Adoretus divergens Benderritter 1928
- Dataset
- Contribution to the knowledge of Afrotropical Rutelinae VII (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Coleoptera
- family
- Scarabaeidae
- genus
- Adoretus
- species
- Adoretus divergens
description
Fig. 21
discussion
REMARKS. After the examination of the female holotype of Adoretus divergens Benderitter, 1928 it is deemed conspecific with Adoretus calvusoides Limbourg, 2019. Therefore, the latter species becomes a new junior subjective synonym.
materials_examined
TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Holotype ♀ of Adoretus divergens Benderitter, 1928 KENYA. [Gurar, 29. III. 20, Patrizi] [Mus. Civ. Genova] [Adoretus divergens type ♀, E. Benderitter, det.] [HOLOTYPUS Adoretus divergens Benderitter, 1928 ♀] (MCSN). Holotype ♂ of A. calvusoides Limbourg, 2019 KENYA. [KENYA, Eastern Mwingi, Nguni env., 28. xi. 1999, M. Snížek leg.] [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., don P. Limbourg, I. G.: 32.642] (RBINS). Paratypes 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ of A. calvusoides Limbourg, 2019 KENYA. 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ same collection data as for holotype (RBINS); 2 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀: [KENYA, Eastern Mwingi, Nguni env., 26. xi. 1999, M. Snížek lgt.] [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., don P. Limbourg, I. G.: 32.642] (RBINS); 2 ♀♀: [KENYA, Eastern Kalulu-Kithioko, 27. xi. 1999, M. Snížek leg.] [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., don P. Limbourg, I. G.: 32.642] (RBINS); 3 ♂♂, 17 ♀♀: [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., KENYA E., Mwingi, Nguni, 28. xi. 1999, Snížek lgt., I. G.: 31.411] (3 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀: RBINS; 1 ♀: BMNH; 1 ♀: MFNB; 1 ♀: MSPC); 1 ♂: [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., KENYA, Eastern, E 729, Sosoma, 202 km E. of Thika, 20. IX. 2007, M. Snížek leg., I. G.: 31.208] (RBINS); 2 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀: [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., KENYA, Eastern, E. of Thika, Mwingi, Nguni, 29. IX. 2007, M. Snížek leg., I. G.: 31.208] (RBINS); 9 ♂♂, 20 ♀: [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., KENYA, Coast E., E. of Thika, Mwingi, Nguni, 29. xii. 2007, M. Snížek lgt., I. G.: 31.411] (RBINS); 1 ♂: [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., KENYA S. E., Voi, S. Foot Sagala Mts., 12. xii. 2007, M. Snížek leg., I. G.: 31.411] (RBINS); 1 ♀: [KENYA S. E., Voi, 10. xii. 1999, M. Snížek lgt.] [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., don P. Limbourg, I. G.: 32.642] (RBINS); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀: [KENYA S. E., Kiboko env., 21. xi. 1999, M. Snížek leg.] [Coll. I. R. Sc. N. B., don P. Limbourg, I. G.: 32.642] (RBINS).
Name
- Synonyms
- Adoretus calvusoides Limbourg 2019
- Homonyms
- Adoretus divergens Benderritter 1928