A New Species of Porophila Dybas (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) from Costa Rica
Porophila cohenwyatti Oseto and Topolski, new species is described and illustrated. Porophila cohenwyatti can be differentiated from the five previously described, extant species of Porophila Dybas principally by the distances between the pygidial spines and metathoracic wing trichial formulae. This is the first report of Porophila from Central America.
Authors
- Jennifer S. H. Topolski
- Christian Y. Oseto
Institutions
- Valparaiso University (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Coleopterists Bulletin
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-79.3.337
- Primary Topic
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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