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Issue: Vol. 2287 No. 1: 11 Nov. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-11-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2287.1.4
Page range: 64–68
Abstract views: 47
PDF downloaded: 3

Parallidiostoma tricornum Ocampo and Colby, a new genus and species of Allidiostomatinae from Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas. Av. Dr. Adrián Ruiz Leal s/n. (5500) Mendoza, Argentina
Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave, Suite 201, Chicago IL, 60613, USA
Coleoptera Neotropics Peru new genus new species

Abstract

Parallidiostoma tricornum Ocampo and Colby, new genus and new species, are described and illustrated. The new genus is placed in the New World scarab subfamily Allidiostomatinae. The known distribution and natural history of the new species are discussed.

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