New species of Bolbapium Boucomont, 1910 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) from Brazil

Bolbapium Boucomont, 1910 is a Neotropical genus of Geotrupidae with 22 known species. In this paper, we describe Bolbapium vazdemelloi sp. nov. in Southwestern Bahia, Brazil. This new species is distinguished from congeneric species by its unique combination of morphological characters: cephalic tu...

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Published in:	EntomoBrasilis Vol. 17; p. e1075
Main Authors:	Dantas, Caique, Ferreira, André da Silva, Bravo, Freddy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Entomologistas do Brasil 06-03-2024
Subjects:	arid region Athyreini Bahia state Bahia state; Semi-arid region; Scarabaeoidea; Bolboceratinae; Athyreini Bolboceratinae Scarabaeoidea Semi
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Summary:	Bolbapium Boucomont, 1910 is a Neotropical genus of Geotrupidae with 22 known species. In this paper, we describe Bolbapium vazdemelloi sp. nov. in Southwestern Bahia, Brazil. This new species is distinguished from congeneric species by its unique combination of morphological characters: cephalic tubercle adjacent to each eye; pronotum with little expanded bidentate tubercle; parameres symmetric, with acute and divergent apex. The new species was incorporated into a previously published identification key for Bolbapium.
ISSN:	1983-0572 1983-0572
DOI:	10.12741/ebrasilis.v17.e1075