Taxonomic revision of the South American subgenus Canthon (Peltecanthon) Pereira, 1953 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini)

  • Canthon (Peltecanthon) is revised in this work. The subgenus now includes four species: C. (P.) staigi (Pereira, 1953), C. (P.) haroldi nom. nov., C. (P.) splendidus Schmidt, 1922 and C. (P.) terciae sp. nov. All species occur in the Atlantic Forest. Maps, natural history information, specimen data and illustrations are provided.

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Author:Luis Gabriel de O.A. Nunes, Rafael V. Nunes, Fernando Z. Vaz-de-MelloORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-538587
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.594
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (English):European journal of taxonomy : 594
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (594)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Part of Periodical
Language:English
Year of Completion:2020
Year of first Publication:2020
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2020/07/23
Tag:Atlantic Forest; Canthon splendidus; Canthon staigi; Canthon sulcatus; Dung beetles; new species; rollers
Page Number:27
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0