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Issue: Vol. 4695 No. 2: 7 Nov. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-11-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4695.2.2
Page range: 122–130
Abstract views: 209
PDF downloaded: 6

A new species of Neoscelis Schoch from Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Goliathini) with new distributional records for the genus

Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria, Departamento de Posgrado e Investigación, Blvd. Emilio Portes Gil 1301 Pte., 87010, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología—Instituto de Biología, Laboratorio Regional de Biodiversidad. Ex Fábrica San Manuel de Morcón s/n, San Miguel Contla, Santa Cruz, Tlaxcala, Mexico. 90640
Mariano Escobedo Núm. 353B-9A, Polanco, 11560 Ciudad de México, Mexico
Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria, Departamento de Posgrado e Investigación, Blvd. Emilio Portes Gil 1301 Pte., 87010, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Coleoptera scarab endemic Neotropics Guerrero key

Abstract

Neoscelis hexakrotes new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Goliathini) is described from Guerrero, Mexico. Keys to identify male and female Neoscelis Schoch species and new distribution records for Neoscelis dohrni (Westwood) are provided.

 

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