Taxonomic revision of Dichotomius (Cephagonus) Luederwaldt 1929 and the taxonomic status of remaining Dichotomius Hope 1838 subgenera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Dichotomiini)
Author
Nunes, Rafael V.
Author
Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.
text
Journal of Natural History
2019
2020-01-13
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journal article
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10.1080/00222933.2019.1692088
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4.5.:
Dichotomius
(
Cephagonus
)
periotoi
Nunes
& Vaz-de-Mello 2016 new combination
(
Figure 41
(e))
Dichotomius
(
selenocopris
)
periotoi
ı Nunes & Vaz-de-Melloı
2016ı
p. 87 (description)
Diagnosis.
In the groupı
D. periotoi
is separated of the other brachypterous species in the group by the following combined characters: dorsal surface shiny and usually with brown or blue reflections; cephalic carina taller than wideı with two tubercles at apex; dorsal surface of head smooth; surface of pronotal anterior excavation smoothı bearing few and sparse fine punctures and anterior portion of pronotal disc having two lobes.
Distribution.
municipality of Descalvadoı state of São Pauloı
BRAZIL
.