Abstract
Onitis albertcollartisp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species is closely related to and occurs sympatrically with O. lycophron Klug, 1855.
Highlights
While surveying dung beetles in Zambia and Mozambique, we found a series of specimens that key out to Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855 in the Ferreira (1978) key to the Afrotropical species of Onitini
These specimens were clearly distinct from O. lycophron and all other Onitis based on a unique protibial protrusion in males and the distinct fine rugae on the apical surface of the parameres and belonged to a new species
This new species belongs to the O. lycophron species complex, which is part of the larger Onitis 19th species group as defined by Janssens (1937)
Summary
While surveying dung beetles in Zambia and Mozambique, we found a series of specimens that key out to Onitis lycophron Klug, 1855 in the Ferreira (1978) key to the Afrotropical species of Onitini. These specimens were clearly distinct from O. lycophron and all other Onitis based on a unique protibial protrusion in males and the distinct fine rugae on the apical surface of the parameres and belonged to a new species. | 1 km SE Kacheleko Outpost, | 1250 m, 15°01'35"S 26°25'23"E | 10.XII.2010, Central Zambezian | & Miombo woodland, prairie edge | light trap, F.
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