• DOI:10.3897/zookeys.415.6662
Corpus ID: 1723802

An unusual suite of sexual characters in three new species of Hymenorus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae) from Guatemala and Mexico

@article{Campbell2014AnUS,
  title={An unusual suite of sexual characters in three new species of Hymenorus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae) from Guatemala and Mexico},
  author={J. M. Campbell},
  journal={ZooKeys},
  year={2014},
  pages={295 - 309}
}

J. M. Campbell

Published 2014

Biology, Medicine

ZooKeys

Abstract Two species, Hymenorus bifurcatus, and H. excavatus are described as new from Guatemala and the new species H. balli from both the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico and Guatemala. These three species are unique among the species of Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851 in the unusual and highly modified fifth ventrites of the male and the modified shape of the female ninth tergites. The unusual sexual characters of the males and females are illustrated with photographs. The usage of the generic… CONTINUE READING

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