Plusiotis alfredolaui, a new sibling species of P. badeni Boucard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

Authors

David C. Hawks, University of California, Riverside, California

Date of this Version

September 1995

Comments

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

Abstract

Plusiotis alfredolaui is described from the vicinity of Fortin de las Flores, Veracruz, Mexico. It is very closely related to P. badeni Boucard, and is nearly indistinguishable externally. The male and female genitalia, however, are very different from those of P. badeni.