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Four new species of Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from Guatemala and Honduras.

2017; Center for Systematic Entomology; Linguagem: Inglês

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José Monzón Sierra,

Agricultural and Food Production Studies

Four new species of the genus Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) are described from cloud forests of Guatemala and Honduras. The Guatemalan species are C. alexae n. sp. from Purulha, Baja Verapaz in the central mountains and C. woodruffi n. sp. from Bulej, Huehuetenango in Los Cuchumatanes Mountains at elevations from 1500 to 2000 meters. The species from Honduras are C. antonkozlovi n. sp. from Celaque, Lempira and C. maishei n. sp. from El Guisayote, Ocotepeque, at elevations between 2000 and 2600 meters above sea level. Se describen cuatro especies nuevas del genero Chrysina Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) de bosques nubosos de Guatemala y Honduras. Las especies guatemaltecas son C. alexae n. sp. de Purulha, Baja Verapaz en las montanas centrales y C. woodruffi n. sp. de Bulej, Huehuetenango en la sierra Los Cuchumatanes en alturas de 1500 a 2000 metros. Las de Honduras son C. antonkozlovi n. sp. de Celaque, Lempira y C. maishei n. sp. de El Guisayote, Ocotepeque, a elevaciones entre 2000 y 2600 metros sobre el nivel del mar.