Dichotomius (Cephagonus) paresi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello 2015

Nunes, Rafael V. & Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z., 2019, Taxonomic revision of Dichotomius (Cephagonus) Luederwaldt 1929 and the taxonomic status of remaining Dichotomius Hope 1838 subgenera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Dichotomiini), Journal of Natural History 53 (37), pp. 2231-2351 : 2330

4.4. Dichotomius (Cephagonus) paresi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello 2015 ( Figure 41 (c))

Dichotomius (selenocopris) paresi Nunes & Vaz-de-Melloı 2016ı p. 85 (description)

Diagnosis. In the groupı D. paresi is separated of other species in the group (including the brachypterous) by the following combined characters: posterior portion of the pronotal disc bearing ocellate punctures; elytral striae widened near the basis and lacking punctures and anterior portion of pronotal border flattened (dorsal view) ( Figure 6 (a-b)).

Distribution. Chapada dos Parecisı municipality of Tangará da Serraı state of Mato Grossoı Brazil ( Figure 42 ).

Figures

Figure 6. Distribution map of D. (S.) bicuspis.

Figure 41. (a) D. ingens, male dorsal habitus. (b) D. darwini, male paratype dorsal habitus; (c) D. paresi, male paratype dorsal view; (d) D. manni, male holotype dorsal view. (e) D. periotoi, male, paratype dorsal view.

Figure 42. Distribution map of D. ingensı D. darwiniı D. paresiı D. manni and D. periotoi.