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<mods:title id="ECD88D323403704708FDC657A6CA7061">Description of a second species of the genus Moronius Grossi &amp; Vaz-de-Mello, 2015 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini)</mods:title>
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Carvalho &amp; Grossi
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locality.
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Mato
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, Sonora.
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material.
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male not dissected, labelled (
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): a) white typed label, “
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do / Sul. Sonora. Faz. Espigão /
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,
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/
<date id="FFC85C9C3A3FA11EC2DAF946FCE3F951" box="[700,811,1732,1755]" pageId="0" pageNumber="369" value="2011-08">VIII-2011</date>
. FPFlorêncio”; red typed label, b)
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/ Carvalho &amp; Grossi,
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/
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”.
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with same data as
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, except by the yellow
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label (five at
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and seven at
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Description. Male (
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)
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(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3FA11EC242F8AEFDABF8C9" box="[548,611,1836,1859]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="0" pageNumber="369">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3FA11EC21DF8AEFCC5F8C9" bold="true" box="[635,781,1836,1859]" pageId="0" pageNumber="369">Total length:</emphasis>
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.
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.
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General aspect light to dark yellow with metallic green patterns on head, pronotum, scutellum, elytra, legs, and venter. Antennae dark brown to black. Clypeus brownish yellow; frons, pronotum and pygidium pale yellow, with metallic dark green spots; elytra testaceous, yellow, sides brownish-yellow, darkened on margins; legs metallic dark green, femora laterally pale yellow; ventrites metallic dark green.
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Dorsal surface glabrous, except pronotal borders, setose, setae more than 10 times longer than puncture diameter; venter densely setose, setae long, completely obscuring view of
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mesothoracic surface in places.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC196FF1AFDFEFF25" bold="true" box="[496,566,152,175]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Head:</emphasis>
Dorsal surface uniformly punctate, punctures smaller on frons, becoming larger and denser near sides and ocular canthus; clypeus pentagonal, reflexed, moderately deep, apex weakly concave, sides rounded; frontoclypeal suture weakly curved, almost straight; frons broad, slightly convex; ocular canthus setose, setae longer than three times ocular canthus width; mentum longer than wide, sides convex, apex sinuous, anterior angles divergent (
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3EA11FC16FFEA0FE81FEB3" box="[265,329,290,313]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
); labrum distinct in ventral view; maxillae with five teeth on galea (two distal teeth—one apical and one medial, larger, and transverse; three proximal teeth smaller and vertically arranged) (
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3EA11FC449FEC7FBB9FED6" box="[1071,1137,325,348]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
); antennal club longer than antennomeres 27 combined, antennae black (
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3EA11FC2C5FEEAFD24FEF5" box="[675,748,360,383]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC363FEEAFC4AFEF5" bold="true" box="[773,898,360,383]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Pronotum:</emphasis>
Wider than long; surface moderately punctate; punctures fine, sparsely setose with scattered, long setae restricted to borders; anterior angles obtuse, surface with metallic green reflections; bead straight and incomplete at middle anteriorly and posteriorly, disc with an M-shaped macula.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC096FE52FE8AFE6D" bold="true" box="[240,322,464,487]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Elytra:</emphasis>
Dorsal surface distinctly punctate, punctures fine to moderate; each elytron with eight distinct striae, one near elytral suture, five on disc, and two on sides near humeri; interstriae finely punctate on disc and humeri, and moderately punctate near suture.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC267FD97FD9EFDA6" bold="true" box="[513,598,533,556]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Venter:</emphasis>
Propleura broad, convex, elevated, setose, moderately punctate; mesoventral process conspicuous, ventrally and anteriorly flat, surface glabrous on anterior face, short, not exceeding mesocoxal apex (
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3EA11FC0F9FDD8FF25FDFB" box="[159,237,602,625]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC167FDD8FEF7FDFB" bold="true" box="[257,319,602,625]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Legs:</emphasis>
Protibiae tridentate, densely punctate, with a distinct longitudinal setose line; mesotibiae with punctures and setae, not limited to oblique carinae, but scattered; outer claws distinctly stronger than inner protarsal and inner metatarsal claws; metatibiae with one obsolete oblique carina; apex with more than 25 long spinules, aproximately 45 times longer than wide.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC1D5FD40FDE3FD53" bold="true" box="[435,555,706,729]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Abdomen:</emphasis>
Pygidium moderately convex, finely punctate, with a shagreen aspect; setae restricted to basal margin, long, slender. Ventrites almost smooth, punctures fine, moderately setose, setae longer than segments IIIV, and as long as segment V; sixth ventrite with surface shagreen, sides densely and finely punctate.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC0F1FCA8FED2FCCB" bold="true" box="[151,282,810,833]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Parameres:</emphasis>
Symmetrical, sinuous laterally, with near parallel sides; apex slightly curved downwards, bifurcation weak, distally straight (
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3EA11FC12CFCCFFE43FCEE" box="[330,395,845,868]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF092AD43A3EA11FC0F1F806FD44F878" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="370" startId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" targetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" targetPageId="1">
<paragraph id="8BC97A5C3A3EA11FC0F1F806FD44F878" blockId="1.[151,1436,1924,2034]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC0F1F806FEFBF810" bold="true" box="[151,307,1924,1946]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">FIGURES 16.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC15DF806FE5FF813" box="[315,407,1924,1945]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Moronius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC195F806FDCFF810" bold="true" box="[499,519,1924,1946]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">1)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3EA11FC269F806FD2EF813" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[527,742,1924,1945]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="370" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC269F806FD2EF813" box="[527,742,1924,1945]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Moronius vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
holotype male, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC462F806FBDFF810" bold="true" box="[1028,1047,1924,1946]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">2)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3EA11FC479F806FB3EF813" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[1055,1270,1924,1945]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="370" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC479F806FB3EF813" box="[1055,1270,1924,1945]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Moronius vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, head in oblique view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC0B2F820FF20F832" bold="true" box="[212,232,1954,1976]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">3)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3EA11FC095F820FE04F83D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[243,460,1954,1975]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="370" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC095F820FE04F83D" box="[243,460,1954,1975]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Moronius vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, parameres in caudal view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC288F820FCC9F832" bold="true" box="[750,769,1954,1976]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">4)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3EA11FC36AF820FC38F83D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[780,1008,1954,1975]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="370" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC36AF820FC38F83D" box="[780,1008,1954,1975]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Moronius miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, holotype male, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC547F820FAFDF832" bold="true" box="[1313,1333,1954,1976]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">5)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3EA11FC559F820FEDCF85E" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="370" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC559F820FEDCF85E" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Moronius miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
paratype, head in oblique view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC234F83DFDAEF85F" bold="true" box="[594,614,1983,2005]" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">6)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3EA11FC20BF83DFC86F85E" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[621,846,1983,2004]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="370" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3EA11FC20BF83DFC86F85E" box="[621,846,1983,2004]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="370">Moronius miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BC97A5C3A3DA11CC0A1FF1AFB3DFF5B" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,695]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0A1FF1AFEF1FF25" bold="true" box="[199,313,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Variation.</emphasis>
Male
<typeStatus id="54CDC4FE3A3DA11CC11AFF1AFE2AFF25" box="[380,482,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
differ from
<typeStatus id="54CDC4FE3A3DA11CC205FF1AFD08FF25" box="[611,704,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
mainly in size:
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC30FFF1AFC0BFF25" bold="true" box="[873,963,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Length:</emphasis>
16.120.0 mm.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC416FF1AFAAFFF25" bold="true" box="[1136,1383,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Width across humeri:</emphasis>
<quantity id="4C8ED7B93A3DA11CC50BFF1AFF24FF5B" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.45" metricValueMax="8.5" metricValueMin="8.4" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" unit="mm" value="8.45" valueMax="8.5" valueMin="8.4">8.4 8.5 mm</quantity>
. Metallic green marks on pronotum varying from an M-shaped pattern to a subpentagonal shape.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC97A5C3A3DA11CC0A1FF5FFE50FF7E" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,695]" box="[199,408,221,244]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0A1FF5FFEE9FF7E" bold="true" box="[199,289,221,244]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Female.</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C36C29D73A3DA11CC0A1FE82FCF3FDFB" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BC97A5C3A3DA11CC0A1FE82FCF3FDFB" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,695]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0A1FE82FE0EFE9D" bold="true" box="[199,454,256,279]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC1B4FE82FD0CFE9D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[466,708,256,279]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC1B4FE82FD0CFE9D" box="[466,708,256,279]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is mainly distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC446FE82FB1CFE9D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[1056,1236,256,279]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC446FE82FB1CFE9D" box="[1056,1236,256,279]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the following combination of characters: general colouration light to dark yellow in the new species (
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC406FEA0FB69FEB3" box="[1120,1185,290,313]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
), metallic green in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC519FEA0FEEAFED6" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC519FEA0FEEAFED6" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC157FEC7FEBBFED6" box="[305,371,325,348]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
); frontoclypeal suture weakly curved to almost straight in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC384FEC7FB4DFED6" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[994,1157,325,348]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC384FEC7FB4DFED6" box="[994,1157,325,348]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC4F2FEC7FB1DFED6" box="[1172,1237,325,348]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
), distinctly curved in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC0D4FEEAFEA9FEF5" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[178,353,360,383]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0D4FEEAFEA9FEF5" box="[178,353,360,383]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC109FEEAFE78FEF5" box="[367,432,360,383]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); mentum longer than wide, and less setose in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC3C5FEEAFB8DFEF5" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[931,1093,360,383]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC3C5FEEAFB8DFEF5" box="[931,1093,360,383]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC432FEEAFB5DFEF5" box="[1108,1173,360,383]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
), subquadrate, and more setose in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC167FE08FE7AFE2B" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[257,434,394,417]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC167FE08FE7AFE2B" box="[257,434,394,417]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC1A2FE08FDDFFE2B" box="[452,535,394,417]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
); labrum more visible ventrally in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC3FBFE08FB8BFE2B" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[925,1091,394,417]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC3FBFE08FB8BFE2B" box="[925,1091,394,417]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; maxillae with five teeth—one apical, one medial and three basal in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC24DFE2FFD07FE4E" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[555,719,429,452]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC24DFE2FFD07FE4E" box="[555,719,429,452]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC2B9FE2FFCE8FE4E" box="[735,800,429,452]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
) and maxillae with five teeth - one apical, two medial and two basal in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC144FE52FE19FE6D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[290,465,464,487]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC144FE52FE19FE6D" box="[290,465,464,487]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC187FE52FDEBFE6D" box="[481,547,464,487]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
); pronotum with long setae near anterior angles in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC42AFE52FB38FE6D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[1100,1264,464,487]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC42AFE52FB38FE6D" box="[1100,1264,464,487]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, glabrous in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC519FE52FEEAFD83" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC519FE52FEEAFD83" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; elytra with eight distinct striae in the new species and more strongly punctate, and with obsolete striae, and finely punctate elytra in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC1F9FD97FD87FDA6" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[415,591,533,556]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC1F9FD97FD87FDA6" box="[415,591,533,556]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; mesoventral process longer and distinct in
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC44AFD97FB07FDA6" box="[1068,1231,533,556]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC4B9FD97FAE5FDA6" box="[1247,1325,533,556]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
), obsolete in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC0D0FDBAFEA0FDC5" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[182,360,568,591]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0D0FDBAFEA0FDC5" box="[182,360,568,591]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC11DFDBAFE05FDC5" box="[379,461,568,591]" captionStart="FIGURES 712" captionStartId="2.[151,258,1477,1499]" captionTargetBox="[208,1379,757,1431]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[190,1397,746,1456]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 712. Moronius species. 7) Moronius vazdemelloi, left galea in dorsal view. 8) Moronius miguelangeli, left galea in dorsal view. 9) Moronius vazdemelloi, mentum in ventral view. 10) Moronius miguelangeli, mentum in ventral view. 11) Moronius vazdemelloi, mesoventral process in oblique view. 12) Moronius miguelangeli, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290632/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
); parameres with sides parallel and with a short bifurcation in
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC4F6FDBAFAFEFDC5" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[1168,1334,568,591]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC4F6FDBAFAFEFDC5" box="[1168,1334,568,591]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="134D66D93A3DA11CC52CFDBAFA45FDC5" box="[1354,1421,568,591]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="1.[151,258,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1172,939,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[410,1187,915,1908]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURES 16. Moronius species. 1) Moronius vazdemelloi holotype male, dorsal view. 2) Moronius vazdemelloi, head in oblique view. 3) Moronius vazdemelloi, parameres in caudal view. 4) Moronius miguelangeli, holotype male, dorsal view. 5) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, head in oblique view. 6) Moronius miguelangeli paratype, showing parameres in caudal view. Scale bars = 2 mm (for Figs. 12, 45) and 0.5 mm (for Figs. 3, 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1290630/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
), divergent in
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC17BFDD8FE04FDFB" box="[285,460,602,625]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with a deeper bifurcation (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C36C29D73A3DA11CC0A1FDFFFB2AFD3D" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BC97A5C3A3DA11CC0A1FDFFFB2AFD3D" blockId="2.[151,1437,152,695]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0A1FDFFFE8FFD1E" bold="true" box="[199,327,637,660]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a patronym to Dr. Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello (UFMT), a good friend of PCG, who has contributed tremendously to the knowledge of Scarabaeoidea in the Neotropical Region.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BC97A5C3A3DA11CC0F1FA47FDA6F9B8" blockId="2.[151,1436,1476,1586]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0F1FA47FEF5FA51" bold="true" box="[151,317,1477,1499]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">FIGURES 712.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC122FA47FE68FA50" box="[324,416,1477,1498]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC191FA47FDC3FA51" bold="true" box="[503,523,1477,1499]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">7)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC277FA47FD2EFA50" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[529,742,1477,1498]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC277FA47FD2EFA50" box="[529,742,1477,1498]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, left galea in dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC382FA47FC30FA51" bold="true" box="[996,1016,1477,1499]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">8)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC398FA47FB15FA50" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[1022,1245,1477,1498]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC398FA47FB15FA50" box="[1022,1245,1477,1498]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, left galea in dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0B0FA60FF22FA72" bold="true" box="[214,234,1506,1528]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">9)</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC090FA60FE1FFA7D" box="[246,471,1506,1527]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC090FA60FE1BFA7D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[246,467,1506,1527]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">Moronius vazdemelloi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
mentum in ventral view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC28CFA60FCC2FA72" bold="true" box="[746,778,1506,1528]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">10)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC370FA60FC33FA7D" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[790,1019,1506,1527]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC370FA60FC33FA7D" box="[790,1019,1506,1527]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, mentum in ventral view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC573FA60FAFAFA72" bold="true" box="[1301,1330,1506,1528]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">11)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC559FA60FEC2F99F" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC559FA60FEC2F99F" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, mesoventral process in oblique view.
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC2E4FA7DFD6AF99F" bold="true" box="[642,674,1535,1557]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">12)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC2CEF982FC40F99F" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[680,904,1536,1557]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC2CEF982FC40F99F" box="[680,904,1536,1557]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, mesoventral process in oblique view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (for Figs. 710) and 1 mm (for Figs. 1112).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C36C29D73A3DA11DC0A1F9DFFAFFFF7E" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="372" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BC97A5C3A3DA11DC0A1F9DFFAFFFF7E" blockId="2.[151,1436,1629,2034]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1436,152,244]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="372" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC0A1F9DFFEFDF9FE" bold="true" box="[199,309,1629,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Remarks.</emphasis>
The South American
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comprises a very uniform clade of beetles. According to Jameson (1990) they share, among other features, aedeagi with separated parameres and a distinct paramere shape, while the Central and North American members have contiguous parameres, separated by a longitudinal line. Most of the South American genera occur in
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, with the exception of three species of
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC334F947FB45F956" authority="Burmeister, 1844" authorityName="Burmeister" authorityYear="1844" box="[850,1165,1733,1756]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Byrsopolis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<bibRefCitation id="EFE707AD3A3DA11CC334F947FB45F956" box="[850,1165,1733,1756]" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" refId="ref2037" refString="Genus Byrsopolis Burmeister, 1844. Type species: Byrsopolis castanea Burmeister, 1844" type="book chapter">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC334F947FC0CF956" box="[850,964,1733,1756]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Byrsopolis</emphasis>
Burmeister, 1844
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</taxonomicName>
, which are found in the Amazon region of
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(Soula 2010). These
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC285F96AFC9DF975" box="[739,853,1768,1791]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Byrsopolis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species are the only known Amazonian areodines. All other
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occur in Atlantic Forest as well as Cerrado (Brazilian Savannah) habitats, ranging from northeastern (
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State) to southern (
<collectingRegion id="49B2B4BE3A3DA11CC1CBF8AFFD82F8CE" box="[429,586,1837,1860]" country="Brazil" name="Santa Catarina" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Santa Catarina</collectingRegion>
State) regions. The species of
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC3F7F8AFFC3FF8CE" box="[913,1015,1837,1860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were collected in the western region of
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, near the limits of Cerrado and Pantanal wetlands (
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC360F8D2FC7DF8ED" box="[774,949,1872,1895]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<collectingRegion id="49B2B4BE3A3DA11CC3BCF8D2FBADF8ED" box="[986,1125,1872,1895]" country="Brazil" name="Mato Grosso" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Mato Grosso</collectingRegion>
and
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC4FDF8D2FAF7F8ED" box="[1179,1343,1872,1895]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<collectingRegion id="49B2B4BE3A3DA11CC502F8D2FE88F800" country="Brazil" name="Mato Grosso do Sul" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Mato Grosso do Sul</collectingRegion>
).
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC13CF8F1FD91F800" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[346,601,1907,1930]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miguelangeli">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC13CF8F1FD91F800" box="[346,601,1907,1930]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Moronius miguelangeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was collected using flight interception traps, near a planted
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC543F8F1FED1F826" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Magnoliophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC543F8F1FA53F800" box="[1317,1435,1907,1930]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">Eucalyptus</emphasis>
(Myrtaceae)
</taxonomicName>
forest, while
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC1CBF817FD99F826" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[429,593,1941,1964]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC1CBF817FD99F826" box="[429,593,1941,1964]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was collected in the early morning using mist nets, which are commonly used for trapping birds. For this reason, most
<taxonomicName id="4C7601DF3A3DA11CC236F83AFD3CF845" authorityName="Carvalho &amp; Grossi" authorityYear="2018" box="[592,756,1976,1999]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Moronius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="371" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vazdemelloi">
<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC236F83AFD3CF845" box="[592,756,1976,1999]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
specimens have some elytral damage. Despite
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3DA11CC491F83AFA53F845" box="[1271,1435,1976,1999]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="371">M. vazdemelloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
having been found in
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, the
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localities are relatively near each other and they belong to the same Brazilian Savannah, the Cerrado biome. The females of both
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<emphasis id="B902A64E3A3CA11DC35CFF1AFC69FF25" box="[826,929,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="372">Moronius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species are unknown, possibly indicative of a behavioural difference between the sexes (Grossi &amp; Vaz-de-Mello 2015). The collecting data for
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indicates that these species are very active flyers, and that flight interception traps are recommended for collecting
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.
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