A New Species in the Subgenus Selenocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Dichotomius Hope) from Panama

DOI
10.1649/0010-065X-70.2.375
Publication Year
2016
Publication Site
Coleopterists Bulletin
Journal Volume
70
Page Numbers
375–379
Family
Scarabaeidae
General topic
Taxonomy
Author

Nunes, R V

Abstract Note

Dichotomius (Selenocopris) aielloae Nunes, new species from Darien, Panama is described and placed in the Dichotomius (S.) quadraticeps species-group of this subgenus. Diagnosis, illustrations, and distributional and taxonomic remarks are provided. This new species constitutes a new country record of Selenocopris Burmeister in Panama and the first trans-andean record for the subgenus in the Americas.