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A new species of the Phanaeus endymion species group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), with comments on ecology and distribution

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Pages 249-254 | Accepted 28 Jan 2019, Published online: 11 Mar 2019
 

Summary

Phanaeus edmondsi n. sp. is described from the tropical forest of La Sierra Madre del Sur, estado de Oaxaca, Mexico. The new species belongs to the P. endymion species group. Distributional and ecological information of the new and allied species is included. A modification to update the identification key for related species is presented.

Résumé

Une nouvelle espèce du groupe de Phanaeus endymion (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae), et commentaires sur son écologie et sa répartition. Phanaeus edmondsi n. sp. est décrit de la forêt tropicale de la Sierra Madre del Sur, État d’Oaxaca, au Mexique. Cette nouvelle espèce appartient au groupe d’espèces de P. endymion. Des informations sur la répartition et l’écologie de cette nouvelle espèce et des espèces proches sont présentées. La clé d’identification est modifiée pour inclure cette nouvelle espèce.

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Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Texas A&M University Insect Collection, particularly that of E. Riley and K. Wright, for the loan of the specimens of Phanaeus that have enabled our studies.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) México (a postgraduate study grant to Victor Moctezuma) [412700]; Convenio CONACYT-Instituto de Ecología (the project “Estudio sobre la fauna de coleópteros Lamelicornios de la Sierra Madre del Sur”; Cuauhtémoc Deloya) [P22OCCOR, 1988–1989]; General Direction of the Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (special project to support research into the P. endymion species group) [20035/30916].

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