A new cryptic species and review of the east-Andean leaf chafer genus Mesomerodon Ohaus, 1905 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae)

The Neotropical scarab beetle genus Mesomerodon Ohaus (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) is distributed in the western (lowland) Amazonian region from Colombia to Bolivia. Based on our research, the genus includes three species including a new cryptic species from Ecuador. We use niche modeling to...

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Main Authors: Matthias Seidel, Mary L. Jameson, Rachel L. Stone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11815