Denis Keith

On Phaeochrous thomensis Arrow, 1909 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Hybosoridae)

Recent captures on the Island of Sao Tome and a direct comparison with the Lectotype lead to resu... more

Description of two new species in the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 from Vietnam (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Rhizotrogini)

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Description of a New Species of Panotrogus Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Uttarakhand, India

Journal of the entomological research society, Feb 28, 2024

Panotrogus Reitter, 1902 is genus of the Melolonthinae tribe Rhizotrogini (Scarabaeidae) that cur... more Panotrogus Reitter, 1902 is genus of the Melolonthinae tribe Rhizotrogini (Scarabaeidae) that currently contains 21 species and 2 subspecies, of which 14 species have been recorded from Himalaya region of India. A new species Panotrogus jagbiri Kumar, Pandey & Keith, sp. nov. is described from Uttarakhand, India and illustrated. A key to Indian Panotrogus species has been prepared.

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Exolontha permirabilis, a new species from Vietnam with notes on the genus (Col. Scarabaeidae Melolonthinae Melolonthini)

Exolontha permirabilis n. sp. is described from northern Vietnam, figured and compared to the clo... more

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Description of new species in the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 from Laos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Rhizotrogini)

331E-44BF-B386-9A70AE05CA28 Résumé.-Cinq nouvelles espèce du genre Miridiba Reitter, 1902 sont dé... more 331E-44BF-B386-9A70AE05CA28 Résumé.-Cinq nouvelles espèce du genre Miridiba Reitter, 1902 sont décrites du Laos et illustrées : Miridiba (Pledina) brancuccii sp. nov., Miridiba (Pledina) laotica sp. nov., Miridiba (Pledina) phousanensis sp. nov., Miridiba (Pledina) phupanensis sp. nov., Miridiba (Pledina) rasoria sp. nov.

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Keith pham sabatinelli 2023 exolontha permirabilis

Faunitaxys, 2023

Exolontha permirabilis n. sp. is described from northern Vietnam, figured and compared to the cl... more

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Keith 2024 miridiba

Faunitaxys, 2024

Two new species of Miridiba Reitter, 1902 are described from Vietnam and illustrated: Miridiba (M... more

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Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Pachydema Laporte, 1832 (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Melolonthinae Pachydemini

L'Entomologiste, 2023

Aucune espèce n'était néanmoins citée jusqu'ici du Sud de l'Anti-Atlas, du djebel Bani et c'est a... more Aucune espèce n'était néanmoins citée jusqu'ici du Sud de l'Anti-Atlas, du djebel Bani et c'est avec intérêt que j'ai étudié des exemplaires récoltés par M. Clément Grancher (Pau, France) à Icht en milieu désertique qu'il a eu l'amabilité de me soumettre. Ils se sont avérés appartenir à une espèce inédite dont je donne la description cidessous.

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Keith 2024 onitis ion france

L'Entomologiste, 2024

La présence d'Onitis ion (Olivier, 1789) en France est actuellement considérée comme non avérée p... more La présence d'Onitis ion (Olivier, 1789) en France est actuellement considérée comme non avérée par l'Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (https://inpn.mnhn.fr) et l'espèce ne figure pas non plus dans le Catalogue permanent des Coléoptères de France, initié par Marc Tronquet [Association roussillonnaise d'entomologie, 2023].

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Description of a New Species of Panotrogus Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Uttarakhand, India

by Denis Keith and Mayank Kumar

Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 2024

Panotrogus Reitter, 1902 is genus of the Melolonthinae tribe Rhizotrogini (Scarabaeidae) that cur... more Panotrogus Reitter, 1902 is genus of the Melolonthinae tribe Rhizotrogini (Scarabaeidae) that currently contains 21 species and 2 subspecies, of which 14 species have been recorded from Himalaya region of India. A new species Panotrogus jagbiri Kumar, Pandey & Keith, sp. nov. is described from Uttarakhand, India and illustrated. A key to Indian Panotrogus species has been prepared.

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Contribution to the knowledge of Iranian Pygopleurus Motschulsky, with description of P. rapuzzii n. sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Dec 31, 2008

Keith, Denis, Uliana, Marco (2008): Contribution to the knowledge of Iranian Pygopleurus Motschul... more

Discovery of a second species in the genus Microlontha Petrovitz, 1967 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

Zootaxa, May 9, 2022

A new species belonging to the poorly known genus Microlontha Petrovitz, 1967 is described from s... more A new species belonging to the poorly known genus Microlontha Petrovitz, 1967 is described from south-eastern Iran. Microlontha iranica Uliana &amp; Keith, new species is different from the only other species of the genus chiefly for the strongly dentate margin of the clypeus and the color pattern.

New or poorly-known Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from Iran

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Nov 30, 2022

Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) nouveaux ou peu connus d'Iran.

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Phaeochrous nicolasi, a new species from Australia Col Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae Phaeochrous nicolasi, nouvelle espece dAustralie Col Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae

-Description de Phaeochrous nicolasi, nouvel Hybosoridae d'Australie. Ce taxon est proche de port... more -Description de Phaeochrous nicolasi, nouvel Hybosoridae d'Australie. Ce taxon est proche de portuum Kuijten, 1978, et s'en distingue essentiellement par la forme des paramères. Phaeochrous nicolasi, a new species from Australia (Col. Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae) Abstract.-Description of Phaeochrous nicolasi, a new Hybosorid-species from Australia. This taxon is closely related to portuum Kuijten, 1978 and differs mainly by th e shape of paramers. Keywords .-Phaeochrous, new species, Australia.

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Description of a new species in the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Rhizotrogini) from southern China

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Dec 27, 2021

Ce travail n'aurait pas été possible sans l'aide de M. Olivier Montreuil (Muséum national d'histo... more

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Third contribution to the knowledge of Arabian Onthophagini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Onthophagus aeneopiceus d'Orbigny, 1902, a new record for Yemen and for the Palaearctic ecozone

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Feb 3, 2023

is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any nonmar... more is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any nonmarine arthropod. Topics considered for publication include systematics, taxonomy, nomenclature, checklists, faunal works, and natural history. Insecta Mundi will not consider works in the applied sciences (i.e. medical entomology, pest control research, etc.), and no longer publishes book reviews or editorials. Insecta Mundi publishes original research or discoveries in an inexpensive and timely manner, distributing them free via open access on the internet on the date of publication. Insecta Mundi is referenced or abstracted by several sources, including the Zoological Record and CAB Abstracts. Insecta Mundi is published irregularly throughout the year, with completed manuscripts assigned an individual number. Manuscripts must be peer reviewed prior to submission, after which they are reviewed by the editorial board to ensure quality. One author of each submitted manuscript must be a current member of the Center for Systematic Entomology.

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Review of Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India with the description of two new species

Zootaxa, Apr 5, 2023

The genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India is revi... more The genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India is reviewed. Two new species, Melolontha arunachalensis Gupta, Keith, Bhunia, Das, Ghosh & Chandra, new species and Melolontha lachungensis Gupta, Keith, Bhunia, Das, Ghosh & Chandra, new species are described. Melolontha chinensis Guérin-Méneville, 1838 is reported for the first time from India. Taxonomic notes on the identification of previously known species of Melolontha from India are provided, together with a key to the species (males).

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Description of new species in the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Rhizotrogini)

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2020

331E-44BF-B386-9A70AE05CA28 Résumé.-Trois nouvelles espèce du genre Miridiba Reitter, 1902 sont d... more

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Description of a new species in the genus Brachyllus Brenske, 1896 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) from southern China

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Feb 25, 2022

331E-44BF-B386-9A70AE05CA28 Résumé.-Brachyllus ximaensis n. sp. est décrit du Yunnan et figuré. I... more 331E-44BF-B386-9A70AE05CA28 Résumé.-Brachyllus ximaensis n. sp. est décrit du Yunnan et figuré. Il diffère de tous les taxons connus jusqu'à présent par la forme des genitalia mâles et appartient au groupe d'espèces portant une pilosité élytrale au moins partiellement squamuleuse, mais la combinaison de caractères suivante permet de le différencier : pilosité élytrale squamuleuse, couchée et non dressée, tête avec une pilosité épaisse dressée, marges latérales du pronotum et marges épipleurales des élytres avec des cils longs et flexueux.

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Découverte de Boreus hiemalis L. (Mecoptera : Boreidae) dans le Lyonnais

Bulletin Mensuel De La Societe Linneenne De Lyon, 1986

Le mécoptère Boreus hiemalis L. est signalé pour la première fois des environs de Lyon (Départeme... more

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