Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae)
A new species of the Andean stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 is described from the humid Tucuman-Bolivian forest in the southern Bolivian Andes. Auxicerus magnipunctatus sp. nov. is distinguished from all congeners by the distinctly larger punctures of the mesosternum; antennomeres 2–6 s...
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| description | A new species of the Andean stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 is described from the humid Tucuman-Bolivian forest in the southern Bolivian Andes. Auxicerus magnipunctatus sp. nov. is distinguished from all congeners by the distinctly larger punctures of the mesosternum; antennomeres 2–6 subquadrate, last two joints of club wider than long; lamellae not widely separated; posterior end of ocular canthus rounded and anterior edge of canthus moderately developed into an obtuse triangle. Auxicerus magnipunctatus sp. nov. is possibly endemic to the Tucuman-Bolivian forest. Along with the presence of other endemic beetle species with tropical congeners, the discovery of A. magnipunctatus sp. nov. supports the idea that the persistence of rather tropical taxa in the subtropical realm is fostered by increased humidity at orographic rain barriers and climatic stability in the Tucuman-Bolivian forest. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-247f60c7604d492691fa11e9389e48782022-12-22T00:16:00ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732017-03-01030210.5852/ejt.2017.302308Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae)Robert Perger0Paschoal Coelho Grossi1Fernando Guerra2Colección Boliviana de Fauna, Casilla 10077, Correo Central, La PazUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Agronomia/Fitossanidade, Laboratório de Taxonomia de Insetos, Rua Manoel Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos 52171-900 - Recife, PEInstituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Casilla 10077, Correo Central, La PazA new species of the Andean stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 is described from the humid Tucuman-Bolivian forest in the southern Bolivian Andes. Auxicerus magnipunctatus sp. nov. is distinguished from all congeners by the distinctly larger punctures of the mesosternum; antennomeres 2–6 subquadrate, last two joints of club wider than long; lamellae not widely separated; posterior end of ocular canthus rounded and anterior edge of canthus moderately developed into an obtuse triangle. Auxicerus magnipunctatus sp. nov. is possibly endemic to the Tucuman-Bolivian forest. Along with the presence of other endemic beetle species with tropical congeners, the discovery of A. magnipunctatus sp. nov. supports the idea that the persistence of rather tropical taxa in the subtropical realm is fostered by increased humidity at orographic rain barriers and climatic stability in the Tucuman-Bolivian forest.http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/426AndesBoliviaNeotropicalSouth AmericaTucuman-Bolivian forest |
| spellingShingle | Robert Perger Paschoal Coelho Grossi Fernando Guerra Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) European Journal of Taxonomy Andes Bolivia Neotropical South America Tucuman-Bolivian forest |
| title | Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) |
| title_full | Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) |
| title_fullStr | Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) |
| title_short | Description of a new species of the stag beetle genus Auxicerus Waterhouse, 1883 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) |
| title_sort | description of a new species of the stag beetle genus auxicerus waterhouse 1883 coleoptera scarabaeoidea lucanidae |
| topic | Andes Bolivia Neotropical South America Tucuman-Bolivian forest |
| url | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/426 |
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