Canthidium alvarezi Martínez and Halffter, 1986: a remarkable Ateuchus Weber, 1801 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Authors

Francois Genier, Canadian Museum of NatureFollow
Mario Cupello, Federal University of Parana, Brazil

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0646: 1–4

Comments

Published in 2018 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D02A2597-5671-4551-A5E7-ACF0C3D330A4

Abstract

The species Canthidium alvarezi Martínez and Halffter, 1986 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) is transferred to the genus Ateuchus Weber, 1801, becoming Ateuchus alvarezi (Martínez and Halffter), new combination. Its relationship with other species in the genus is briefly discussed. The validity and ranking of the genus Lobidion Génier, 2010, originally described from a single female, is discussed based on the discovery of male specimens, which lead us to reclassify it as a monotypic subgenus of Ateuchus, becoming Ateuchus (Lobidion), new rank, with the only included species becoming Ateuchus (Lobidion) punctatissimus (Génier, 2010) new combination.