Reassessment of Leucothyreus noctivagus Ohaus, 1917 reveals Mimogeniates margaridae Martínez, 1964 as new generic and specific synonym (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Geniatini)
In this paper, <i>Mimogeniates margaridae</i> Martínez (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Geniatini) is synonymized with <i>Leucothyreus noctivagus</i> Ohaus (<b>syn. nov.</b>). Hence, the monotypic genus <i>Mimogeniates</i> Martínez is a new junior synonym of <i>Leucothyreus</i> MacLeay (<b>syn. nov.</b>). <i>Leucothyreus noctivagus</i> is redescribed and illustrated based on the type and additional material, including new distributional records in southern Brazil. As a result of our work, the tribe Geniatini now includes 12 genera.
Institutions
- Natural History Museum Vienna (AT)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR)
- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1264.153948
- Primary Topic
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas