Description of a new species of Stenocrates Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) from Peru and a revised catalog of the species of Stenocrates.

Authors

• Brett C. Ratcliffe, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• STEPHANE LE TIRANT, Insectarium de Montréal

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

3-20-2023

Citation

Ratcliffe B.C. & Le Tirant S., 2023. – Description of a new species of Stenocrates Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) from Peru and a revised catalog of the species of Stenocrates. Faunitaxys, 11(21): 1 – 5.

Comments

Used by permission.

Abstract

A new species of the South American genus Stenocrates Burmeister, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) is described: Stenocrates theryi Ratcliffe & Le Tirant from western Peru. A description, diagnosis, distribution, and illustrations are provided for the new species. A revised catalog of the species of Stenocrates is presented.