Abstract

GIRALDO-MENDOZA, Alfredo Edgardo. A new species of the genus Cryptocanthon from Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2022, vol.38, e3812443.  Epub Apr 25, 2022. ISSN 2448-8445.  https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2022.3812443.

A new brachypterous species of Scarabaeinae, Cryptocanthon iskaypachak sp. nov. is described, discussed and illustrated based on specimens collected in Cajamarca department. The new species is the third of the genus Cryptocanthon recorded from Peru.

Keywords : Demarziellini; dung beetles; Neotropics; South America; Systematics.

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