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Issue: Vol. 3597 No. 1: 24 Dec. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-12-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3597.1.6
Page range: 47–52
Abstract views: 29
PDF downloaded: 4

A new Mexican species and new taxonomic and distributional data of Strigoderma Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, Xalapa, Veracruz 91070, México
Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, Xalapa, Veracruz 91070, México
Coleoptera taxonomy key distribution scarab beetle Rutelinae

Abstract

A new species of scarab beetle, Strigoderma tenebrosa new species, is described from the state of Chiapas, Mexico. The new species belongs to the S. costulipennis species group, and a new key to this group is presented in order to facilitate the identification of this species. Taxonomic comments and new distributional data are given for S. contracta Bates, S. costulata Nonfried, S. festiva Bates, S. longicollis Bates, S. presidii Bates, S. protea Burmeister, and S. teapensis Bates.

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