On the types species of the New World dung beetle genus Canthidium Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), with an annotated checklist of species
Author
Cupello, Mario
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-06
4388
4
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4388.4.1
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1175-5326
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Canthidium
(
Neocanthidium
)
taurinum
Harold, 1867
Canthidium taurinum
Harold, 1867b
: 71
[here transferred to the subgenus
Neocanthidium
].
Type locality:
Brazil: Minas Gerais: São João del-Rei (“San João del Rey”).
Type material:
Holotype female (MNHN—ex Germar collection, via Harold and Schaum collections).
Distribution:
Brazil: Minas Gerais (
Harold 1867b
) [for some unknown reason, Martínez & Halffter (1986a) considered this species an endemic to São Paulo state in Brazil, even though its type locality is in Minas Gerais].