Three new species of Canthonella Chapin from Hispaniola, with new records and Nomenclatural changes for West Indian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Author Ivie, Michael A. Author Philips, Keith text Zootaxa 2008 1701 1 14 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.180818 850fc9b3-67a6-4ced-b77b-3cc2bebe8857 1175-5326 180818 Key to West Indian Canthonella Chapin (Modified from Matthews 1966 , Ivie & Philips 1990 ) 1. Protibia with 3 teeth on outer margin...........................................................................................................2 - Protibia with 2 teeth on outer margin...........................................................................................................3 2. Elytral interstriae uneven in height, especially on declivity; protibia very narrow; Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands ............................................................................................................ Canthonella parva Chapin - Elytral interstriae flat, even in height; protibia widened apically; Hispaniola ............................................... ..................................................................................................... Canthonella constans Matthews ( Fig. 22 ) 3. Elytral macula yellow-orange, reaching base of elytron ( Fig. 9 ); Hispaniola..............................................4 - Elytral macula whitish-yellow, not reaching base of elytron, with at least a narrow black margin at base ( Figs. 7, 8 ); Cuba and Hispaniola.................................................................................................................5 4. Mesad edge of elytral spot reaching or nearly reaching suture; eighth elytral stria strongly punctate .......... ..................................................................................................... Canthonella isabellae Matthews ( Fig. 23 ) - Mesad edge of elytral spot reaching to 2nd stria; eighth elytral stria impunctate............................................ ....................................................................................................... Canthonella sikesi new species ( Fig. 21 ) 5. Elytral spot ending at or laterad to 3rd stria ( Figs 7, 8 ); labium rounded, truncate or emarginate anteriorly ( Figs. 1, 2 and Ivie & Philips 1990 , Fig.1 ); Cuba and Hispaniola................................................................6 - Elytral spot extending at least half-way across 2nd interstia ( Ivie & Philips 1990, Figs. 3, 4 ); labium obtusely produced anteriorly; Hispaniola.....................................................................................................8 6. Labium narrow, subtruncate ( Matthews 1966, Fig. 84 ); Cuba ..................... Canthonella pygmaea (Harold) - Labium broader, truncate or emarginate ( Figs. 1, 2 ); Hispaniola.................................................................7 7. Elytral ground color castaneous, darker pitchy around elytral spot and along suture, pronotal disc usually castaneous with pitchy base; labium truncate apically ( Fig. 1 )...................................................................... ................................................................................................. Canthonella jarmilae new species ( Fig. 19 ) - Elytral and pronotal ground color black; labium emarginate apically ( Fig. 2 )............................................... ............................................................................................... Canthonella quesqueya new species ( Fig. 20 ) 8. Elytron with triangular spot at apex of interstriae 1, 2, and 3; a smaller (occasionally obsolete) macula at apex of stria 5; 3.3–4.8 mm ............................................. Canthonella baorucensis Ivie & Philips ( Fig. 24 ) - Elytron immaculate in apical ½; 2.3–3.4 mm ........................ Canthonella howdeni Ivie & Philips ( Fig. 25 )