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Xenogeniates, A New And Unusual Genus Of Geniatine Scarab (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini) From Brazil, Karla Villatoro, Mary Liz Jameson
Xenogeniates, A New And Unusual Genus Of Geniatine Scarab (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini) From Brazil, Karla Villatoro, Mary Liz Jameson
University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers
A new genus and species of geniatine scarab is described from southeastern Brazil. The genus Xenogeniates is characterized by the unusual shape of the mesosternum, which is strongly invaginated and concave. Unusual characteristics of the taxon are discussed in relation to the Rutelinae and the Scarabaeidae.