A revision of the Argentinean endemic genus Eucranium Brullé (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with description of one new species and new synonymies.
The South American genus Eucranium Brullé has been revised and now includes six species: E. arachnoides Brullé, E. belenae Ocampo new species, E. cyclosoma Burmeister, E. dentifrons Guérin-Méneville, E. planicolle Burmeister, and E. simplicifrons Fairmaire. Eucranium pulvinatum Burmeister is a new junior synonym of Eucranium arachnoides Brullé, and Eucranium lepidum Burmeister is a new junior synonym of E. dentifrons Guérin-Méneville. The following lectotypes and neotypes are designated: Eucranium pulvinatum Burmeister, lectotype; Eucranium planicolle Burmeister, lectotype; Psammotrupes dentifrons Guérin-Méneville, neotype; and Eucranium lepidum Burmeister, neotype. Description of the genus and new species, diagnosis and illustrations, and distribution maps are provided for all species. A key to the species of this genus is provided, and the biology and conservation status of the species are discussed.
Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas, CCT-CONICET Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina. focampo@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar
Federico C
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Ocampo
D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic
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