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Published: 2024-09-10
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Arthrobrachus crassicornis sp. nov (Coleoptera: Melyridae), a new species from the South American Transition Zone in Argentina

Instituto de Entomología; Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación; José Pedro Alessandri 774; Ñuñoa; CP 7760197; Santiago; Chile
Coleoptera Melyrinae Arthrobrachini Argentina

Abstract

Arthrobrachus Solier, 1849 is a genus of Melyridae distributed in the southern cone of South America, with twenty valid species. A new species of the genus was recognized in the study of collection material. Artrobrachus crassicornis sp. nov. is described from Argentina and distributed in the South American Transition Zone.

 

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