𝐷𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑓𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑖, a new Mexican species from Hidalgo state (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), with a new definition of the Puberula species group.

Authors

  • Leonardo Delgado Instituto de Ecología A. C.
  • Eder F. Mora-Aguilar Instituto de Ecología A. C.
  • José Antonio Gómez-Anaya Instituto de Ecología A. C.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v32i2.7384

Keywords:

Diplotaxini, 𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑠 group, setiferous species, arid climate, Hidalgo state

Abstract

𝐷𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑓𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑖 sp. nov. is described and illustrated from arid region of southern of state of Hidalgo, Mexico. This species is related with the species of the Puberula species group of this genus, group newly defined with different composition of species as previously known, adding to 𝐷. 𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎 Moser, 𝐷. 𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑠 Moser, 𝐷. 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑠 Delgado & Capistrán and this new species, including all these species within a new key. A checklist of the Puberula species group is provided, including data on distribution, seasonality, and known elevational range, along with distribution maps for each species.

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2025-07-01

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