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A new genus of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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ABSTRACT A new genus of the tribe Deltochilini, Atlantemolanum new genus, endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, is proposed here to include two species formerly described in the genus… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT A new genus of the tribe Deltochilini, Atlantemolanum new genus, endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, is proposed here to include two species formerly described in the genus Deltochilum based on the unique morphologic characters shared by Deltochilum riehli = Atlantemolanum riehli (Harold 1868) new combination and Deltochilum costalimai = Atlantemolanum costalimai (Pereira and D’Andretta 1955) new combination. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7BBD89C3-2F23-4CEF-9560-C29695631E04

Keywords: new genus; atlantic forest; genus dung; genus; beetles coleoptera; dung beetles

Journal Title: Journal of Natural History
Year Published: 2019

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