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AN UNUSUAL NEW SPECIES OF TRIGONOPELTASTES BURMEISTER FROM CHIAPAS, MEXICO (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: TRICHIINAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

H.F. Howden  and
B.C. Ratcliffe
H.F. Howden
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
B.C. Ratcliffe
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, University of Nebraska State Museum, W-436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 68588–0514
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Abstract

Trigonopeltastes thomasi sp.nov. from Sumidero Canyon National Park, Chiapas, Mexico, is described and figured. Unusual characters of the new species that relate to generic placement are discussed.

Résumé

On décrit ici Trigonopeltastes thomasi sp.nov. en provenance du Parc National du Canyon Sumidera, Chiapas, Mexique. On commente les caractères inhabituels de cette espèce nouvelle qui sont en rapport avec sa détermination générique.

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Articles
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 122 , Issue 1 , February 1990 , pp. 1 - 4
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1990

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