A new species of Athyreus MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae: Athyreini) from northeastern Brazil
Athyreus arretado Celante & Carvalho, new species (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae: Athyreini) is described from Casa Nova, Bahia, Brazil. An updated identification key to males in the Athyreus aeneus species group is provided. Distribution maps of some Bolboceratinae species with new records in northeastern Brazil for Athyreus tuberifer Felsche, 1909 from Sergipe; Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) anthracinus (Klug, 1843) and Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) lanuginosus (Klug, 1843) from Paraíba; Athyreus vavini Boucomont, 1902, Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) braziliensis Howden, 1985, and Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) centromaculatus (Felsche, 1909) from Pernambuco; and Bolbapium caesum (Klug, 1843) from Bahia are provided.
Authors
- Benoit Jean Bernard Jahyny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5987-4488)
- PAULA BATISTA DOS SANTOS (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0351-9118)
- Gabriel Luiz Celante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-8324)
- Adhan Gabriel Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9282-9862)
- Kaylla Brisley Silva Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2842-3847)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.3.4
- Primary Topic
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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