G. it. Ent., 11 (52): 1-73
December 2004
El género Canthidium (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
en Costa Rica
por
ANGEL SOLÍS y BERT KOHLMANN
Abstract - The genus Canthidium (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Costa Rica - This paper is the result of the study of the genus Canthidium Erichson (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Costa Rica. Twenty-four species are reported, six of them are new. The known species are: C. angusticeps Bates, C. ardens Bates, C. aurifex Bates, C. centrale Boucomont, C. discopygidiale Howden & Young, C. guanacaste Howden & Gill, C. haroldi de Borre, C. hespenheidei Howden & Young, C. laetum Harold, C. leucopterum Howden & Young, C. macroculare Howden & Gill, C. pallidoalatum Howden & Young, C. perceptibile Howden & Young, C. planovultum Howden & Young, C. tenebrosum Howden & Young, C. tuberifrons Howden & Young, C. variolosum Howden & Young and C. vespertinum Howden & Young. The new species are: C. annagabrielae, C. emoryi, C. marianelae, C. marielae, C. priscillae and C. pseudopuncticolle. The following synonymy is established: C. centrale Boucomont, 1928 = C. martinezi (Edmonds & Halffter, 1978), Photographs of the dorsal aspect of all the species are included, as well as their line drawings of important morphological characteristics and distribution maps. Drawings of the dorsal habitus for the new and interesting species are also included. An identification key is presented.
