Confirmation of the presence of the vulnerable species Calicnemis obesa obesa Erichson, 1841 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), in Tunisia

Abstract :

This paper confirms the presence of the Dynastinae Calicnemis obesa obesa, Erichson, 1841, in Tunisia where it was collected only one time in 1990, in Gammarth (Governorate of Tunis). 2 males of Calicnemis obesa obesa were found 29 years after on the littoral dunes of Chotte Zweraa in the north west of Tunisia.


Keyword :

Calicnemis, Dynastinae, Scarabaeoidea, Chotte Zweraa, Tunisia


Author(s) : Ben Aba, W., Bouragaoui, Z.
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Published Issue : 2021 Vol. 16 Number 1


2021 Vol. 16 Number 1