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27 September 2016 Teratological Cases in Five Species of Cotinis Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini), with a Compilation of Teratologies in Scarabaeoidea
Héctor Jaime Gasca-Álvarez, Cuauhtémoc Deloya, Pedro Reyes-Castillo
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Abstract

Seven new teratological cases in five species of the American genus Cotinis Burmeister are described and illustrated. Anomalies affect head structures, the pronotum, elytra, and pygidium. A compilation of previously described teratological cases in 48 species of Scarabaeoidea is provided

Héctor Jaime Gasca-Álvarez, Cuauhtémoc Deloya, and Pedro Reyes-Castillo "Teratological Cases in Five Species of Cotinis Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini), with a Compilation of Teratologies in Scarabaeoidea," The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(2), 329-338, (27 September 2016). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.329
Received: 6 September 2016; Accepted: 5 March 2017; Published: 27 September 2016
KEYWORDS
Abnormal development
malformations
morphology
scarab beetles
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