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25 March 2019 Five New Species of the Dynastine Genus Tomarus Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with an Illustrated Key to Species
Margarita M. López-García, Cuauhtémoc Deloya
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Abstract

A neotype for Tomarus bidentulus (Fairmaire, 1892) is designated, and five new species of the genus Tomarus Erichson are described and illustrated: Tomarus laticaudus López-García and Deloya, new species (Panama); T. maracaiboensis López-García and Deloya, new species (Venezuela); T. moroni López-García and Deloya, new species (Brazil); T. paranaensis López-García and Deloya, new species (Brazil); and T. pilcopataensis López-García and Deloya, new species (Peru). An illustrated key to the 35 currently known species of the genus is included.

Margarita M. López-García and Cuauhtémoc Deloya "Five New Species of the Dynastine Genus Tomarus Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with an Illustrated Key to Species," The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(1), 127-141, (25 March 2019). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-73.1.127
Received: 11 July 2018; Accepted: 13 January 2019; Published: 25 March 2019
KEYWORDS
Americas
Dynastinae
Ligyrus
neotype
Pentodontini
scarab beetles
taxonomy
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