Dung beetle vicariant speciation in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, with a description of a new species of Phanaeus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae)

By

Kohlmann, Bert
Arriaga Jiménez, Alfonsina
Rös, Matthias

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

743

Pages

67-93

Subjects

biogeografia , Biogeography , dinámica de islas celestes , dry oak scrub-forest , encinar seco chaparro , especies hermanas , grupo de especies de Phanaeus endymion , Last Glacial Maximum , Phanaeus endymion species group , Phanaeus malyi , revalidación , revalidation , Sierra Norte , Sierra Sur , sister species , sky-islands dynamic , último máximo glacial

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.743.23029

 

Abstract

An analysis of vicariant speciation ofGeotrupesandPhanaeus(Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae) from the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico is undertaken. The new species of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico,Phanaeusdionysiussp. n.is described. Photos of the habitus and a distribution map are provided.PhanaeusmalyiArnaud is revalidated. An updated key for thePhanaeusendymionspecies group and new localities are also presented. An updated key for theGeotrupesof Oaxaca and new locality records are also submitted.