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The Genus Tomarus Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) In Argentina, Chile, And Uruguay, Jhon César Neita-Moreno, Brett C. Ratcliffe
The Genus Tomarus Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini) In Argentina, Chile, And Uruguay, Jhon César Neita-Moreno, Brett C. Ratcliffe
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The eight species in the genus Tomarus Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay are reviewed. Tomarus roigjunenti new species and Tomarus spinipenis new species are described from Argentina. We include a key to species, representative habitus illustrations for all species, character illustrations, and distribution maps for each, as well as commentary about the natural history and distributions for each species. Diagnostic characters are discussed for each species, and species relationships are hypothesized based on the analysis of internal and external morphological characters. The male of T. bidentulus (Fairmaire) is described for fi rst time. The following taxonomic changes …
Nueva Especie De Conognatha Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) De Brasil, Cristian Pineda, Rafael Barros
Nueva Especie De Conognatha Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) De Brasil, Cristian Pineda, Rafael Barros
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Se describe e ilustra Conognatha (Pithiscus) caparaoensis Pineda y Barros n. sp. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), proveniente del sudeste de Brasil.
Conognatha (Pithiscus) caparaoensis Pineda and Barros n. sp. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), from southeast Brazil is described and illustrated.