Athyreus, MacLeay, 1819

Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, Insecta Mundi 732 (732), pp. 1-306 : 7

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3678492
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3684147
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Athyreus
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ATHYREUS MacLeay, 1819

Athyreus MacLeay 1819: 123

Synopses. Howden and Martínez 1978; Howden 2002 ( A. tribuliformis complex)

Note. Bolboceras bilbergii Gray, 1832 (p. 508), described from Demerara in present-day Guyana, is mentioned by Blackwelder (1944: 219) for Guyana and Brazil as Athyreus bilbergi , and by Howden and Martínez (1978: 53) as Athyreus billbergi [sic]. According to Howden and Martínez (1978), this species is known only from (a) female(s) that could not be associated with males.