Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 48B(1-2) 2005

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VOL 48B(1-2) 2005

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Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae, Euparixoides, Lomanoxoides, Iguazua, Auperia, Aidophus, taxonomy, new species, New World

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Review of some New World aphodiine genera and descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

• Zdzisława T. STEBNICKA
• Paul E. SKELLEY

Abstract:

The New World eupariine scarab genera Euparixoides HINTON and Iguazua STEBNICKA are reviewed. Saprosites blackwelderi CHAPIN, is transferred to the genus Iguazua becoming Iguazua blackwelderi (CHAPIN), new combination. Keys for species of the genera Euparixoides, Iguazua, and Lomanoxoides STEBNICKA are presented. New species described are: (Eupariini) Euparixoides papilio, Euparixoides araguaensis, Euparixoides tachirensis, Lomanoxoides mapitunari, Lomanoxoides herediae, Iguazua costaricensis, Auperia waoraniae, Auperia tectipennis, Auperia viejoae, and (Didactylini) Aidophus coheni.