A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur
In this study, we revise the taxonomy of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865. It comprises three species, distributed in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Ceratotrupes fronticornis (Erichson, 1847) and Ceratotrupes bolivari Halffter & Martínez, 1962), a...
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| author | Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez Mario Zunino Gonzalo Halffter Fernando Escobar-Hernández Michele Rossini |
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In this study, we revise the taxonomy of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865. It comprises three species, distributed in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Ceratotrupes fronticornis (Erichson, 1847) and Ceratotrupes bolivari Halffter & Martínez, 1962), and the Sierra Madre del Sur (Ceratotrupes sturmi (Jekel, 1865)). We confirm C. mniszechi (Jekel, 1865) as a junior subjective synonym of C. sturmi. The examination of the holotype of C. sturmi and specimens recently collected in the Sierra Sur de Oaxaca (Oaxaca) and Omiltemi (Guerrero) allowed us to identify and describe a new species, Ceratotrupes gonzaloi sp. nov. from Omiltemi, Guerrero. We redescribe the morphology of C. sturmi and provide a diagnostic key to the four members of the genus Ceratotrupes. Photographs of the habitus and male genitalia of the four species, a distribution map, and observations on their ecology and biogeography are provided.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cde82ab6fd14da09be1099cf54fdda02023-07-24T22:02:42ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732023-07-01885110.5852/ejt.2023.885.2183A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del SurAlfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez0Mario Zunino1Gonzalo Halffter2Fernando Escobar-Hernández3Michele Rossini4Insect Ecology Lab, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, AustraliaInstituto de Ecología A.C., Invited researcher, Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, MexicoAldama Street 17, Centro, 91500 Coatepec, Veracruz, MexicoRed de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología, INECOL A.C. Xalapa, México, Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, MexicoFinnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, Helsinki, 00014, Finland In this study, we revise the taxonomy of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865. It comprises three species, distributed in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Ceratotrupes fronticornis (Erichson, 1847) and Ceratotrupes bolivari Halffter & Martínez, 1962), and the Sierra Madre del Sur (Ceratotrupes sturmi (Jekel, 1865)). We confirm C. mniszechi (Jekel, 1865) as a junior subjective synonym of C. sturmi. The examination of the holotype of C. sturmi and specimens recently collected in the Sierra Sur de Oaxaca (Oaxaca) and Omiltemi (Guerrero) allowed us to identify and describe a new species, Ceratotrupes gonzaloi sp. nov. from Omiltemi, Guerrero. We redescribe the morphology of C. sturmi and provide a diagnostic key to the four members of the genus Ceratotrupes. Photographs of the habitus and male genitalia of the four species, a distribution map, and observations on their ecology and biogeography are provided. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2183dor beetlesMexicoTrans-Mexican Volcanic BeltSierra Madre OccidentalSierra Sur |
| spellingShingle | Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez Mario Zunino Gonzalo Halffter Fernando Escobar-Hernández Michele Rossini A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur European Journal of Taxonomy dor beetles Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Sur |
| title | A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur |
| title_full | A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur |
| title_fullStr | A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur |
| title_full_unstemmed | A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur |
| title_short | A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur |
| title_sort | taxonomic review of the endemic mexican genus ceratotrupes jekel 1865 coleoptera geotrupidae ceratotrupini with the description of an unexpected new species from the sierra madre del sur |
| topic | dor beetles Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Sur |
| url | https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2183 |
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