论文信息 - 0172. Four new species of Acoma Casey with a key to species in the genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

0172. Four new species of Acoma Casey with a key to species in the genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Acoma howdenorum, Acoma westcotti, Acoma quadrilaminata, and Acoma cimarron (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), all new species, are described from Yuma County, Arizona, USA, and Baja California Sur, Baja California (Norte), and Sonora, Mexico, respectively. Habitus of the four new species is illustrated, and an updated key to the described species in the genus is provided. Distribution and variation of Acoma glabrata Cazier are also discussed.

W. Warner

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