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Issue: Vol. 5862 No. 1: 4 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5862.1.3
Page range: 81-104
Abstract views: 228
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Revision of Apteroloma (Coleoptera: Agyrtidae) in Mexico, with descriptions of two new species

Department of Ecology; Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamýcká 129; CZ-165 00 Praha – Suchdol; Czech Republic
Department of Ecology; Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamýcká 129; CZ-165 00 Praha – Suchdol; Czech Republic
Centro de Estudios en Zoología; Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias; Universidad de Guadalajara; Zapopan; Jalisco; México
Coleoptera Agyrtidae Apteroloma Mexico Nearctic Region new combination new species taxonomy

Abstract

A taxonomic revision of the genus Apteroloma Hatch, 1927 in Mexico is presented. Seven species are recognized: A. balli (Bolívar y Pieltain & Hendrichs, 1972), stat. nov. (ex A. sallaei balli) from Iztaccíhuatl (Estado de México), A. bolivari (Hendrichs & Rotger, 1970) from Nevado de Toluca (Estado de México), A. newtoni sp. nov. from La Malinche (Tlaxcala), A. ordazi (Bolívar y Pieltain & Hendrichs, 1972), stat. nov. (ex A. sallaei ordazi) from Popocatépetl (Estado de México), A. rotgeri (Bolívar y Pieltain & Hendrichs, 1972) from Cerro Potosí (Nuevo León), A. sallaei (Matthews, 1888) from Pico de Orizaba (Puebla), and A. sciakyi sp. nov. from Cofre de Perote (Veracruz). All species are redescribed, habitus and genital structures are illustrated, a key to adults of the Mexican species is provided, and their distributions are mapped. All species appear to be restricted to isolated high-elevation mountain systems.

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How to Cite

Sandoval, L.P., Růžička, J. & Navarrete-Heredia, J.L. (2026) Revision of Apteroloma (Coleoptera: Agyrtidae) in Mexico, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 5862 (1), 81–104. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5862.1.3