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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1952FFE5FE94FF6839480621" authority="(Mesoathyreus)" baseAuthorityName="Mesoathyreus" box="[264,614,1124,1150]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Neoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Neoathyreus (Mesoathyreus)</taxonomicName>
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,
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new subgenus (
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)
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<paragraph id="8B965F0C1952FFE5FE94FFA33FDC0696" blockId="11.[264,1323,1199,1905]" box="[264,1266,1199,1225]" pageId="11" pageNumber="48">
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species:
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1952FFE5FE32FFA3396F0697" box="[430,577,1199,1224]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="48">Neoathyreus</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1952FFE5FDCEFFA339DB0697" box="[594,757,1199,1224]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="48">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
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)
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1952FFE5FC9AFFA338A60697" box="[774,904,1199,1224]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="48">guyanensis</emphasis>
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,
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26E3E651952FFE5FC0BFFA33F090696" box="[919,1063,1199,1225]" pageId="11" pageNumber="48" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, here designated.
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Size moderate, 11.0 to 15.0 mm in length. Sexually dimorphic; male (
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<figureCitation id="131243891952FFE5FB13FFDB3E0C06AE" box="[1167,1314,1239,1265]" captionStart="FIGURES 16 – 21" captionStartId="12.[264,382,1784,1808]" captionTargetBox="[274,1313,592,1772]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[274,1314,592,1772]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 16 – 21. Neoathyreus (Mesoathyreus) guyanensis, n. sp.: 16, Dorsum of male major; 17, Male major, head and pronotum, lateral view; 18, Dorsum of female; 19, Head of female, note right mandible; 20, Male genitalia, dorsal view; 21, Male genitalia, lateral view. Scale lines for genitalia = 0.2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/273402/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="48">Figs. 16, 17</figureCitation>
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) with distinct clypeal horn and elevated inner pronotal carinae; female (
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<figureCitation id="131243891952FFE5FBC9FFF33FCB0746" box="[1109,1253,1279,1305]" captionStart="FIGURES 16 – 21" captionStartId="12.[264,382,1784,1808]" captionTargetBox="[274,1313,592,1772]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[274,1314,592,1772]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 16 – 21. Neoathyreus (Mesoathyreus) guyanensis, n. sp.: 16, Dorsum of male major; 17, Male major, head and pronotum, lateral view; 18, Dorsum of female; 19, Head of female, note right mandible; 20, Male genitalia, dorsal view; 21, Male genitalia, lateral view. Scale lines for genitalia = 0.2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/273402/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="48">Figs. 18, 19</figureCitation>
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) with trituberculate clypeus, median tubercle small, only slightly higher than lateral tubercles (typical for many
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1952FFE5FE77FE4339500737" box="[491,638,1359,1384]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Neoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1952FFE5FE77FE4339500737" box="[491,638,1359,1384]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="48">Neoathyreus</emphasis>
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); pronotum with low, rounded inner and outer carinae. Characters similar in both sexes: right mandible trilobed, apical tooth broad, not narrowed into acute, slender tooth; left mandible bilobed, apical lobe lacking acute tooth, apex blunt. Labrum narrow, broadly emarginate, anterior edge briefly angulate or tuberculate medially. Clypeus with both anterior and posterior carinae extending onto median tubercle or horn. Vertex transversely concave in anterior half, surface punctate, punctures separated by about one diameter or more, most punctures each with small anterior tubercle; surface between obscurely, minutely granulate. Gena narrow, twice as wide or wider than anteriorposterior length, outer anterior angle rounded. Pronotal marginal bead unbroken, tubercle lacking medially on anterior margin; pronotal midline at least partially impressed; pronotal surface, except carinae and concavity in large males, punctate, many punctures each with small anterior tubercle with seta at base; lateral fovea on each side deep, almost circular. Scutellum small, narrow, at least twice as long as wide. Elytron lacking any trace of basal marginal bead; several slight irregularities near base only indication of striae; elytral disc punctate, not tuberculate, most punctures each with short, erect, pale seta; punctures usually separated by one diameter or less, surface between finely alutaceous, shiny. Foretibia with six teeth on outer margin, minute basal seventh tooth often present. Forecoxa closed, with small spine at outer posterior margin (similar to
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1955FFE2FB1AFA983E3703F2" box="[1158,1305,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="49">Neoathyreus</emphasis>
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). Metasternum slightly convex, midline represented by narrow, indented depression; anterior of metasternum rounded, very slightly angulate at anterior edge of midline.
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<collectingCountry id="F33E1F9C1955FFE2FB6CFAE83E0503A1" box="[1264,1323,484,510]" name="India" pageId="12" pageNumber="49">Hind</collectingCountry>
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tibia and tarsi resembling those of some
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1955FFE2FD7FF9003850007A" box="[739,894,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="49">
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1955FFE2FD7FF9003854007A" box="[739,890,524,549]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Neoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Neoathyreus</taxonomicName>
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.
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1955FFE2FE94FDF43AE1054F" bold="true" box="[264,463,1784,1808]" pageId="12" pageNumber="49">FIGURES 16–21.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1955FFE2FE4AFDF538A0054F" box="[470,910,1785,1808]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="49">
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1955FFE2FE4AFDF538A4054F" box="[470,906,1785,1808]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Neoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="guyanensis" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Mesoathyreus">Neoathyreus (Mesoathyreus) guyanensis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26E3E651955FFE2FC09FDF538FD054F" box="[917,979,1785,1808]" pageId="12" pageNumber="49" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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: 16, Dorsum of male major; 17, Male major, head and pronotum, lateral view; 18, Dorsum of female; 19, Head of female, note right mandible; 20, Male genitalia, dorsal view; 21, Male genitalia, lateral view. Scale lines for genitalia = 0.2 mm.
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<subSubSection id="C3330C871954FFE3FEA4FA173A8C0149" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FEA4FA173A9F036A" bold="true" box="[312,433,283,309]" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Remarks.</emphasis>
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While
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FD9AFA103987036A" box="[518,681,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
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has a distinctive appearance, most of its characters can be found in one or more of the species of
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FCD8FA4838CE0302" box="[836,992,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1954FFE3FCD8FA4838F50302" box="[836,987,324,349]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Neoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Neoathyreus</taxonomicName>
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.
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In establishing the genus
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1954FFE3FE94FA60380E03D9" authority="Howden and Martinez (1963)" authorityName="Howden and Martinez" authorityYear="1963" box="[264,800,364,390]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Neoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FE94FA603AB503DA" box="[264,411,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Neoathyreus</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="EFB822FD1954FFE3FE37FA60380E03D9" author="Howden" box="[427,800,364,390]" pageId="13" pageNumber="52" refString="Howden, H. F. & Martinez, A. (1963) The new tribe Athyreini and its included genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Geotrupinae). The Canadian Entomologist, 95, 345 - 352." type="journal article" year="1963">Howden and Martínez (1963)</bibRefCitation>
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stated that “The genus could be further divided, but really distinct groups warranting even subgeneric status are not evident at this time”. While this is largely still true,
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FD5DFAB0384A038A" box="[705,868,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
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has several characters that distinguish it and seems to warrant subgeneric status, at least until other groupings are established. The one consistent character that distinguishes both sexes of
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FC51F9003F5E007A" box="[973,1136,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
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from species of
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FE94F9383AB50012" box="[264,411,564,589]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Neoathyreus</emphasis>
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is the shape of the apical lobes of the mandibles, these being blunt in
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FE94F9503A85002A" box="[264,427,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(
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); narrow, with an acute tip in
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FC0EF9503F00002A" box="[914,1070,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">
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.
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</emphasis>
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The punctate, rather shiny dorsum, lack of elytral striae and the sexual dimorphism (only noticeable if both male majors and females are present) are characters that also may distinguish
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1954FFE3FE94F9D83A8500B2" box="[264,427,724,749]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Mesoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FE94F9D83A8500B2" box="[264,427,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
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, but are not entirely unique, hence my proposal of a new subgenus rather than a genus.
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<subSubSection id="C3330C871954FFE3FEA4F82839EE01D1" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8B965F0C1954FFE3FEA4F82839EE01D1" blockId="13.[264,1323,283,910]" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FEA4F8283AEA0161" bold="true" box="[312,452,804,830]" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Etymology.</emphasis>
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The subgeneric prefix “meso” = middle and is meant to indicate that
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1954FFE3FE94F8403A85013A" box="[264,427,844,869]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Mesoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FE94F8403A85013A" box="[264,427,844,869]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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should be placed between
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1954FFE3FCAAF84038B3013A" box="[822,925,844,869]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Athyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FCAAF84038B3013A" box="[822,925,844,869]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Athyreus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1954FFE3FC69F8403FA6013A" box="[1013,1160,844,869]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Neoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FC69F8403FA6013A" box="[1013,1160,844,869]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Neoathyreus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. The name
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C29248F1954FFE3FE94F8783A8501D2" box="[264,427,884,909]" class="Insecta" family="Bolboceratidae" genus="Mesoathyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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||
<emphasis id="B95D831E1954FFE3FE94F8783A8501D2" box="[264,427,884,909]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="50">Mesoathyreus</emphasis>
|
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
is masculine in gender.
|
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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