Resumo

DELGADO, Leonardo; MORA-AGUILAR, Eder F.  e  RAMIREZ-PONCE, Andrés. Neoscelis septentrionalis, a new Mexican species from Sonora, Mexico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2025, vol.96, e965646.  Epub 27-Mar-2026. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2025.96.5646.

A new Mexican species of the genus Neoscelis Schoch is described from the state of Sonora. The new species is compared in detail with the most similar species N. longiclava Morón y Ratcliffe, and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. A key to the 5 species of the genus is included. Additionally, the first record of N. dohrni (Westwood) for Zacatecas is presented, and new variation data of the males of N. longiclava are added.

Palavras-chave : Taxonomy; Scarabaeoidea; Mexico; New species.

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