Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395 Japan. The Kyushu University Museum, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan..
Zootaxa. 2021 Mar 25;4949(2):zootaxa.4949.2.6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.6.
Sphaeraphodius gaohani Kakizoe, Jiang Wang, a new genus and new species of the tribe Aphodiini, is described based on two female specimens from Guangxi, China. This new genus differs considerably from any previously known genera of Aphodiini by dorsally swollen body covered by considerably long setae, and lack of transverse setiferous carinae on outer surfaces of meso- and metatibiae. This new taxon is found sympatrically with the termite Macrotermes sp. in the field. Therefore, this species is perhaps termitophilous, but we cannot conclude it at this time due to the insufficient information available in the field.
高沙氏球胸甲属，一新属新种，隶属于球胸甲科球胸甲族，基于产自中国广西的两个雌性标本描述。该新属与球胸甲族已知任何属类都有很大区别，其背面身体肿胀，被长刚毛覆盖，中后跗节外表面无横向具刚毛的隆线。该新分类单元与白蚁 Macrotermes sp. 在野外同域分布。因此，该种可能是白蚁嗜食性的，但由于野外可利用的信息不足，目前我们还不能得出结论。
