Abstract
Four new species of Scaphisoma are described from Jalisco, Morelos and Oaxaca, Mexico: Scaphisoma jaliscanum sp. nov., S. cortesaguilari sp. nov., S. opochtli sp. nov. and S. versicolor sp. nov. New distributional records and comments on S. balteatum are included: it is recorded for the first time from Costa Rica and Jalisco. A key to Mexican species of Scaphisoma with maculate elytra and data on their fungal hosts are provided.References
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