A new genus for Drepanocanthoides larreae (Horn, 1887) and description of a new congeneric Mexican species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

Authors

Marco Dellacasa, Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di PisaFollow
Giovanni Dellacasa, Genova, ItalyFollow
Robert D. Gordon, Northern Plains Entomology, Willow City, ND 58384Follow

Date of this Version

2-12-2015

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0407: 1–6. Published in 2015 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

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Abstract

Drepanocanthoides larreae (Horn, 1887) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) is transferred to the new genus Hornosus and the new species Hornosus turnbowi from Mexico (Nuevo León) is described. A complete set of fi gures is supplied for the taxa dealt with herein.