Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)

Plusiotis cosijoezai sp. n. is described from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, in southern México. Habitus and genitalia are illustrated, and diagnostic characters are compared with the closest species, P. lacordairei Boucard.

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Main Authors: Andrés Ramírez-Ponce, Daniel Curoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2017-12-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2221
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description Plusiotis cosijoezai sp. n. is described from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, in southern México. Habitus and genitalia are illustrated, and diagnostic characters are compared with the closest species, P. lacordairei Boucard.
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spelling doaj-art-7046d67ed91f4bf0b815102c754d3c182025-08-20T01:49:26ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062017-12-0188410.1016/j.rmb.2017.10.037Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)Andrés Ramírez-Ponce0Daniel Curoe1UNAMParticular Plusiotis cosijoezai sp. n. is described from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, in southern México. Habitus and genitalia are illustrated, and diagnostic characters are compared with the closest species, P. lacordairei Boucard. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2221TaxonomyRuteliniScarabaeoideaNew species
spellingShingle Andrés Ramírez-Ponce
Daniel Curoe
Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Taxonomy
Rutelini
Scarabaeoidea
New species
title Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)
title_full Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)
title_fullStr Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)
title_full_unstemmed Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)
title_short Description of a new Plusiotis jewel scarab species from Oaxaca, México (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)
title_sort description of a new plusiotis jewel scarab species from oaxaca mexico coleoptera melolonthidae
topic Taxonomy
Rutelini
Scarabaeoidea
New species
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2221
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