Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, Mexico (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)

Plusiotis cosijoezai sp. n. is described from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, in southern México. Habitus and genitalia are illustrated, and diagnostic characters are compared with the closest species, P. lacordairei Boucard. Se describe a Plusiotis cosijoezai sp. n. de la sierra Madre del Sur, Oa...

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Published inRevista mexicana de biodiversidad Vol. 88; no. 4; pp. 820 - 823
Main Authors Ramírez-Ponce, Andrés, Curoe, Daniel J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Elsevier España, S.L.U 01.12.2017
Instituto de Biología
Subjects
Biodiversity Conservation
New species
Nueva especie
Rutelini
Scarabaeoidea
Taxonomy
Taxonomía
Rutelini
Taxonomía
New species
Nueva especie
Taxonomy
Scarabaeoidea
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Summary:Plusiotis cosijoezai sp. n. is described from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, in southern México. Habitus and genitalia are illustrated, and diagnostic characters are compared with the closest species, P. lacordairei Boucard. Se describe a Plusiotis cosijoezai sp. n. de la sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, al sur de México. Se ilustran el hábito y los genitales, y se presentan los caracteres diagnósticos comparándolos con la especie más similar, P. lacordairei Boucard.
ISSN:1870-3453
2007-8706
2007-8706
DOI:10.1016/j.rmb.2017.10.037