Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico
Agathomerus Lacordaire and A. pulcher Lacordaire are redescribed, and three new species of the genus are described: Agathomerus magdalenae sp. nov., A. espinosaorganistai sp. nov., and A. santiagoi sp. nov. Illustrations of the habitus, aedeagus and spermatheca of the four species are provided. Agat...
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| author | Geovanni M. Rodríguez-Mirón Sara López-Pérez |
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| description | Agathomerus Lacordaire and A. pulcher Lacordaire are redescribed, and three new species of the genus are described: Agathomerus magdalenae sp. nov., A. espinosaorganistai sp. nov., and A. santiagoi sp. nov. Illustrations of the habitus, aedeagus and spermatheca of the four species are provided. Agathomerus bichito Monrós, A. batesi Baly, and A. superbus Pic are proposed as new synonyms of Agathomerus pulcher Lacordaire. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a137a85c4c7749a7a0f1dd1b3d1b1dc82025-08-20T03:12:38ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-02-01122714315810.3897/zookeys.1227.118934118934Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from MexicoGeovanni M. Rodríguez-Mirón0Sara López-Pérez1Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAMFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAMAgathomerus Lacordaire and A. pulcher Lacordaire are redescribed, and three new species of the genus are described: Agathomerus magdalenae sp. nov., A. espinosaorganistai sp. nov., and A. santiagoi sp. nov. Illustrations of the habitus, aedeagus and spermatheca of the four species are provided. Agathomerus bichito Monrós, A. batesi Baly, and A. superbus Pic are proposed as new synonyms of Agathomerus pulcher Lacordaire.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/118934/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Geovanni M. Rodríguez-Mirón Sara López-Pérez Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico ZooKeys |
| title | Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico |
| title_full | Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico |
| title_short | Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico |
| title_sort | redescription of the neotropical genus agathomerus coleoptera megalopodidae megalopodinae and description of three new species from mexico |
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