A new Mexican species of Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), with nomenclatural changes, new records, and a key to the C. quiche species group
Author
Mora-Aguilar, Eder F.
Author
Curoe, Daniel
Author
Delgado, Leonardo
Author
Ramírez-Ponce, Andrés
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-21
4461
2
196
204
journal article
28983
10.11646/zootaxa.4461.2.2
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Chrysina quetzalcoatli
(
Morón, 1990
)
, new country and state record
This species is known from
El Salvador
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
, and
Chiapas
in
Mexico
(
Morón 1990
;
Sorto & Sermeño-Chicas 2013
). Four females specimens represent a new country record for
Nicaragua
, labeled: ”
NICARAGUA
: Carr. Matagalpa-Jinotega. Cerro Hornos,
1,600m
,
5-VI-1994
, D. Curoe col.” (DJCC). Six males and two females specimens represent a new state record for the state of
Oaxaca
, labeled: “
MEXICO
:
Oaxaca
,
San Miguel
Chimalapa, San Antonio, El Retén, El Gringo,
23-VII-2017
, Trampa de luz mercurial, Alt.
1,600 m
, Bosque mesófilo, E. Mora-A., A. Ramirez-P, D. Curoe cols.“ (
3 males
,
2 females
); same data except: “San Antonio, El Retén, Boca de la
Montaña
,
21-VII-2017
, Luz UV,
1,480 m
, borde Bosque mesófilo y Bosque de pino” (
3 males
) (CNIN, DJCC, EMAC, IEXA, LLDC).