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Issue: Vol. 1349 No. 1: 2 Nov. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1349.1.5
Page range: 53–62
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 26

Puelchesia gracilis, a new genus and species of Pachydemini endemic to the Monte biogeographic province in Argentina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Systematics Research Collections, W436 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514, U.S.A
Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6P4, Canada
Coleoptera Argentina new species Pachydemini Melolonthinae

Abstract

A new scarab beetle genus and species, Puelchesia gracilis, is described based on specimens collected in the Monte biogeographic province of west central Argentina. This genus is placed in the tribe Pachydemini based on an evaluation of the characters within the context of the current classification of the subfamily Melolonthinae. The distribution and natural history of the taxon is also discussed.

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