Dichotomius (Cephagonus) periotoi Nunes

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

4.5.: Dichotomius (Cephagonus) periotoi Nunes & Vaz-de-Mello 2016 new combination ( Figure 41 (e))

Dichotomius (selenocopris) periotoi ı Nunes & Vaz-de-Melloı 2016ı p. 87 (description)

Diagnosis. In the groupı D. periotoi is separated of the other brachypterous species in the group by the following combined characters: dorsal surface shiny and usually with brown or blue reflections; cephalic carina taller than wideı with two tubercles at apex; dorsal surface of head smooth; surface of pronotal anterior excavation smoothı bearing few and sparse fine punctures and anterior portion of pronotal disc having two lobes.

Distribution. municipality of Descalvadoı state of São Pauloı BRAZIL.

Figures

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.