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Issue: Vol. 1096 No. 1: 16 Dec. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-12-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1096.1.2
Page range: 17–28
Abstract views: 63
PDF downloaded: 30

New species and new records of Copris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Mexico and the United States

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Universidad EARTH, Apdo. 4442-1000, San José, Costa Rica
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Copris new species new records Mexico USA Arizona Chihuahua Sonora

Abstract

One new species of Copris Geoffroy from Sonora and Chihuahua is described and illustrated: Copris warneri sp. nov. The new species is closely related to C. arizonensis Schaeffer. Drawings of the male and female and a distribution map are included. New distributional records for C. arizonensis Schaeffer and C. martinezi Matthews and Halffter are provided.

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