A NEW SPECIES OF ANCOGNATHA ERICHSON (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: DYNASTINAE: CYCLOCEPHALINI) FROM PERU, WITH DISTRIBUTIONS OF PERUVIAN ANCOGNATHA SPECIES

Authors

Luis Figueroa, Museo de Historia Natural de UNMSM - LimaFollow
Brett Ratcliffe, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2016

Citation

The Coleopterists Bulletin, 70(1): 65–72. 2016.

Comments

Copyright 2016 Luis Figueroa and Brett C. Ratcliffe. Used by permission.

Abstract

A new species of Peruvian Ancognatha Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) is described. A description, diagnosis, distribution, and illustrations of the new species are provided. Locality records and distribution maps for Ancognatha species occurring in Peru are given.

Se describe una nueva especie peruana de Ancognatha Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini). Se proporciona una descripción, diagnóstico, distribución e ilustraciones de la nueva especie. Se proveen localidades de captura y mapas de distribución para las especies de Ancognatha registradas en Perú.