Neoscelis septentrionalis, a new Mexican species from Sonora, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
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https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2025.96.5646Keywords:
Taxonomy, Scarabaeoidea, Mexico, New speciesAbstract
A new Mexican species of the genus Neoscelis Schoch is described from the state of Sonora. The new species is compared in detail with the most similar species N. longiclava Morón y Ratcliffe, and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. A key to the 5 species of the genus is included. Additionally, the first record of N. dohrni (Westwood) for Zacatecas is presented, and new variation data of the males of N. longiclava are added.
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