Plusiotis ericsrnithi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new metallic species from eastern Guatemala

Authors

Jose Monzon Sierra, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Enio B. Cano, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

September 1999

Comments

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by Monzon Sierra and Cano.

Abstract

Resumen: Se describe Plusiotis ericsmithi sp. nov. de un bosque nuboso de baja altitud (1100 msnm) en la Sierra del Merendon, Guatemala, cerca de la frontera con Honduras. Ademas, se incluyen ilustraciones de los genitales masculinos y femeninos.

Abstract: Plusiotis ericsmithii n. sp. is described from a low altitude cloud forest (1100 m) in the Guatemalan Merendon mountain chain near the Honduran border. Male and female genitalia are illustrated.