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.

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ZooKeys
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2025-02-11
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1227.118934
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico

Sara López-Pérez, Geovanni M. Rodríguez‐Mirón
ZooKeys
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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Redescription of the Neotropical genus Agathomerus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae) and description of three new species from Mexico

Sara López-Pérez, Geovanni M. Rodríguez‐Mirón
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<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.

ZooKeysVol. 1227
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
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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