Two new species of bumblebee scarabs (Coleoptera: Glaphyridae: Lichnanthe Burmeister) from the central United States; a new discovery in Wyoming resolves a century-old puzzle from the Nebraska Sand Hills
- The genus Lichnanthe Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae) has been comprised of eight Nearctic species and contains the only New World members of their family. Here, two new species of arenicolous bumblebee scarabs are described from the central United States. The recent discovery of an undescribed Wyoming species led to the reevaluation of a dubious 134-year-old Nebraska Lichnanthe specimen, indicating that it also was an undescribed species. These two species, Lichnanthe brusti new species from central Wyoming and L. bruneri new species from central Nebraska are immediately distinguishable from all existing species of the genus by their square mandibles. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:401927DA-66D9-47A1-AE68-965210824713
Author: | Matthew J. PaulsenORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-731687 |
URL: | https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/1033_Paulsen_2024.pdf |
ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
ISSN: | 0749-6737 |
Parent Title (English): | Insecta Mundi |
Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (1033) |
Publisher: | Flora & Fauna Publ. |
Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2024/03/01 |
Date of first Publication: | 2024/03/01 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2024/03/04 |
Tag: | Ferris Dunes; Nebraska Sand Hills; Seminoe Dune; blowout penstemon; pollinators; taxonomy; xerophilic |
Volume: | 2024 |
Issue: | article 1033 |
Article Number: | 1033 |
Page Number: | 14 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 11 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |