Two new genera and three new species of Penicillophorinae (Coleoptera: Phengodidae) of Mexico

Authors

  • SANTIAGO ZARAGOZA CABALLERO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2008.002.564

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Phengodidae, Penicillophorinae, Walterius n. gen, Tarsakanthos n. gen. n. sp, Mexico

Abstract

TWO NEW GENERA AND 3 NEW SPECIES OF PHENGODIDAE: PENICILLOPHORINAE, ARE DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. THEY WERE COLLETED IN IXTLAHUACÁN, COLIMA, HUATULCO, OAXACA AND SANTIAGO DOMINGUILLO, OAXACA. THESE GENERA AND NEW SPECIES ARE: WALTERIUS CABALLEROAE, N. SP. W. EMILIOI N. SP. AND TARSAKANTHOS MINUTA N. SP. KEY FOR OF THE 5 KNOWN GENERA OF PENICILLOPHORINAE IS PRESENTED

Published

2008-12-01

Issue

Section

TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA