Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico
<i>Agathomerus</i> Lacordaire and <i>A.pulcher</i> Lacordaire are redescribed, and three new species of the genus are described: <i>Agathomerusmagdalenae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.espinosaorganistai</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A.santiagoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Illustrations of the habitus, aedeagus and spermatheca of the four species are provided. <i>Agathomerusbichito</i> Monrós, <i>A.batesi</i> Baly, and <i>A.superbus</i> Pic are proposed as new synonyms of <i>Agathomeruspulcher</i> Lacordaire.
Authors
- Sara López-Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9925-0186)
- Geovanni M. Rodríguez‐Mirón
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1227.118934
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Museum of Natural History
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- National Museum of Natural History
- Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México