Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) rugulipennis Fairmaire 1887
Creators: name: Ziani, Stefano
name: Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh
name: Aldhafer, Hathal Mohammed
name: Barbero, Enrico
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Onthophagus
Onthophagus rugulipennis

description: Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887
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Literature quotes. YEMEN: Al Bayda Governorates, “Mukeiras” (Paulian 1948).
Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: Asir Province, Abha, Raydah Nature Reserve, 1614 m (1811.749′N 4223.345′E), 4.iii.2015, A. El Torkey, A. El Gharbawy, A. Mostafa, A. Al Ansi & I. Rasool leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); ibidem, 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 5 exx. (KSMA); ibidem, 20.x.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); 1772 m (1811.618′N 4223.420′E), 31.vii.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 2 exx. (KSMA); ibidem, 1851 m (1811.679′N 4223.691′E), 31.vii.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 2 exx. (KSMA); ibidem, 1897 m (1811.695′N 4223.818′E), 31.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 2 exx. (KSMA); 2 km N Habeel, 489 m (1807′12″N 4213′55″E), 5.iv.2017. G. Magnani leg. 3 exx. (SZCM); ibidem, 5.iv.2017, P. Rapuzzi leg. 1 ex. (SZCM). Shada Al-A’Ala Nature Reserve, 1225 m (1951.762′N 4118.089′E), 5.v.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); ibidem, 27.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); ibidem, 1325 m (1951.066′N 4118.037′E), 2.iii.2015, A. El Torkey, A. El Gharbawy, A. Mostafa, A. Al Ansi & I. Rasool leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); ibidem, 21.iv.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 3 exx. (KSMA); ibidem, 5.v.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); ibidem, 1563 m (1950.329′ N 4118.604′E), 27.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); ibidem, 1666 m (1950.575′ N 4118.691′E), 3.vi.2014, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Torkey & A. El Gharbawy leg. 1 ex. (KSMA); ibidem, 27.vii.2015, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El Gharbawy & A. El Torkey leg. 1 ex. (KSMA). YEMEN: Haddah, 2413 m (1517′24″N 4409′59″E), 11/ 20.xi.2003, D. Král leg. 9 exx. (NMPC). Sana’a Governorate, Wadi Dhahr, 2240 m (1526′43″N 4467′34″E), 15/ 17.xi.2003, D. Král leg. 7 exx. (NMPC). Taiz Governorates, Taiz, 1500 m, i.1970, J. Beneteau leg. 1 ex. (MHNG).
Distribution. Arabian Peninsula: Yemen (Paulian 1948). Africa: Djibouti, Somalia (d’Orbigny 1898c), Eritrea (d’Orbigny 1904), Dahlak islands [Eritrea] (Müller 1940), Ethiopia [“ Abyssinie ”] (d’Orbigny 1900).
Remarks. First record for Saudi Arabia.
description: Published as part of Ziani, Stefano, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh, Aldhafer, Hathal Mohammed & Barbero, Enrico, 2019, An overview of the Onthophagini from the Arabian Peninsula (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae), pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 4658 (1) on pages 14-15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4658.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3373040