| dc.creator |
MATOJO, NICODEMUS D. |
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| dc.date |
2018-02-23T19:32:32Z |
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| dc.date |
2018-02-23T19:32:32Z |
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| dc.date |
2017-12-29 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-04-18T12:08:00Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-04-18T12:08:00Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Advances in Entomology, 2018, 6, 9-13 |
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| dc.identifier |
2331-2017 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4609 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4609 |
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| dc.description |
Research article |
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| dc.description |
The European rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes nasicornis (L.), is a large flying
beetle in the subfamily Dynastinae of family Scarabaeidae and order Coleoptera.
It is well-known to be a Palaearctic species, inhabiting Europe and Asia
up to North Africa, with no reported material from the Sub-Saharan African
region including Tanzania. The present work reports an occurrence of O. nasicornis
in Tanzania specifically in Iringa region in the Southern Highlands
zone of the country. The report is accompanied by description of the key
morphological characters of the insect validating its diagnosis. The findings
facilitate a basis for intervention of the existing records about O. nasicornis,
including its biogeographical affiliation and the related undertakings. It is
most likely that the species also ranges in other localities in Tanzania and the
Sub-Saharan Africa region in general because of the existing proximity and
interactions. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Advances in Entomology |
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| dc.relation |
Matojo2017;2 |
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| dc.subject |
Coleoptera, Dynastinae, Oryctes nasicornis, Palaearctic Species, Rhinoceros Beetle, Scarabaeidae |
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| dc.title |
Occurrence of European Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes nasicornis (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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