The little known species Alphasida (Glabrasida. nitida Bedel, 1918, described from eastern Morocco based on the unique type specimen, is rediscovered by numerous specimens from the type locality. The peculiar ecology of this species is indicated. Its systematic position in the subgenus Glabrasida Escalera, 1910 within the genus Alphasida Escalera, 1905 is confirmed. A redescription of this species based on both sexes is given and a neotype is designated.
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1 June 2013
Rediscovery, Redescription and Neotype Designation of Alphasida (Glabrasida. Nitida () (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Fabien Soldati,
Alexandre François
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 63 • No. 2
June 2013
Vol. 63 • No. 2
June 2013
— Coleoptera
Alphasida (Glabrasida. nitida
Asidini
eastern Morocco
ecology
neotype designation
redescription