On the conspecificity of <i>Carinaulus coreensis</i> (Kim) and <i>C. inexpectatus</i> (Balthasar) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The genus Carinaulus Tesař, belonging to the scarab beetle subfamily Aphodiinae, currently includes 20 valid species distributed across the Eastern Palearctic and Oriental Regions. The genus is characterised by the following elytral features: broad and deep striae; striae prominently punctate and distinctly crenulate; intervals tectiform with a median carina; and the sixth and eighth intervals joined at the pre-apical area, though lacking a carina in that region. Two species are recognised in the Korean Peninsula, Carinaulus inexpectatus (Balthasar, 1935) in North Korea and Carinaulus coreensis (Kim, 1986) in South Korea. Carinaulus inexpectatus (Balthasar, 1935), with Vladivostok designated as its type locality, occurs in the Russian Far East

SUBMITTER: Shim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612848 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature