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A NEW SPECIES OF PLUSIOTIS BURMEISTER (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE, RUTELINAE) FROM GUATEMALA, C.A.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Miguel A. Morón  and
Henry F. Howden
Miguel A. Morón
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ecologia, A.P. 63, Xalapa, Veracruz 91000 Mexico
Henry F. Howden
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaK1S 5B6
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Abstract

Plusiotis prototelica sp.nov. from Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, is described and illustrated. A key to the prasina species group of Plusiotis, including the new species, is presented. Characters of P. prototelica that could allow it to be placed in the genus Chrysina Kirby are mentioned.

Résumé

Plusiotis prototelica sp.nov. de Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, est décrite et illustrée. Un tableau de détermination du groupe d’espèces prasina, qui inclut la nouvelle espèce, est présenté. On mentionne aussi quelques caractères qui pourraient permettre de placer cette espèce dans le genre Chrysina Kirby.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 124 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 205 - 210
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1992

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