Now there are fifteen! A new species of Amithao Thomson, 1878 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini) from Veracruz, Mexico

Abstract The new species Amithao miradorensis Gasca-Álvarez and Deloya, is described from southern Mexico and compared to related species. Color photographs of habitus and male genitalia of the new species and related species are provided and compared. An updated taxonomic key to species in the genu...

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Main Authors: HÉCTOR J. GASCA-ÁLVAREZ, CUAUHTEMOC DELOYA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2023-07-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000201002&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Abstract The new species Amithao miradorensis Gasca-Álvarez and Deloya, is described from southern Mexico and compared to related species. Color photographs of habitus and male genitalia of the new species and related species are provided and compared. An updated taxonomic key to species in the genus in both English and Spanish is provided. Diversity and distribution of Mexican Amithao species are discussed.
ISSN:1678-2690