A new species of Isocopris Pereira and Martínez, 1960 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from the Southwest Brazilian Amazon

  • Jorge Armando Arias-Buriticá
  • , Andressa Bach
  • , Carlos A. Peres
  • , Torbjørn Haugaasen
  • , Joseph Hawes
  • , Renato A. Azevedo
  • , Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello

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Abstract

A new species from the southwest Brazilian Amazon, Isocopris rossinii Arias-Buriticá, Bach, and Vaz-de-Mello, new species, is described along with a diagnosis, illustrations, and discussion of its taxonomic position in the genus. This new species is readily distinguished by a deep depression in the frons, a large and trapezoidal ventral clypeal process in lateral view, a glabrous metaventral anterior lobe, the morphology of the aedeagus with triangular and symmetrical parameres, the presence of a subgenital plate, and large and asymmetrical lamellae copulatrix. Females show secondary sexual dimorphism, with the elytral striae widened from the first to the fourth in the central area. Here we present an updated key for the species of the genus Isocopris Pereira and Martínez, 1960.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)629-635
JournalThe Coleopterists Bulletin
Volume77
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Dec 2023

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