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Five Unusual New Species of Rhyparus Westwood, 1845 from Mexico and Central America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Rhyparini)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Five new species of Rhyparus Westwood, 1845 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Rhyparini) are described: R. cucullatus Skelley and Smith from Guatemala, R. hexadentatus Skelley and Smith from Mexico and Guatemala, R. loughlini Skelley and Smith from Mexico, R. platypygus Skelley and Smith from Guatemala and Honduras, and R. pteronellus Skelley and Smith from Mexico. A description, diagnosis, images, and distributional map are presented for each species. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D5B7D848-4BC0-4719-A8EA-086DD57232B6

Source: Lincoln (University of Nebraska)

Authors: Skelley, Paul E., Smith, Andrew B. T.

Institutions: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Canadian Museum of Nature

Language: English

Topic: Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

OpenAlex ID: W6991246142

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