First record of the beetle family Throscidae (Insecta: Coleoptera), a new species of Aulonothroscus Horn, and new species records to the fauna of Peru

The beetle family Throscidae is documented from Peru for the first time, based on specimens collected in the regions of Cajamarca, Junín, Loreto and Madre de Dios. Aulonothroscus tambopata new species is described from Madre de Dios. Also, three additional species of Aulonothroscus are reported from...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Johnson, Paul J., Chaboo, Caroline S.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12858
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/12858
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:taxonomy
Neotropical
wood-fungus feeding beetle
South American biodiversity
key to species.
taxonomía
escarabajos micófagos de madera
biodiversidad de Sudamérica
clave de especies.
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Summary:The beetle family Throscidae is documented from Peru for the first time, based on specimens collected in the regions of Cajamarca, Junín, Loreto and Madre de Dios. Aulonothroscus tambopata new species is described from Madre de Dios. Also, three additional species of Aulonothroscus are reported from Peru for the first time – A. alvarengai Cobos new country record, A. freudi Cobos new country record, and A. oculatissimus Cobos new country record. A key separating these four species is given. This report is part of the “Beetles of Peru” project.