Moroniella, a new American genus of Anomalini(Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)

Authors

  • Andrés Ramírez-Ponce Catedrático CONACYT - Laboratorio Regional de Biodiversidad y Cultivo de Tejidos Vegetales. Instituto de Biología UNAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v22i2.4742

Keywords:

Taxonomy, comparative morphology, biogeographic relict, paleotropical

Abstract

Moroniella gen. nov, a new genus, of american Anomalini is described and illustrated for Paranomala nitidula based on comparative morphology. Diagnostic characters are commented, the relationship with other taxa and the biogeographic affinity are discussed, and a key to separate the genus of Anomalini of the New World is included

Published

2015-12-16

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