The genus Psephenops (Coleoptera: Dryopoidea: Psephenidae) in Mexico, with the description of a new species and notes on the species from Central America and the Antilles
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2026.97.5704Keywords:
Psepheninae, Water pennies, Oaxaca, Mexico, TaxonomyAbstract
The Neotropical genus Psephenops Grouvelle currently includes 15 described species, 13 of which are distributed in Mexico, Central America, and the Antilles, plus one from Argentina and another from Peru. The subfamily Psepheninae is reported for the first time with Psephenops oaxacanus sp. nov. from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, increasing the number of known species in the country to 3, 14 in Mexico, Central America and the Antilles, and 16 at the continental level. A distribution map and an illustrated key for the species present in Mexico are provided.
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