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Issue: Vol. 3281 No. 1: 27 Apr. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-04-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3281.1.3
Page range: 41–55
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 5

A new genus and three new species of Neotropical Tanyproctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Instituto de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas, CCT-CONICET Mendoza. CC 507, 5500. Mendoza, Argentina
Insituto de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
Coleoptera Colombia Ecuador drylands morphological characters taxonomy

Abstract

A new genus of scarab beetle, Eideria Neita & Ocampo, and three new species, E. pentaphylla Neita & Ocampo, E. glabripenisNeita & Ocampo, and E. pedroantonioi Neita & Ocampo, are described based on specimens collected in the drylands ofColombia and rainforests of Ecuador. Based on the evaluation of morphological characters and within the context of the currentclassification of the subfamily Melolonthinae, this genus is placed in the tribe Tanyproctini (formerly called Pachydemini).Diagnostic characters, illustrations, and an identification key are provided for the new species. The relationships of Eideria with other Neotropical Tanyproctini genera are discussed.

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