A new species of the genus Aegidium Westwood (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from Peru

Figueroa L.; Clavijo-Bustos J.; Moreno J.C.N. · Acta Amazonica (2023) · DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392202201980

Resumen

A new species of Aegidium from Peru is described and illustrated. It can be recognized from its congeners by the shape of the parameres and spiculum gastrale, but also by the punctuation of the pronotum and the elytra. The species occurs in the Andean-Amazonian piedmonts from Peru.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos