The establishment of the Onthophagus anthracinus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) species complex and the description of a new species

Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez, Fernando Escobar-Hernández, Matthias Rös, Bert Kohlmann

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    Abstract

    The Onthophagus anthracinus Harold, 1873 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) species complex of the Onthophagus landolti Harold, 1880 species group is established and analysed. A new species, O. etlaensis, is described from this group. Onthophagus mextexus Howden and Cartwright, 1970 is considered a valid species and O. knulli Howden and Cartwright, 1963 is placed in synonymy with O. durangoensis Balthasar, 1939 new synonymy. A key for the O. anthracinus species complex is presented along with photographs and illustrations of the main taxonomic differences. An update of the O. landolti species group is presented.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-17
    Number of pages17
    JournalCanadian Entomologist
    Volume152
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Feb 2020

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