New species of Central and South American Athyreini (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Geotrupinae)

Seven South American and one Central American species of Athyreini are desc ribed, illustrated and related to species in groups previously revised. Fiv e new species belong to the genus Athyreus Macleay: A. fritzi, new species, from Argentina, A. horatioi, new species, from Venezuela, A. langeri, new species, from Bolivia, A. nebulosus, new species, from Venezuela and A. pec korum, new species, from Venezuela. Two new species of Neoathyreus Howden a nd Martinet are from South America: N. asciculus, new species, from Trinida d and N. ramusculus, new species, from Ecuador; one is from Central America : N. isthmius, new species, from Panama.