Description of a new species of Sphaenognathus Buquet, 1838 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from the Peruvian Andes.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Sphaenognathus rojasi Kobayashi and Gao, new species (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), is described from Huanta, Peru, located in the eastern Andean highlands. The new species appears to be closely related to Sphaenognathus monguilloni Lacroix, 1972 and S. kolbei Kriesche, 1919, based on the presence of inward-directed dorsal basal teeth and a basal projection on the underside of the mandibles. However, it can be distinguished by the presence of well-developed preapical teeth and a glossy pronotal surface
Source: Insecta mundi
Authors: Kazuho Kobayashi, Hanchi Gao
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4414543554