title: Pumiliofossorum: A new genus of Scotobiini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) with two new species from Peru, and a revised key for the genera of the tribe.
abstract: A new genus, Pumiliofossorum Silvestro & Giraldo gen. nov. (Tenebrioninae: Scotobiini) and two new Peruvian species, Pumiliofossorum moche Silvestro & Flores sp. nov. and P. sechurae Giraldo & Flores sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Distributional data, habitat records, photographs, and SEM images are included. A revised key for the six genera of Scotobiini is provided. Morphology of the newly described genus is discussed in reference to the other genera of Scotobiini. Dome-shaped placoid sensoria are imaged for the first time in Scotobiini.
authors.affiliation: IBBEA-CONICET, Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Email: ayelensilvestro@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Violeta A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Silvestro
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Museo de Entomología Klaus Raven Büller, Av. La Molina s/n, Lima 12, Lima, Perú.; Email: alfre2cotobius@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alfredo E Giraldo
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.affiliation: CONICET, Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA, CCT CONICET Mendoza), Casilla de correo 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina;.; Email: gflores@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar.
authors.forename: Gustavo E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Flores
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003889:Desert Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru