Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group

Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby are described and illustrated, D. balam sp. nov. from Guatemala, and D. chiapasensis sp. nov. and D. complanatis sp. nov. from Mexico. The new species have a flattened body and are included in the trapezifera species group. An updated key to the trapezifera spec...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Delgado, Víctor Hugo Toledo-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/49434/download/pdf/
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description Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby are described and illustrated, D. balam sp. nov. from Guatemala, and D. chiapasensis sp. nov. and D. complanatis sp. nov. from Mexico. The new species have a flattened body and are included in the trapezifera species group. An updated key to the trapezifera species group is given.
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spelling doaj.art-dbf303dfef2a4a95920e36ac06348f312022-12-21T18:59:38ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702020-11-01993354610.3897/zookeys.993.4943449434Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera groupLeonardo Delgado0Víctor Hugo Toledo-Hernández1Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosThree new species of Diplotaxis Kirby are described and illustrated, D. balam sp. nov. from Guatemala, and D. chiapasensis sp. nov. and D. complanatis sp. nov. from Mexico. The new species have a flattened body and are included in the trapezifera species group. An updated key to the trapezifera species group is given.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/49434/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Leonardo Delgado
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Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group
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title Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group
title_full Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group
title_fullStr Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group
title_full_unstemmed Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group
title_short Three new species of Diplotaxis Kirby from Guatemala and Mexico (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with a key to the species of the trapezifera group
title_sort three new species of diplotaxis kirby from guatemala and mexico coleoptera scarabaeidae melolonthinae with a key to the species of the trapezifera group
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