饾惢饾憸饾憹饾憴饾憱饾憥 饾懅饾憥饾憻饾憥饾憯饾憸饾懅饾憥饾憱, a new species from Chiapas, Mexico (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Hopliinae)

Authors

  • Hortensia Carrillo Ruiz Escuela de Biolog铆a, Benem茅rita Universidad Aut贸noma de Puebla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v17i2.3960

Keywords:

flower scarab beetles, taxonomy, tropical deciduous forest

Abstract

饾惢饾憸饾憹饾憴饾憱饾憥 饾懅饾憥饾憻饾憥饾憯饾憸饾懅饾憥饾憱, sp. n., from the tropical deciduous forest around Ciudad Cuauht茅moc, in the eastern end of the State of Chiapas, Mexico, is described. Illustrations of diagnostic characters of the new species and a key to the related Mexican species of Hoplia are included.

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Published

2015-09-23

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