title: A checklist and key for the identification of bess beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae) of Argentina.
abstract: Based on field collections, museum specimens and literature review, we present a checklist of Argentine Passalidae, with a key to their identification. A total of five genera and 24 species are listed, including Passalus quadricollis, Passalus perplexus and Passalus elfriedae as first records for the country.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Red de Biodiversidady Sistemeitica. Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Xalapa 91070, eracruz, Mexico. larryjimenezferbans@gmail.com
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiminéz-Ferbans
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reyes-Castillo
authors.forename: Jack C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salazar-Niño
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology