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Orphilus africanus

species
Háva, 2005 [p. 161]
Gallery page (A. Herrmann)
Type deposited in NHMW
Citations & References (5)
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Háva J. (2005). Orphilus africanus sp. nov. from Morocco (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Orphilinae). Entomological Problems 35(2): 161-162.
Original Description
p. 161
KOCHER L. 1956: Catalogue commenté des Coléoptères du Maroc. Fasc. IV - Clavicornes et groupes voisins (Dermestidae pp. 19-30). Travaux de l´Institut Scientifique Chérifien, Rabat 11: 1-136.
as Orphilus niger
p. 29
Chavanon G. (2018). CATALOGUE DES COLEOPTERES DE LA REGION ORIENTALE DU MAROC (Province de Guercif exceptée). Travaux de l’Institut Scientifique, Série Zoologie 57: 192.
as Orphilus niger
p. 71
Háva J., Herrmann A. (2023). New faunistic records and remarks on Dermestidae (Coleoptera) - Part 24. Faunitaxys 11(19): 1-3.
as Orphilus niger
p. 3
Samih A., Maatouf N., Trócoli S., Habbaz H., Rohi L. (2025). Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco). Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 45(2): 181-224.
as Orphilus niger
p. 198

Distribution

Africa

  • Morocco
  • Tunisia

Europe

  • Spain

Taxon details

iNaturalist Gallery (Orphilus africanus)

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