Podolasia diabla Smith and Paulsen, new species and Podolasia parapilosa Smith and Paulsen, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Podolasiini) are described from dune habitats in Coahuila, Mexico. The new species are illustrated, and diagnostic characters are discussed to separate them from previously described species. Podolasia diabla is notable as the first species known from this tribe with head horns.
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18 September 2017
Two New Species of Podolasia Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Podolasiini) from Coahuila, Mexico
Andrew B. T. Smith,
M. J. Paulsen
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 71 • No. 3
September 2017
Vol. 71 • No. 3
September 2017
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cuatrociénegas
chafers
Dunes
scarab beetles
taxonomy