New Genus and New Species of Promecheilidae (Coleptera) from Chile

Authors

  • Jaime Solervicens Instituto de Entomología, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación
  • Mario Elgueta Área de Entomología, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54830/bmnhn.v67.n1.2018.33

Keywords:

Beetles, Tenebrionoidea, southern South America, Austral distribution, temperate rain forest

Abstract

Calbuco n. gen., Calbuco obscurus n. sp. and Promecheilus similis n. sp. are described for Chile; the new entities inhabit humid environments of southern Chile, being found in areas of temperate rain forest. The new taxa are char­acterized and figures of the new species are given. With these additions the Chilean representation of Promecheilidae rises to five genera and thirteen species.

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Boletín 67 Número 1

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Published

2018-06-26

How to Cite

Solervicens, J. ., & Elgueta, M. . (2018). New Genus and New Species of Promecheilidae (Coleptera) from Chile. Boletín Museo Nacional De Historia Natural, 67(1), 11–24. https://doi.org/10.54830/bmnhn.v67.n1.2018.33

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 1 (2018): Boletín Museo Nacional de Historia Natural

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