G. it. Ent., 12 (55): 135-164
May 2009
Seis nuevas especies de Dichotomius Hope, 1838
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
de Sudamérica y descripción del macho de
Dichotomius camargoi Martínez, 1956
de
PAOLO GANDINI y CARLOS AGUILAR
Abstract - Six new species of Dichotomius Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from South America and description of the male of Dichotomius camargoi Martínez, 1956 - Six new species of the dung beetle genus Dichotomius are here described: Dichotomius ziliolii n. sp., in the "batesi section", from Bolivia; Dichotomius joelus n. sp., very close to the "batesi section", from Paraguay; Dichotomius paraguayanus n. sp., provisionally placed in the subgenus Luderwaldtinia but not in a particular section, also from Paraguay; Dichotomius pseudocuprinus n. sp. in the "carbonarius section", from Brazil; Dichotomius guaranii n. sp., in the "nisus section", from Paraguay; Dichotomius dynastus n. sp., in the "mormon section", from Bolivia. Pictures are given for each new species. The male of Dichotomius camargoi Martínez, 1956, originally described based on a single female, is also described here.
