Adrian L.V. Davis
Adrian L.V. Davis (fl. 1999), South African entomologist.
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Taxon names authored
(List may be incomplete)
- 25 taxon names authored by Adrian L.V. Davis
Publications
(List may be incomplete)
1986
- 1986. Three new Afrotropical dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the genera, Kheper Janssens, Gymnopleurus Illiger and Onitis Fabricius, with notes on related species. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 49(2): 373–387. PDF Reference page.
1999
- , Scholtz, C.H. & Harrison, J.du G. 1999. New and threatened Afrotropical dung beetle taxa in the Gondwanaland tribe Canthonini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). African Entomology 7: 77–84. hdl: 10520/AJA10213589_391
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2011
- Deschodt, C.M., & Scholtz, C.H. 2011. New dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa from arid south-western Africa. Insect Systematics & Evolution 42(3): 277–294. DOI: 10.1163/187631211X568173 Reference page.
2015
- , Stals, R. & Deschodt, C.M. 2015. New replacement name for the species Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) nitidus Davis & Deschodt, 2015 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)—not an American pest. Zootaxa 4057(4): 582–582. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4057.4.7 Full article (PDF). Reference page.
- Deschodt, C.M., & Scholtz, C.M. 2015. Status changes, new synonymies, key and descriptions of seven new species in the subgenus Scarabaeus (Scarabaeolus) Balthasar 1965 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Zootaxa 3931(4): 505–527. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.3 Reference page.
- Deschodt, C.M., & Scholtz, C.H. 2015. A new synonymy in the fidius group of Copris Müller 1764 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and a new species from the highland grasslands of South Africa. Zootaxa 3949(3): 431–438. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.3.8 Preview (PDF). Reference page.
2016
- Daniel, G.M., & Scholtz, C.H. 2016. Three new Sisyphus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from shaded vegetation in southern Africa. Zootaxa 4147(1): 67–74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4147.1.4. Reference page.
- Deschodt, C.M., & Scholtz, C.H. 2016. A new monotypic genus, a species synonymy and nomenclatural corrections in the arid-adapted Canthonini (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from the Succulent Karoo Biome of south-western Africa. Zootaxa 4147(4): 490–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.9 Reference page.
- Deschodt, C.M., & Scholtz, C.H. 2016. Three new species, a synonymy and taxonomic notes on southern African members of the dung beetle genera Scarabaeus s. str. Linnaeus, 1758 and Escarabaeus Zídek & Pokorný, 2011 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of natural history 51: 5–6. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2016.1261949 Reference page.
2017
- Génier, F. & 2017. Digitonthophagus gazella auctorum: an unfortunate case of mistaken identity for a widely introduced species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini). Zootaxa 4221(4): 497–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4221.4.8. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
2018
- & Deschodt, C.M. 2018. Two new species of Garreta Janssens, 1940 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Southern Africa. Zootaxa 4450(2): 242–248. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.2.4
Reference page. - Deschodt, C.M. & 2018. New deltochiline (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa associated with hyrax dung in arid south western Namibia. Zootaxa 4450(1): 66–76. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.1.4 Reference page.
2019
- , Deschodt, C.M. & Scholtz, C.H. 2019. Defining new dung beetle tribes to resolve discrepancies between phylogeny and tribal classification in the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Zootaxa 4608(1): 131–144. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4608.1.7 Reference page.
- Deschodt, C.M. & 2019. New southern African species and a revalidation in the dung beetle genus Gyronotus van Lansberge, 1874 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with an updated key. Zootaxa 4624(2): 275–282. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.10. Reference page.
- Deschodt, C.M., & Daniel, G.M. 2019. The endemic Southern African genus Epirinus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) revisited: five new species and two new synonyms. Zootaxa 4603(2): 327–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.2.6 Reference page.
- Deschodt, C.M., & Sole, C.L. 2019. A beautiful new species of Hyalonthophagus Palestrini & Giacone, 1988 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Zootaxa 4648(1): 194–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.12 Reference page.
2020
- Daniel, G.M., , Sole, C.L. & Scholtz, C.H. 2020. Taxonomic review of the tribe Sisyphini sensu stricto Mulsant, 1842 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in southern Africa, including new species descriptions. Insect systematics & evolution, 51(1): 1–61. DOI: 10.1163/1876312X-00002195 PDF. Reference page.
- Daniel, G.M., Deschodt, C.M., & Sole, C.L. 2020. The enigmatic dung beetle genus Stiptopodius Harold, 1871 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) revisited: new species descriptions from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4763(3): 394–404. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.3.4 Reference page.