Dung beetle vicariant speciation in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, with a description of a new species of phanaeus (Coleoptera, geotrupidae, scarabaeidae)

Bert Kohlmann, Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez, Matthias Rös

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Abstract

An analysis of vicariant speciation of Geotrupes and Phanaeus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae) from the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico is undertaken. The new species of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico, Phanaeus dionysius sp. n. is described. Photos of the habitus and a distribution map are provided. Phanaeus malyi Arnaud is revalidated. An updated key for the Phanaeus endymion species group and new localities are also presented. An updated key for the Geotrupes of Oaxaca and new locality records are also submitted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-93
Number of pages27
JournalZooKeys
Volume2018
Issue number743
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Biogeography
  • Dry oak scrub-forest
  • Last glacial maximum
  • Phanaeus endymion species group
  • Phanaeus malyi
  • Revalidation
  • Sierra Norte
  • Sierra Sur
  • Sister species
  • Sky-islands dynamic

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