A new Mexican species of Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), with nomenclatural changes, new records, and a key to the C. quiche species group
Author
Mora-Aguilar, Eder F.
Author
Curoe, Daniel
Author
Delgado, Leonardo
Author
Ramírez-Ponce, Andrés
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-21
4461
2
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journal article
28983
10.11646/zootaxa.4461.2.2
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Key to males of the
Chrysina quiche
species group
Males can be distinguished from females by the enlarged protarsus and the last abdominal segment emarginate.
1. Pronotal posterior margin completely beaded. Parameral apical denticles divergent (
Fig. 12
). Guatemala..
C. quiche
(Morón)
- Pronotal posterior margin with bead effaced medially. Parameral apical denticles subparallel and/or fused............... 2
2. Parameres almost entirely fused, with a short notch at apex (
Fig. 13
). Guatemala..........
C. tecunumani
(Cano & Morón)
- Parameres not fused................................................................................... 3
3. Parameres with three denticles on each side (
Fig. 7
).
Eastern
Oaxaca
,
Mexico
...........................................................................
C. chimalapensis
Mora-Aguilar, Curoe, Delgado
, & Ramírez-Ponce,
new species
- Parameres without lateral denticles (
Fig. 11
).
Eastern
Chiapas
(
Mexico
).....................
C. benesi
Pokorný & Curoe