New Species and Redescriptions of the Onthophagus chevrolati Species Complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeinae)

Victor Moctezuma; Gonzalo Halffter

doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.2.005

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30 June 2020 New Species and Redescriptions of the Onthophagus chevrolati Species Complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeinae)

Victor Moctezuma, Gonzalo Halffter

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Annales Zoologici, 70(2):245-261 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.2.005

Abstract

The Onthophagus chevrolati species complex is a putative lineage of dung beetles, which is typically found in the mountains of the Mexican Transition Zone. This species complex currently includes 13 species: O. chevrolatiHarold, 1869; O. coahuilaeZunino & Halffter, 1988; O. cochisus Brown, 1927; O. hidalgusZunino & Halffter, 1988; O. ixtepecorumsp. nov.; O. ixtlanensissp. nov.; O. longecarinatusZunino & Halffter, 1988; O. mateuisp. nov.; O. omiltemiusBates, 1889; O. potosinussp. nov.; O. retususHarold, 1869; O. sanpabloetlorumsp. nov.; and O. viridichevrolatisp. nov. The discovery of the new species hereby described is a result of the examination of specimens that have been frequently misidentified by former authors. An updated key and high quality images of the new and previously described species are provided.

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Victor Moctezuma and Gonzalo Halffter "New Species and Redescriptions of the Onthophagus chevrolati Species Complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeinae)," Annales Zoologici 70(2), 245-261, (30 June 2020). https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.2.005

Received: 9 February 2020; Accepted: 6 May 2020; Published: 30 June 2020

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