A new species of Ontherus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini) and new distributional records of Cryptocanthon humidus Howden, 1973 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini) for Ecuador-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A new species of Ontherus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini) and new distributional records of Cryptocanthon humidus Howden, 1973 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini) for Ecuador

Published:2024-06-17 Issue:1 Volume:5471 Page:56-66
ISSN:1175-5334
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CHAMORRO WILLIAM^ORCID,LOPERA-TORO ALEJANDRO^ORCID,GÉNIER FRANÇOIS^ORCID

Abstract

A new species of Ontherus Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini) from Loja province (southern Ecuador) is described. The new species is putatively assigned to the subgenus Ontherus. An updated identification key is provided for the Ecuadorian species of Ontherus. Additionally, Cryptocanthon humidus Howden, 1973 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini) is registered for the first time in Ecuador.

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Magnolia Press

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