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TRACHYCRUSUS, A NEW GENUS OF CERATOCANTHINAE (COLEOPTERA, SCARABAEIDAE) WITH TWO NEW SPECIES FROM PERU

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

H.F. Howden  and
B.D. Gill
H.F. Howden
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
B.D. Gill
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 4125 K.W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
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Abstract

Trachycrusus, gen.nov., and two included species, lescheni sp.nov. and striatulus sp.nov., are described and figured from eastern Peru. Morphologically the genus bridges the gap between the highly modified ceratocanthine genera such as Scarabatermes Howden and the more typical genera such as Astaenomoechus Martínez and Pereira.

Résumé

On trouvera ici la description illustrée de Trachycrusus, gen.nov., et de deux espèces de ce genre, T. lescheni sp.nov. et T. striatulus sp.nov., de l’est du Pérou. Morphologiquement, le nouveau genre fait le pont entre les genres très évolués de Ceratocanthinae, tel Scarabatermes Howden, et les genres plus typiques, tel Astaenomoechus Martínez et Pereira.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 127 , Issue 4 , August 1995 , pp. 587 - 593
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1995

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