Neotrichaphodioides, new genus of Neotropical Aphodiini, with description of a new species from Peru (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)
Author
Dellacasa, Marco
Author
Dellacasa, Giovanni
Author
Skelley, Paul E.
text
Insecta Mundi
2010
2010-09-24
2010
133
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5164776
1942-1354
5164776
Key to species of
Neotrichaphodioides
1. Elytra denticulate at shoulder; pronotum evenly, moderately closely punctured. Body brownishred. Length 5.0-6.0 mm.
Bolivia
,
Costa Rica
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N. forsterianus
(Balthasar)
— Elytra not denticulate at shoulder; pronotum dually punctured. Body color, length and distribution variable .....................................................................................................................................
2
2(1). Clypeus almost semicircular; genae obtusely rounded, slightly protruding beyond eyes. Body dark reddish brown. Length 5.0-5.5 mm.
Ecuador
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N. ecuadoriensis
(Petrovitz)
— Clypeus subtruncate anteriorly; genae distinctly protruding beyond eyes. Body color, length and distribution variable .................................................................................................................
3
3(2). Posterior half of elytra with short, dense pubescence in males. Body piceous. Length 7.0-8.0 mm.
Peru
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N. woytkowskii
,
new species
— Elytra glabrous in both sexes, at most with short, sparse pubescence before apex in males. Body yellowish to reddish brown. Length less than 6.0 mm. Widespread in South America ..........
4
4(3). Elytral intervals distinctly convex, with short, sparsely pubescence preapically in males; superior apical spur of hind tibiae almost as long as first tarsal segment. Body reddish brown. Length 5.0-6.0 mm.
Brazil
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N. volxemi
(Harold)
— Elytral intervals almost flat, glabrous in both sexes, superior apical spur of hind tibiae distinctly shorter than first tarsal segment. Body yellowish brown. Length 3.5-4.5 mm.
Argentina
,
Bolivia
,
Brazil
,
Colombia
,
Venezuela
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N. caracanus
(Balthasar)