TABLE 1 in Rhizotrogus ruzzantei, a new species from southwestern Sardinia (Italy), with biogeographic considerations on the Sulcis-Iglesiente subregion and Scarabaeoidea endemics of Sardinia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Rhizotrogini)

TABLE 1. Mean ± standard deviation and range (minimum–maximum) for each character measured (in mm) in Rhizotrogus genei (n = 28) and R. ruzzantei sp. nov. (n = 23). Rhizotrogus genei BlanchardRhizotrogus ruzzantei sp. nov.Body length16.12 ± 1.2 (13.55–18)15.14 ± 0.77 (13.3–17)Body Max width8.85 ± 0.64 (7.6–10.4)8.2 ± 0.38 (7.4–8.8)Ratio body length/width1.82 ± 0.06 (1.7–2)1.85 ± 0.06 (1.73–2)Protarsus4.82 ± 0.33 (4.1–5.2)6 ± 0.39 (5.3–6.7)Protibia3.48 ± 0.21 (3.1–3.9)3.53 ± 0.21 (3.1–3.9)Ratio protarsus/protibia1.38 ± 0.07 (1.26–1.5)1.7 ± 0.07 (1.56–1.88)Mesotarsus5.15 ± 0.49 (4.4–6.1)5.85 ± 0.38 (5–6.5)Metatarsus5.75 ± 0.54 (4.7–6.7)6.33 ± 0.54 (5.4–7.1)