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Classification |
........Dasyvalgus
mexicanus (Cazier, 1937)
........Dasyvalgus
mexicanus (Cazier, 1937: 190-191) (valid name)
........Valgus
mexicanus (Cazier, 1937: 190-191) (original combination) |
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Dasyvalgus
mexicanus male
Image by K. A. Swoboda |
Distribution
of Dasyvalgus mexicanus
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Cetoniinae Tribes
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Cetoniinae
Taxa Map |
Key
to species of Valgini
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Description:
Pronotal disc serrate along lateral edges, transverse medial ridges
not well developed, basal margin rounded; female with pygidial spine
(female was not examined); first segment of posterior tarsus slightly
longer than second segment and subequal in length to fifth segment;
black with dark and light-colored setae; 4.0-5.0mm.
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Distribution: MEXICO:
Veracruz: Mt. Orizaba.
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Biological
Data: Unknown
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Temporal
Distribution: June
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Larvae:
Unknown.
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References:
CAZIER, M.A. 1937. A new species of Valgus
and a new generic record for Mexico. Pan-Pac. Entomol. 13(4):190-192.
JAMESON, M.L. and K.A. SWOBODA. 2005. Synopsis of scarab beetle tribe Valgini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in the New World. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 98(5): 658-672.
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