David Král

David Král, Czech entomologist.

• Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
• E-mail: kral@natur.cuni.cz

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 63 taxon names authored by David Král

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2001

• Král, D., Malý, V. & Schneider, J. 2001. Revision of the genera Odontotrypes and Phelotrupes (Caleoptera: Geotrupidae). Folia Heyrovskyana Supplementum 8: 1–178. ISBN 80-86447-01-4 Reference page. 

2012

• Král, D. & Hájek, J. 2012. Haroldius jechaer sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Yunnan, China. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(1): 207–215. PDF Reference page. 
• Král, D., Malý, V. & Schneider, J. 2012. Enoplotrupes (E.) rhinoceros sp, nov. and E. (Tyrannotrupes) tyrannus subgen. nov., sp. nov. from India and Myanmar (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae). Les Cahiers Magellanes Hors série 34: 1-11. Reference page. 

2013

• Bezděk, A., Sehnal, R. & Král, D. 2013. Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) arher (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini), a new species from the Socotra Island, Yemen. Zootaxa 3737(2): 191–196. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.2.7 Reference page. 
• Mencl, L., Rakovič, M. & Král, D. 2014. A new species of the genus Rhyparus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Rhyparini) from the Oriental Region having an accessory costa on each elytron. Studies and reports (taxonomical series) 9(2): 487-498. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2014

• Dellacasa, G., Král, D., Dellacasa, M. & Bordat, P. 2014. New genus Odontacrossus for Aphodius (Acrossus) obenbergeri, A. (A.) pseudoobenbergeri and A. (Paulianellus) trisuliensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 78: 163–170. PDF. . Reference page. 
• Král, D. & Hájek, J. 2014. A new Callosides species from Ecuador with uniquely built membranous mandibles (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae: Anaidinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(1): 237–242. Biotaxa Reference page. 
• Král, D., Rakovič, M. & Mencl, L. 2014. Two new species of the genus Gilletianus Balthasar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Aphodiini) from Sulawesi. Studies and reports (taxonomical series) 10(1): 113–126. PDF. Reference page. 
• Rakovič, M., Král, D. & Mencl, L. 2014. A second species of the genus Pittinius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Psammodiini) from Nepal. Studies and reports (taxonomical series) 10(2): 557–586. PDF Reference page. 
• Rakovič, M., Mencl, L. & Král, D. 2014. Odontolochus lackneri sp. nov. from Angola (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Odontolochini). Studies and reports (taxonomical series) 10(2): 587–594. PDF Reference page. 

2015

• Bezděk, A., Král, D. & Sládeček, F.X.J. 2015. Oniticellus (Liatongus) boucomonti Balthasar, 1932 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Oniticellini)—clarification of its taxonomic status by lectotype designation. Zootaxa 3974(1): 145–147. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3974.1.13. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Král, D. & Hajek, J. 2015. A second species of Cheleion from Johor, Malaysia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae, Stereomerini). Zookeys 532: 87–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.532.6116 Full article Reference page. 
• Král, D., Malý, V. & Schneider, J. 2015. Descriptions of four new Enoplotrupes (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) species from China. Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series 11(2): 323-337. Reference page. 
• Král, D., Malý, V. & Schneider, J. 2015a. Descriptions of two new Enoplotropus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) species from Kachin Myanmar. Folia Heyrovskyana, series A 23(1): 37-46. Reference page. 
• Lobo, J., Jiménez-Ruiz, Y., Chehlarov, E., Gueorguiev, B., Petrova, Y., Král, D., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Verdú, J.R. 2015. The classification and phylogenetic status of Jekelius (Reitterius) punctulatus (Jekel, 1866) and Jekelius (Jekelius) brullei (Jekel, 1866) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) using molecular data. Zootaxa 4040(2): 187–203. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.2.5. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Hillert, O., Arnone, M., Král, D. & Massa, B. 2016. The genus Bolbelasmus in the western and southern regions of the Mediterranean Basin (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56(1): 211–254. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Král, D. 2016. Phelotrupes (Sinogeotrupes) annamiticus sp. nov. from Central Vietnam. Folia Heyrovskiana, series A 24(2): 21–24. Reference page. 
• Král, D., Rakovič, M. & Mencl, L. 2016. Orammoecius, a new genus for four new Asian species of the tribe Aphodiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Aphodiini). Studies and reports (taxonomical series) 12(1): 117–137. Reference page. 
• Dellacasa M., Dellacasa G., Král D. & Bezděk A. 2016. Aphodiini. In: Löbl I. & Löbl D. (eds): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 3. Scarabaeoidea – Scirtoidea – Dascilloidea – Buprestoidea – Byrrhoidea. Revised and updated edition. Brill: Leiden, Boston. [New Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Acts, and Comments] pp. 2–12; [Catalogue] pp. 98–155. DOI: 10.1163/9789004309142 Reference page. 

2017

• Král, D., Hrůzová, L., Lu, Y-Y. & Bai, M. 2017. First records of Glaresidae (Coleoptera) in China, with the description of a new species from Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi. Zootaxa 4306(1): 145–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4306.1.11. Reference page. 

2018

• Byk, A., Bezděk, A., Gazurek, T., Král, D. & Tylkowski, S. 2018. Ahermodontus bischoffi—rediscovery of an endemic dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) in Albania after more than 80 years. Zootaxa 4370(3): 283–288. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.3.8 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Král, D. & Hrůzová, L. 2018. Glaresis hespericula sp. n. from the Cape Verde Islands (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Glaresidae). ZooKeys 792: 91–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.792.28870 Reference page. 
• Král, D., Hillert, O., Drožová, D. & Šípek, P. 2018. Lethrus (Lethrus) thracicus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae), a new species from the European part of Turkey. Zootaxa 4521(4): 573–583. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.6 Reference page. 
• Minkina, Ł. & Král, D. 2018. An unusual new species of the genus Paulianellus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 4483(1): 197–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.1.11 Reference page. 

2019

• Král, D., Hrůzová, L., Šípek, P., Awale, A.I., Hurre, A.A. & Sommer, D. 2019. Pachnoda iskuulka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), a new species from Somaliland, including description of its mature larva. Zootaxa 4604(3): 482–496. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.3.5 . Reference page. 
• Lu, Y-Y., Zorn, C., Král, D. & Bai, M. 2019. Description of Callistethus hamus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae) from continental Southeast Asia using synchrotron to illustrate the aedeagus. ZooKeys, 881: 1–11. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.881.34821 Reference page. 

2020

• Frolov, A.V., Akhmetova, L.A. & Král, D. 2020. The taxonomic status of Aphodius insperatus Petrovitz, A. longipennis Rakovič and A. inylchekensis Frolov (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Zootaxa 4728(3): 390–394. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.9 Reference page. 
• Král, D., Jákl, S., Lu, Y.Y. & Bai, M. 2020. The genus Ceratophyus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) in China, along with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4747(2): 339–349. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4747.2.6. . Reference page. 
• Huchet, J.-B., Sommer D., Hillert O., Král D. 2020. Nouvelle espèce du genre Jekelius López-Colón, 1989, pour la faune paléarctique (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Geotrupidae). Coléoptères 26 (1) : 1–10. Reference page. 

2021

• Král, D., Lu, Y.Y. & Bai, M. 2021. Airapus rakovici (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini), a new species from Fujian, China. Zootaxa 4920(1): 140–144. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.8. . Reference page. 

2023

• Bezděk, A., Sehnal, R., Elmi, H.S.A., Sommer, D. & Král, D. 2023. Entyposis frici (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), a new species from Somaliland. Zookeys 1165ː 1–15. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1165.101908 Reference page. 
• Minkina, L, Bezdĕk, A. & Král, D. 2023. A new species of Odochilus Harold, 1877 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Sulawesi with a world checklist of the genus. Oriental Insects 57(3): 898–907. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2022.2163430. Reference page. 

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