Taxonomy and phylogeny of a new Central American beetle genus: Catrachia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
A new genus and two species of Melolonthinae from Honduras and Nicaragua are described. A phylogenetic analysis, carried out using morphological characters, suggests that Catrachia is a strongly supported monophyletic group. Catrachia is therefore established as a new genus, constituted by two new species, Catrachia mariana and Catrachia nica.
Coca-Abia
María Milagro
MM
Centro de Investigaciones y Tecnologias Agroalimentarias, Unidad de Protección Vegetal. Crtra. de Montañana a Peñaflor, 930. 50059 Zaragoza, Spain. mcoca@aragon.es
Robbins
Paul S
PS
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006721:Honduras; D008297:Male; D009527:Nicaragua; D010802:Phylogeny; D011156:Population Density; D013045:Species Specificity