A new cryptic species of metallic Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from western Honduras

  • A new species of Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae),Chrysina porioni Monzón and Hawks, is described from the Sierra del Merendón west of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. This species is very similar to C. ericsmithi (Monzón and Cano), with which it has long been confused.
  • Se describe una nueva especie de Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae),Chrysina porioni Monzón y Hawks, de la Sierra del Merendón al oeste de San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Esta especies es muy parecida a C. ericsmithi (Monzón y Cano), con la cuál se ha confundido por mucho tiempo.

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Author:José Monzón Sierra, David C. Hawks
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-642903
URL:https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/126764
ISSN:1942-1354
ISSN:0749-6737
Parent Title (English):Insecta mundi
Series (Serial Number):Insecta Mundi (802)
Publisher:Flora & Fauna Publ.
Place of publication:Gainesville, Fla.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2020/11/12
Year of first Publication:2020
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2021/11/25
Tag:Rutelini; jewel scarab; new species
Volume:2020
Issue:article 802
Page Number:8
First Page:1
Last Page:5
HeBIS-PPN:489783619
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0