A New Species of Ceraspis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), with a Key to the Colombian Species of the Genus

Eder F. Mora-Aguilar; Leonardo Delgado; Fernando Vallejo

doi:10.1603/AN12149

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Eder F. Mora-Aguilar,^1,* Leonardo Delgado,¹ Fernando Vallejo²

¹1Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 3
²3Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria, Universidad de Caldas, A. A. 275 Manizales, Colombia.

^*Corresponding author, e-mail: edynastes@gmail.com.

Abstract

Ceraspis ajonjoli Mora-Aguilar, Delgado, and Vallejo, new species, from the Central Andes Mountains in Colombia is described and illustrated. Modifications of the Frey's key to species of this genus are provided to include this new species. A new key to separate the species of Ceraspis Lepeletier and Serville from Colombia is presented. The previously unknown male of Ceraspis ruehli Brenske is described and their genitalia are illustrated.

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Eder F. Mora-Aguilar, Leonardo Delgado, and Fernando Vallejo "A New Species of Ceraspis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), with a Key to the Colombian Species of the Genus," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 106(4), 424-428, (1 July 2013). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN12149

Received: 13 December 2012; Accepted: 1 April 2013; Published: 1 July 2013