. DESCRIPTION. Dark brown, convex. Head: two long, distinct, slightly upturned clypeal teeth and one much smaller tooth medially on lower margin of clypeus. Slight red tinge laterally. Pronotum: punctate with round punctures of variable size, surface shagreened. Laterally clearly flattenedwith ridge in median one-third justinside of lateral margin. Ridge parallel with outside margin anteriorly and curving inward posteriorly. Lateral sides with slight red tinge. Protibia: surface shagreened, outside margin anteriorly tridentate in last one-third and slightly sinuous to dentate in first two-thirds. Outside two denticles larger than median denticle. Median dorsal ridge present, angulate at posterior denticle of outside margin. Golden brown setae present, longer terminally.Ventral surface withmedian ridge. Elytra: convex. Surface shagreened, punctures on second to fourth intervals more or less in straight double lines, punctures on all other intervals forming more or less straight single lines. Punctures and striae not well defined. Sterna: prosternum with clear round and adjacent punctures. Mesometasternal suture distinct and very slightly curved, punctures on mesosternum larger and further apart than on metasternum, surface shagreened. Fig. 1 Plate showing the habitus and aedeagus of one new species and habitus of all other species treated in this paper: A: Namakwanus irishi Scholtz & Howden,1987; B: Namakwanus scholtzi spec.nov.; C: Aedeagus of Namakwanus scholtzi spec.nov.; D: Namaphilus davisi (Deschodt & Scholtz,2007) comb.nov.; E: Namaphilus endroedyi (Deschodt,Davis & Scholtz,2011) comb.nov.; F: Namaphilus ameibensis spec.nov.; G: Versicorpus streyi (Frolov,2005) comb.nov.; H: Versicorpus erongoense Deschodt,Davis & Scholtz,2011. Fig. 2 Map showing the collecting localities of all the known species of the Byrrhidium group.The black outline indicates the distribution of rock hyraxes (shapefile supplied by IUCN). See online version for map in colour. Pygidium: surface shagreened and punctate, puncturessmalland further apartthantheirdiameter. DISCUSSION. This new species can be separated from N. irishi by the tips of the clypeal horns being slightly further apart, more upturned and slightly pointing inward at the apex.Published as part of Deschodt, Christian M. & Davis, Adrian L. V., 2017, Transfer of three species of Namakwanus Scholtz & Howden to Versicorpus Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz or to Namaphilus gen. nov., with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), pp. 109-114 in Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 7 (7) on pages 110-112, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.556291
Namaphilus nubibmontanus Deschodt & Davis 2018, new species
No full textNamaphilus nubibmontanus Deschodt & Davis, new species (Figs. 1C, 2C–D, 3–4) Type material. Holotype male: Nubib Mountain, Namibia, S24.885184° E16.065035°, 14.iii.2017 1184m, Deschodt, Jacobs & Davis (TMSA). Paratypes: Three specimens (unsexed), same data as holotype, (2 SANC, 1 UPSA); one female: Losberg, Namibia, S25.073295° E16.048717°, 15.iii.2017, C. Deschodt & A. Davis (UPSA). Description: Holotype male: Medium sized beetle. Measurements with head inflexed, 5.22 mm (length) × 3.90 mm (width) × 2.80 mm (height). Head. Clypeus bidentate and surface shagreened; clypeal margin between teeth slightly concave. One very small tooth on lower clypeal margin between dorsal teeth. Clypeogenal suture indistinct and fairly straight. Clypeal surface faintly punctate. Pronotum. Convex, and completely covered by small faint punctures, separated by about one and a half lengths of their own diameter. About half of the punctures associated with very short tan setae. Elytra. Convex with surface shagreened. Elytra fused. Striae unclear. Very faint punctures associated with short and recurved setae on interstriae, all distributed in double rows, except for interstriae adjoining elytral suture, where the punctures are aligned in a single row. Sterna. Prosternum shagreened with large shallow indistinct punctures, almost touching. Meso- and metasternum fused, mesometasternal suture slightly curved anteriorly. Surface of mesosternum shagreened with clear, medium-sized punctures, punctures separated by at least one puncture diameter. Surface of metasternum shagreened with a few very faint punctures. Protibia. Inside margin forming bulbous widening distal half of protibia and with no denticles, short tan setae present along the margin. Dorsal surface shagreened, irregularly punctate and with carina extending lengthwise. Tibial apex blunt with small spatulate spur. Tarsi attached under spur close to inner margin of tibia. Ventral surface shagreened with sinuous carina from inside margin of second half to middle of apex. Three teeth at apical third of outer margin, distal two thirds serrated. Mesotibia. Fairly straight, with smooth margins and with five rows of short tan setae. Apically with two spurs. Tarsi with short tan setae, ending with two claws. Metatibia. Fairly straight, with smooth margins and five rows of short tan setae. Tarsi with short tan setae, ending with two claws. Pygidium. Surface shagreened with large shallow punctures. Aedeagus. Parameres symmetrical, see Fig. 2. Female. There is no variation between males and females of this species. Etymology. This species is named after the Nubib Mountain range, the inselberg where the type series was collected. Diagnosis. This new species is similar in appearance to Namaphilus endroedyi (Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz, 2011) but the aedeagi (Fig. 2) are clearly different. Distribution, conservation status and potential threats. This species may be restricted to the isolated Nubib Mountains in Namibia. As hyrax colonies remain protected in the area of collection within the Namibrand Nature Reserve, N. nubibmontanus new species is probably not facing any current threats. However, it should be assessed as Data Deficient (DD) as the EOO is unknown. This species could encompass a geographic area as small as 1100 km 2 (area of the Nubib Mountains).Published as part of Deschodt, Christian M. & Davis, Adrian L. V., 2018, New deltochiline (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa associated with hyrax dung in arid south western Namibia in Zootaxa 4450 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/144461
Namakwanus kamfferi Deschodt & Davis 2018, new species
No full textNamakwanus kamfferi Deschodt & Davis, new species (Figs. 1D, 3) Type material. Holotype female: Bloedkoppe, Namibia, S22.843909° E15.376124°, 17.iii.2017 739m, C. Deschodt & A. Davis (TMSA). One female paratype with same data as holotype (UPSA). Additional material examined. Various disarticulated body parts of different specimens from the same site as holotype, mounted on a single card; two elytra and two pronota from different beetles, Bloedkoppe, Namibia, S22.844586° E15.376308°, 745m 13.06.2013, Deschodt Jacobs Kamffer, collected dead from hyrax dung (UPSA). Description: Holotype female: Medium sized beetle. Measurements with head inflexed, 7.50 mm (length) × 5.01 mm (width) × 3.86 mm (height). Head. Clypeus bidentate, with two well-developed slightly upturned teeth, clypeal margin between teeth more or less straight. Teeth longer than distance between them. One very small tooth on lower clypeal margin, between dorsal teeth, while a second even smaller median tooth on the upper clypeal margin. Clypeogenal suture distinct and straight. Clypeal surface clearly punctate. Surface shagreened and clearly punctate. Pronotum. Convex, small but clear punctures separated by about one and a half to two lengths of their own diameter. Pronotal surface shagreened with sculpture free midline extending across pronotum. Elytra. Convex. Elytra fused. Striae very shallow and faint, faintly punctate. Irregular and very faint punctures on interstriae. Sterna. Prosternum shagreened with large shallow punctures. Meso- and metasternum fused, mesometasternal suture straight. Surface of mesosternum shagreened with clear, medium-sized punctures. Surface of metasternum shagreened with clear medium sized punctures. Protibia. Inner margin fairly straight with no denticles. Tibial apex blunt with short, spatulate downwardcurving spur close to inside corner. Tarsi attached under spur. Setae on inner margins of tarsi short and tan. Three teeth at apical outside margin of second half. First half of outer margin from joint smooth. Mesotibia. Fairly straight with smooth margins. Apically with two short spurs. Tarsi with short tan setae, ending with two claws. Metatibia. Fairly straight with smooth margins. Tarsi with short tan setae, ending with two claws. Pygidium. Surface shagreened with large, shallow and closely spaced punctures. Male. Unknown. Etymology. This species is named after Mr Dewald Kamffer to remind him of the day of its discovery when he was present in the flesh but very absent in other faculties. Diagnosis. The pronotal punctures of Namakwanus kamfferi new species are smaller than those of N. scholtzi Deschodt & Davis, 2017 and only of a single size. The most proximal denticle of the front tibia is much larger in Namakwanus kamfferi new species than in N. scholtzi. Distributions, ecology, conservation status and potential threats. This species may be restricted to the isolated Blutkoppe and Langer Heinrich Mountains in the Namib Desert, Namibia. As hyrax colonies remain protected in the area of collection within the Namib-Naukluft Park, N. kamfferi new species is probably not facing any current threat although the Langer-Heinrich Uranium mine lies within its predicted EOO and AOO. This species should be assessed as Data Deficient (DD) as the EOO is unknown. Its distribution area could be as small as 100 km 2 (combined area of the Blutkoppe and Langer Heinrich Mountains).Published as part of Deschodt, Christian M. & Davis, Adrian L. V., 2018, New deltochiline (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa associated with hyrax dung in arid south western Namibia in Zootaxa 4450 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/144461
TIA887614 Supplemental Material - Supplemental material for Hearing in Adults: A Digital Reprint of the Main Report From the MRC National Study of Hearing
No full textSupplemental material, TIA887614 Supplemental Material for Hearing in Adults: A Digital Reprint of the Main Report From the MRC National Study of Hearing by Michael A. Akeroyd, George G. Browning, Adrian C. Davis and Mark P. Haggard in Trends in Hearing</p
Garreta australugens Davis & Deschodt 2018, new species
No full textGarreta australugens Davis & Deschodt, new species Figs 1–4 Description of holotype. Holotype ♂: 20.3 x 11.6 mm (length with head extended x maximum width). Habitus uniformly charcoal black. Head. Clypeus with four well defined denticles; middle two denticles larger and separated by right-angled gap; clypeal surface with large, irregular granules that are close together but clearly separated by dense microgranulation. Pronotal disc. Surface of pronotum with small more or less rounded and irregularly spaced granules that are separated by less than one or two granule diameters; area between granules, micro-granular giving a shagreened appearance. Longitudinal midline almost indiscernible. Two very short diagonal grooves (basal impressions) on each side of midline at the base of pronotum. Elytra. Surface sculpture of elytral interstriae similar to pronotum, i.e. large granules separated by one to three granule diameters; area between granules very finely microgranular with a shagreened appearance. First elytral striae next to midline with widely spaced and very faint punctures; all other striae apunctate, narrow, unclear and shagreened. Anterior legs. Narrow and slightly curved inwards. Aedeagus. Similar to other species of Garreta (Fig. 3). Sexual dimorphism. Inward curving front legs of male type material narrower than those of females. Terminal spur of front legs acute in females and more blunt in males. Variability. The colour of paratype specimens is uniform with no variation; size of paratype specimens varies from slightly smaller to slightly larger than the holotype. Etymology. The name is a combination of the specific name of its closest relative Garreta lugens and its southern distribution. Type specimens examined. Holotype ♂: "Wildlife College, Site 3, S24°32’27” E31°20’23”, 23-25.xi.2009, C. Du Toit & C. Jacobs. ", in SANC. Paratypes: 2 spec. same data as holotype, in UPSA; 1 spec. "S. Afr.; Transvaal, Pafuri, 29.3.73., Potg.&Scholtz", in TMSA; 1 spec. " Bubye River S. Rhodesia 29/10/73, N.J.Duke ", in TMSA; 2 spec. "2553a. Satara, KNP, 19.I.82, Various soil and vegetation types, Doube & Macqueen, COLS01270 ", in SANC; 1 spec. "329, GORONGOSA N.P., Mozam. 11-28.I.72, Bornemissza & Kirk, COLS08747 ", in SANC; 1 ♂ spec. "BIRCHENOUGH BRIDGE, Rhod. (60 kms E) 18.I.74, H.H. Aschenborn, COLS08748 ", in SANC. All SANC specimens (except holotype) have two additional determination labels: Garreta lugens (Fairmaire, 1891), det. CSIRO, DBRU and Garreta lugens (Fairmaire, 1891), det. ALV Davis, 2013. Differential diagnosis. This new species can be easily separated from Garreta lugens by pronotal granulation; granules are clearly separate and more or less round in Garreta australugens new species, whereas those of G. lugens are often connected forming irregular shapes.Published as part of Davis, Adrian L. V. & Deschodt, Christian M., 2018, Two new species of Garreta Janssens, 1940 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Southern Africa, pp. 242-248 in Zootaxa 4450 (2) on page 243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/144470
Namaphilus tirasmontanus Deschodt & Davis 2018, new species
No full textNamaphilus tirasmontanus Deschodt & Davis, new species (Figs. 1C, 3–4) Type material. Holotype female: Tirasberg Conservancy, S26.231242° E16.571429°, 13.iii.2017 1363m, C. Deschodt & A. Davis (TMSA). Additional material examined. Various disarticulated body parts of different specimens from the same site mounted on a single card (UPSA). Description: Holotype female: Medium sized beetle. Measurements with head inflexed, 5.84 mm (length) × 4.44 mm (width) × 3.32 mm (height). Head. Clypeus bidentate, with two small teeth that are well separated; clypeal margin between teeth straight with minute irregularities. Surface somewhat dull. One very small tooth on lower clypeal margin between dorsal teeth. Clypeogenal suture indistinct but straight. Clypeal surface shagreened and punctate. Pronotum. Convex, coarsely shagreened, medium ovate punctures with associated short setae covering pronotum, punctures separated by less than one puncture diameter. Elytra. Convex. Elytra fused. Striae very shallow but visible, faintly punctate. Irregular and faint punctures with medium length associated setae in double rows on all interstriae except on those adjoining elytral sutures bearing a single row of punctures. Edges of punctures forming low undulations. Sterna. Prosternum with large shallow round punctures. Meso- and metasternum fused, mesometasternal suture straight. Surface of mesosternum shagreened with clear, medium-sized shallow punctures. Surface of metasternum shagreened with punctures slightly smaller and closer together than on mesosternum. Protibia. Inside margin slightly curved inward with no denticles. Tibial apex blunt with small spatulate spur next to inside corner. Tarsi attached under spur and close to inner margin of tibia. Three teeth at apical outer margin. Proximal two thirds of outer margin from joint serrated. Dorsal and ventral surface shagreened and punctate. Mesotibia. Fairly straight, with smooth margins and with five rows of short tan setae. Apically with two short spurs. Tarsi with short tan setae, ending with two claws. Metatibia. Fairly straight, with smooth margins and with five rows of short tan setae. Tarsi with short tan setae, ending with two claws. Pygidium. Surface shagreened with medium shallow punctures, some with associated setae. Male. Unknown. Etymology. This species is named after the Tiras Mountain range, the inselberg mountain complex where the holotype type specimen was collected. Diagnosis. The longer setae on the elytra and slight undulations on the elytra will distinguish this species from Namaphilus endroedyi and Namaphilus nubibmontanus new species. Distributions, ecology, conservation status and potential threats. This species may be restricted to the isolated Tiras Mountains in Namibia. As hyrax colonies remain protected in the area of collection within the Tiras Conservancy, N. tirasmontanus new species is probably not facing any current threats. However, it should be assessed as Data Deficient (DD) as the EOO is unknown. Its distribution area could be as small as 150 km 2 (area of the Tiras Mountains).Published as part of Deschodt, Christian M. & Davis, Adrian L. V., 2018, New deltochiline (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa associated with hyrax dung in arid south western Namibia in Zootaxa 4450 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/144461
Copris crassus Deschodt and Davis
No full textCopris crassus Deschodt and Davis Figure 4 A, B, D–H, 5. Diagnosis. This species and C. fidius are the only species in the group with almost round eyes However, this species can be separated from C. fidius by its larger size, the pronotal lateral lobes in major specimens ending with a single peak instead of two, and the male and female pronotal and elytral punctures being larger and closer together. Description. Holotype: Length: 21.0 mm, long 12.4 mm at widest and 9.0 mm high. Body somewhat squat, shiny black, glabrous dorsally. Major male. Head: apical edge of clypeus slightly indented and with two small denticles, forming very shallow “v”; area behind clypeal horn and genae punctate; genal angle sharp; clypeal horn elongate and narrow, slightly curved backwards, sharp at apex, distal edge with a small hooked tooth at basal fourth. Epipharynx: anterior edge convex, median sensory setae dense and tight, forming a strongly sclerotized cone; sensory setae more or less in straight lines diverging anteriorly. Labium: apical edge with deep notch, median depression deep, almost one third as wide as labium at widest. Prothorax: median lateral indentation present, punctate laterally, with anterior median region smooth; anterior, outside angles obtuse, the lateral edges slightly curved; median excavation wide, somewhat concave, punctate anteriorly and smooth posteriorly, the prothoracic lobes significantly elevated with apices terminating in a single point, turned inward distally. Elytra: interstriae flat, finely punctate, punctation less than one puncture diameter apart, striae clearly visible. Pygidium: with dense punctation less than one puncture diameter apart. Sterna: meso-metasternal suture lines straight, forming obtuse, anteriorly-pointing angle medially; mesosternum somewhat rugose; on metasternum, meso-metasternal suture, posterior edge and area between coxae smooth; area outside of coxae punctate. Legs: protibial spur spatulate, slightly curved ventrally towards apex; profemora covered with dense hair; metatibiae with two thin spurs on distal outside edge; proximal spur is half the length of distally curving distal spur. Male genitalia: apices of parameres dorsally rounded with hooked ventral tip. The apical sclerites of the internal sack consist of the basal sclerite (“lamelle conique” in Nguyen Phung (1988)) that is bulbous at base and hooked at the tip; the elongate sclerite with long filaments that is typical of all Copris spp.; and of the plate sclerite with a file-like surface and ends that are twisted 90 degrees (Fig. 4 E). Length: 18.0 to 21.0 mm. Variation. Minor males. Size somewhat variable. Lateral lobes on pronotum range between half that of the major male to completely absent with between-lobe concave excavation becoming flat and less distinct. Clypeal horn ranges between one third of that in major males to only a small protrusion with distal basal tooth relatively smaller or absent. Females. Similar to males, but with a much reduced clypeal horn or a slightly projecting point on the frontoclypeal suture; the prothorax is very slightly excavated or flat and densely punctate medially. Etymology. The name for this largest known species in the fidius group is the Latin word for “fat” reflecting the squat body shape. Type material examined. Holotype: 1 ♂ Suikerbosrand Nat. Res., Gauteng, South Africa, 28 ° 28–32 ’S 28 ° 10- 17 ’E, 12–13.xii. 2001 1631–1930 m, Davis & Deschodt (TMSA). Paratypes: 4 ♂ same data as holotype (2 UPSA, 1 TMSA, 1 SANC), 1 ♂ RSA: Kwazulu-Natal, Sani Pass, alt. 1747m, S 29 ° 37 ’ 37.57 ” E 29 ° 25 ’ 21.87 ”, 21.ix. 2003;Pitfall – Cattle dung, W.P. Stru[ü]mpher, A. Henning (UPSA), 3 ♂ RSA: NATAL, Giants Castle Res., 32.02 S – 19.13 E [29.43 °S 29.52 °E] 250m [2500m] 15 / 17 -XI- 1985, AVEvans,CHScholtz, (UPSA), 1 ♀ Avontuur, E. CP, (23 kms S) [33.841 °S 23.189 °E] 2.IX. 77, Sandy loam, Rocky hillside pasture with shrubs 570m C, A.L.V. Davis, (SANC), 1 ♀ QUEENSTOWN, CP (35 kms N) [31.669 °S 26.708 °E] 12.XI. 74, I.D. Temby, (SANC), 1 ♂ S.Afr.;KWZ Natal, Lotheni Nat.Res. 29 [°]. 26 [’] S - 29 [°]. 31 [’] E, 27 – 30.3.2011;E-Y: 3902, at light; 1497m, leg. Ruth Müller, (TMSA), 1 ♂ RSA, KZN, Lotheni, 29.44558 [°]S/ 29.53784 [°]E, 1718m, Grassland, 13 j[J]anuary 2007, Site No. 107, Capture: Ground, MDTP No. 97353, [Michelle Hamer, Maluti Drakensberg transect project] and 1 ♂ same as pervious but with MDTP No. 96745, (2 UPSA), 1 ♂ SOUTH AFRICA: MPU, Groenvaly, 10km NE of Badplaas, 25 ° 52 ’S, 30 ° 46 ’E 04.ii. 1995 S.H. Foord, (SANC), 6 ♂ Lotheni Nature Reserve, 29.44558 °S 29.53784 °E, 07– 09.12.2014, 1700m, Grassland, C. Deschodt & A. Davis (4 UPSA, 2 NMPC). FIGURE 5. Map indicating the location of the collecting sites of (●) Copris crassus and (▲) C. fidius specimens in Southern Africa.Published as part of Deschodt, Christian M., Davis, Adrian L. V. & Scholtz, Clarke H., 2015, A new synonymy in the fidius group of Copris Müller 1764 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and a new species from the highland grasslands of South Africa, pp. 431-438 in Zootaxa 3949 (3) on pages 434-436, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/24475
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) megaparvulus Davis and Deschodt
No full textScarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) megaparvulus Davis and Deschodt Figure 3, 6, 9 Diagnosis. This new species can be separated from S. (S.) parvulus by not having the anterior pronotal corners drawn forward into a hooked tip. In general, it is also much larger. Description. Holotype: Body length 14.5 mm, black, convex. Pubescence black except for pronotum and elytra which are glabrous. Antennae black. Head: Frons matte with very few punctures, each puncture with associated black setae. Clypeus granular with black setae. Pronotum: Convex, matte with irregularly spaced punctures. No longitudinal smooth area. Distance between punctures is half to two times their width. Lateral margins curved, crenulate anteriorly becoming toothed posteriorly. Elytra: Slightly wider medially than at base and apex. Striae deep with a few indistinct punctures. Interstriae matte with some punctures medially all along the length, punctures deep and separated by between one and three puncture widths, never touching striae. Pygidium: Emarginate and somewhat punctate. Punctures spaced irregularly, sometimes touching or separated by up to three times the puncture width. Metasternum: Fovea between the mesocoxae with a shorter one distally. Metasternal elevation ending in sharp angle and gradually sloping toward mesosternum. Area behind mesocoxae punctate. Abdominal sternites: Smooth with indentations laterally. Legs: Anterior femora punctate ventrally with black setae. Outside margin of anterior tibiae bearing small sawlike teeth proximally and four outward pointing teeth distally, each separated by five to eight saw-like denticles. Inside margin slightly curved inward with small tooth like projections and black setae along entire margin. Meso- and metafemora with median row of punctures and associated black setae. Mesotibiae with smooth inside margin and row of black setae; outer margin with two brushes of black setae in distal third. Vestigial second mesotibial spur absent. Metatibiae with black setae. All tarsomeres of metatarsi with setae, last tarsomere longest with claws half its length. This species is restricted to the Nama Karoo Biome. Aedeagus: see Figure 6. Etymology. The species name is derived from both its similarity to S. (S.) parvulus and its larger size. Material examined. Holotype: ♂, Farm: Rooiput (30), S 29.30289 º E 21.61613 º, 990 m 16–18.iii. 2006, Davis & Deschodt, TMSA. Paratypes: 7 specimens, unsexed, S.W.Afr., Namib, Ganab NE range, 23 [º].08[’]S– 15 [º]. 36 [’]E, 1.3. 1975, E-Y: 711, groundtrap: 90 day, legEndrödy-Younga, TMSA, 2 specimens, unsexed, S.W.Afr., Namib, Ganab NE range, 23 [º].08[’]S– 15 [º]. 36 [’]E, 1.3. 1975, E-Y: 712, groundtrap: 90 days, legEndrödy-Younga, TMSA, 6 specimens, unsexed, S.W.Afr., Namib, Ganab NE range, 23 [º].08[’]S– 15 [º]. 36 [’]E, 1.3. 1975, E-Y: 837, groundtrap. 94 day, legEndrödy-Younga, ground traps with ferm.banana bait, TMSA, 5 specimens, unsexed, S.W.Afr., c. Namib, Ganab N.E, Hillgap, 23 [º].08[’]S– 15 [º]. 35 [’]E, 7.7. 1978, E-Y: 711, groundtraps, 3 years, leg. Endrödy-Younga, TMSA, 4 specimens, unsexed, S.W.Afr., Namib, Park SE corner, 23 [º]. 34 [’]S– 15 [º]. 45 [’]E, 26.11. 1974, E-Y: 946, groundtraps. 105 d, leg. Endrödy-Younga, TMSA, 1 specimen, unsexed, S.W.Afr., Namib, Thomasbg, 340m, 23 [º]. 10 [’]S– 15 [º]. 31 [’]E, 1.3. 1975, E-Y: 706, groundtrap. 97 days, leg. Endrödy-Younga, TMSA, 1 specimen, unsexed, S.Afr., Namaqualand, Pofadder 100 kmW, 29 [º]. 22 [’]S– 18 [º]. 37 [’]E, groundtraps. 62 days, leg. Endrödy-Younga, ground traps with meat bait, TMSA, 5 specimens, unsexed, S.Afr.; W Cape, Katdoornkuil Farm, 32.70 [º] S– 22.75 [º] E, 3–6.XII. 2007, leg.D.H.Jacobs, TMSA, 2 specimens, unsexed, FARM, WEISENBRON, SWA, (107 kms NW Aus via Farm Neisip) 5.II. 1974, Davis & Kirsten, SANC, 2 specimens, unsexed, AUS, SWA, (5 kms NE) 4.II. 74, Davis & Kirsten, SANC, 2 specimens, unsexed, AUS, SWA, (6 / 12 kms W) 4.II. 74, SANC, 2 specimens, unsexed, GRUNAU, S.W.A., 6km N 24.II. 85, H.H. Aschenborn, SANC, 1 specimen, unsexed, AUS, SWA, (South East) 13.II. 74, Davis & Kirsten, (1436) SANC, 10 specimens, unsexed, S.Afr., Cape-Karroo, Farm Zwartskraal, 33 [º]. 10 [’]S– 22 [º]. 32 [’]E, 8.11.1978,E-Y: 1539 a, groundtraps, 69 days, leg.R.Oosthuizen, ground traps with meat bait, TMSA, 1 specimen, unsexed, S.Afr., Cape-Karroo, Zwartskraal farm, 33 [º]. 10 [’]S– 22 [º]. 32 [’]E, 8.11.1980,E-Y: 1736 a, groundtraps, 42 days, leg.R.Oosthuizen, ground traps with meat bait, TMSA, 3 specimens, unsexed, S.Afr., Cape-Karroo, Zwartskraal farm, 33 [º]. 10 [’]S– 22 [º]. 32 [’]E, 8.11.1978,E-Y: 1540 a, groundtraps, 38 days, leg. Endrödy-Younga, ground traps with faeces bait, TMSA, 5 specimens, unsexed, S.Afr., Cape-Karroo, Zwartskraal farm, 33 [º]. 10 [’]S– 22 [º]. 32 [’]E, 31.3.1979,E-Y: 1567 a, groundtraps, 30 days, leg. R.Oosthuizen, ground traps with faeces bait, TMSA, 24 specimens, unsexed, Farm Eufeesia (42), S 30.933202 º E 22.49185 º, 2006.03.08– 10, Deschodt & Strumpher, UPSA, 1 specimen, unsexed, Vreemdelingspoort., SE, 2415 Dd., 22 -I- 1980, Univ. v. Pretoria, UPSA, 1 specimen, Farm:Deelpan,N-Cape, S 29.56306 ºE 22.34164 º, A.Davis & C.Deschodt, 19–21.iii. 2003, UPSA, 1 specimen, unsexed, Farm: Springputs (17), S 29.41316 º E 22.24810 º, 15–17.iii. 2005 970m, Davis & Deschodt, UPSA, 4 specimens, unsexed, Farm: Mariba (18), S 29.67961 º E 22.06762 º, 18–20.iii. 2005, Davis & Deschodt, UPSA, 29 specimens, unsexed, Farm: Sonderpan (29), S 29.22260 º E 21.77542 º, 1040m 16–18.iii. 2006, Davis & Deschodt, UPSA, 82 specimens, unsexed, same as holotype, 10 UPSA, 18 BMNH 18 MNHN 18 NHRS 18 SAMC.Published as part of Deschodt, Christian M., Davis, Adrian L. V. & Scholtz, Clarke H., 2015, Status changes, new synonymies, key and descriptions of seven new species in the subgenus Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) Balthasar 1965 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), pp. 505-527 in Zootaxa 3931 (4) on page 508, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/23495
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