Onthophagus pilauco sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): evidence of beetle extinction in the Pleistocene–Holocene transition in Chilean Northern Patagonia

The South American Pleistocene–Holocene transition has been characterized by drastic climatic and diversity changes. These rapid changes induced one of the largest and most recent extinctions in the megafauna at the continental scale. However, examples of the extinction of small animals (e.g., insec...

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Main Authors: Francisco Tello, José R. Verdú, Michele Rossini, Mario Zunino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-06-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/61706/download/pdf/