Taxonomy and phylogeny of a new Central American beetle genus: (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

A new genus and two species of Melolonthinae from Honduras and Nicaragua are described. A phylogenetic analysis, carried out using morphological characters, suggests that Catrachia is a strongly supported monophyletic group. Catrachia is therefore established as a new genus, constituted by two new s...

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Main Authors: María Milagro Coca-Abia, Paul S Robbins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2006-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442006000200027