title: Illustrated Key to Species of Genus Dendroctonus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Occurring in Mexico and Central America.
abstract: We provide an illustrated key of species of Dendroctonus Erichson from Mexico and Central America based on characters of the male genitalia and external morphology. The key incorporates newly identified diagnostic characters for this genus that enhance discrimination of particularly difficult sibling species.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala, Col. Santo Tomás, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, México D.F., CP 11340, Mexico (onirica.2@hotmail.com; capotezu@hotmail.com)and.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Armendáriz-Toledano
authors.affiliation: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala, Col. Santo Tomás, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, México D.F., CP 11340, Mexico (onirica.2@hotmail.com; capotezu@hotmail.com)and.
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zúñiga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002489:Central America; D005260:Female; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D013045:Species Specificity; D048889:Weevils / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*
keywords: anchor; bark beetle; club shape; seminal rod; sensillae