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

By

Delgado, Leonardo
Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

993

Pages

35--46

Subjects

Cloud forests , Description , Diplotaxini , Insecta , Mesoamerica , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.993.49434

 

Abstract

Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby are described and illustrated, D. balamsp. nov. from Guatemala, and D. chiapasensissp. nov. and D. complanatissp. 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.