A wider range than suspected: New locality for the endemic Mauritian dung beetle Nesosisyphus pygmaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Publication Year

2007

Publication Site

Phelsuma

Journal Volume

15

Page Numbers

63–64

Family

Scarabaeidae

Species 1 Binomial

Nesosisyphus pygmaeus

General topic

Biodiversity/Biogeography

Author

Motala, Saoud M; Krell, Frank-Thorsten

Abstract Note

A second locality for the endemic Mauritian dung beetle Nesosisyphus pygmaeus Vinson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is recorded. The disjunct range of this species comprises Mt Ory and Brise Fer.