Description of the female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)
The female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 is described for the first time. The new locality record for this species shows that it actually has a wide distribution range across the Cape Floral Region, in the Fynbos Biome. Both larvae and adults were found boring into dead wood at the base...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Fragmenta entomologica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/365 |
| Summary: | The female of Xiphodontus endroedyi Bartolozzi, 2005 is described for the first time. The new locality record for this species shows that it actually has a wide distribution range across the Cape Floral Region, in the Fynbos Biome. Both larvae and adults were found boring into dead wood at the base of senescent trunks of a variety of Proteaceae species, including the alien invasive Hakea sericea.
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| ISSN: | 0429-288X 2284-4880 |