First record of the genus Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Diplotaxini) in South America

By

Mendoza, Iván Andrés
García-Atencia, Sandy

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-5-24

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

435--439

Subjects

Colombia , crop lands , Melolonthinae , New report , scarab beetle , tropical dry forest

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.3.435

 

Abstract

The genus Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 is composed of around 200 species reported from Canada to Panama. The species are most abundantly found in Mexico and the United States. This study reports for the first time the presence of Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887 in Colombia. The individuals are from the departments of Atlántico and Bolívar in the Caribbean region of the country. With this discovery, we update the distribution of the genus to include South America.