A new species of Neorthopleura (coleoptera: cleridae: korynetinae) from Northern Peru
Abstract Neorthopleura pomahuacensis Hernández-May, Chuquibala-Checan and Leavengood, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Korynetinae) from Pomahuaca, Peru, is described. This beetle species is named after the locality where it was collected. Similar species are discussed and the lectotype of N. suturalis (Chevrolat, 1874) is illustrated for comparison.
Authors
- John M. Leavengood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3223-455X)
- Daniel Tineo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5263-6316)
- Malluri Goñas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3467)
- Beimer Chuquibala-Checan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1543-6176)
- Manuel Alberto Hernández-May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4388-6361)
Institutions
- Smithsonian Institution (US)
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
- Villahermosa Institute of Technology (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (ES)
- Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-026-01935-y
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
- Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria
- Institut National Du Cancer