Trigonopeltastes sallaei sallaei Bates, 1889

Smith, Andrew B. T., 2016, Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum from Central America with new country records for other New World Trichiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae), ZooKeys 617, pp. 91-127 : 108

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9178

publication LSID

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scientific name

Trigonopeltastes sallaei sallaei Bates, 1889
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Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Scarabaeidae

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Distribution.

This species was previously recorded from Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica ( Howden 1968). The specimens detailed below represent new country records for Guatemala and Honduras.

"GUAT., Zacapa Sn / Lorenzo Rd 1500- / 1800'1-10 June / 1991 JE Wappes" (1 male - CMNC).

"GUAT.: BAJA VERAPAZ / 54.4km S. Purulha, / 850m, 1.VII.1993, / F. Génier, hand coll." (2 males - CMNC).

"HONDURAS Olancho / Dept., P.N. La Muralla / ± 1200m, flowers / 1 July 1995 / DC Carlson/FT Hovore" (1 male - DCCC).