On Neotropical Merophysiinae with descriptions of a new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Endomychidae)

By

Arriaga-Varela, Emmanuel
Tomaszewska, Wioletta
Huo, Lizhi
Seidel, Matthias

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

736

Pages

Jan-41

Subjects

Coccinelloidea , Entomology , Lycoperdinella , new genus , new species , Rueckeria , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.736.21628

 

Abstract

Intensive survey of museum collections and new field collecting resulted in discovery of six new, closely related species of the Neotropical Merophysiinae. A new species of the genus Lycoperdinella Champion, L. boliviensis sp. n., from Bolivia and Brazil, and five new species from Mexico for which a new genus is proposed here as Rueckeria gen. n.: R. inecol (type species), R. nigrileonis, R. ocelotl, R. puma, R. skelleyi spp. n., have been discovered. Lycoperdinella, Rueckeria gen. n., L. subcaeca Champion and all new species are diagnosed, described, and illustrated. Keys to the species of Lycoperdinella and Rueckeria and a distribution map are provided. A lectotype of Lycoperdinella subcaeca Champion, 1913 is designated. Molecular barcodes of three new species of Rueckeria are provided in order to help with the identification of these taxa.