Rediscovering Dichotomius foveicollis (Kirsch, 1871) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae), new combination, revalidation and other taxonomic notes

ABSTRACT

We found that Pinotus foveicollis synonym of D. agenor, does not belong to this group of species, neither is synonym of D. agenor. Here the species is revalidated to Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) foveicollis, the female is re-described, and the male is described for the first time. Based on male diagnostic characters the species is moved from D. agenor to D. inachus species-group.

KEYWORDS:

• Neotropical
• Luederwaldtinia
• Scarabaeidae
• synonym

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the collaboration Olaf Jaeger and Klaus-Dieter Klass, Senckenberg’s Natural History Museum of Zoology-Dresden curators. We extend our thanks to Dr Estet Helena de Oliveira and Dr Juares Fuhrmann for the assistance and conducting the holotype photographs. SMM received a scholarship from CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico- CNPq 440604/2015-0 PROTAX 2015-18); FZVM is a CNPq fellow and part of this work was funded by CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq 440604/2015-0, 302997/2013-0, 400681/2014-5, 440604/2015-0) and PPBio e CNPq 248299/2012-3. Also FZV received support from ISYEB, UMR 7205 CNRS/MNHN.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico [302997/2013-0,440604/2015-0 PROTAX 2015-18,440681/2014-5]; ISYEB, UMR [7205].