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

Document Type

Article

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.