Two New Sulcate Species of Dichelonyx Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Dichelonychini) from Southern California, USA and Baja California, Mexico

Authors

Ron H. McPeak, San Diego Natural History Museum
Paul K. Lago, University of Mississippi
Guy A. Hanley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2020

Abstract

© 2020 Coleopterists Society.All right reserved. Species of Dichelonyx Harris with a sulcate pronotum and from southern California, USA and Baja California, Mexico are treated in this paper. Dichelonyx magnesae McPeak and Lago, new species, and Dichelonyx bajaensis McPeak and Lago, new species, are described. The new species are illustrated, diagnostic characters to separate them from previously described species are discussed, and a key to "sulcate" Dichelonyx species from southern California and Baja California is presented.

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journal article

Recommended Citation

Ron H. McPeak, Paul K. Lago, Guy A. Hanley "Two New Sulcate Species of Dichelonyx Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Dichelonychini) from Southern California, USA and Baja California, Mexico," The Coleopterists Bulletin, 74(1), 45-59, (25 March 2020)

DOI

10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.45

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