Open AccessA new species of the genus Cryptocanthon from Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
Author(s) -
Alfredo Edgardo Giraldo Mendoza
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
acta zoológica mexicana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2448-8445
pISSN - 0065-1737
DOI - 10.21829/azm.2022.3812443
Subject(s) - scarabaeinae , scarabaeidae , genus , ecology , geography , biology , zoology
A new brachypterous species of Scarabaeinae, Cryptocanthon iskaypachak sp. nov. is described, discussed and illustrated based on specimens collected in Cajamarca department. The new species is the third of the genus Cryptocanthon recorded from Peru.