Abstract
We describe a new genus of Xanthopygina as Peripus gen. n. Chatzimanolis & Hightower and include the following species: P. brunkei sp. n. Chatzimanolis & Hightower, P. didontus sp. n. Chatzimanolis & Hightower, P. madrededios sp. n. Chatzimanolis & Hightower, and P. monodontus sp. n. Chatzimanolis & Hightower. Peripus belongs in the Isanopus group of genera of Xanthopygina. We provide photographs, illustrations and a key for the identification of species.
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