A review of the genus Chalcocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), with description of a new species

Michele Rossini; Fernando Z Vaz-de-Mello

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.5

A review of the genus Chalcocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), with description of a new species

Zootaxa. 2015 Feb 20;3920(2):291-300. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.5.

Authors

Michele Rossini¹, Fernando Z Vaz-de-Mello²

Affiliations

¹ Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari (DISB), via Saffi 2, 61029, Urbino (PU).; Email: unknown.
² Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Évolution, Entomologie, UMR 7205, Paris, France. Permanent Address: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança, 78060-900 - Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.; Email: vazdemello@gmail.com.

PMID: 25781251
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.5

Abstract

Species included in the genus Chalcocopris Burmeister, 1846 are reviewed, including the description of a new species (Chalcocopris inexpectatus sp. nov.) from Central Brazil, and the designation of a neotype for Copris hesperus Olivier, 1789. Pictures, diagnostic characters and an identification key are provided.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Brazil
Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera / classification*
Coleoptera / growth & development
Ecosystem
Female
Male
Organ Size