Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group

Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby are described and illustrated, D. balam sp. nov. from Guatemala, and D. chiapasensis sp. nov. and D. complanatis sp. nov. from Mexico. The new species have a flattened body and are included in the trapezifera species group. An updated key to the trapezifera spec...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inZooKeys Vol. 993; no. 4; pp. 35 - 46
Main Authors Delgado, Leonardo, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 16.11.2020
Subjects
Americas
Animalia
Arthropoda
Cenozoic
Coleoptera
Discovery and exploration
Hexapoda
Identification and classification
Identification Key
Insecta
Invertebrata
Melolonthidae
Mexico
Neogene
North America
Polyphaga
Scarabaeidae
Scarabaeoidea
Systematics
Taxonomy
Guatemala
Mexico
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby are described and illustrated, D. balam sp. nov. from Guatemala, and D. chiapasensis sp. nov. and D. complanatis sp. nov. from Mexico. The new species have a flattened body and are included in the trapezifera species group. An updated key to the trapezifera species group is given.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
Academic editor: A. Frolov
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.993.49434