Three new species of Phyllophaga (S-STR.) group Rostripyga (Coleoptera : Melolonthidae, Melolonthinae) from Mexico and Guatemala

Authors
Moron, MA Cano, EB
Citation
Ma. Moron et Eb. Cano, Three new species of Phyllophaga (S-STR.) group Rostripyga (Coleoptera : Melolonthidae, Melolonthinae) from Mexico and Guatemala, PAN PAC ENT, 76(4), 2000, pp. 234-242
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN journal
00310603 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
234 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-0603(200010)76:4<234:TNSOP(>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
New species of Phyllophaga (sensu stricto) are described from Mexican and G uatemalan localities as follows: Phyllophaga jovelana NEW SPECIES from nort hern mountains of Chiapas; Phyllophaga serratipes NEW SPECIES and Phyllopha ga serrana NEW SPECIES from the mountains of Baja Verapaz and Zacapa. These species are living in isolated pine-oak or cloud forests located between 1 450 and 2600 m altitude. Drawings of male genital capsules, female genital plates, tarsal claws and tibiae are provided.