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The New Tribe Athyreini and Its Included Genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Geotrupinae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Henry F. Howden
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario.
Antonio Martinez
Affiliation:
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Investigador Clase E-5 Carrera del Investigador del Conseio Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas, Republica Argentina.

Abstract

The new tribe Athyreini is established in the subfamily Geotrupinae, family Scarabaeidae. The genus Athyreus MacLeay is delimited and three new genera, Pseudoathyreus, Parathyreus and Neoathyreus, are proposed.

Resumen

En el presente trabajo, los autores proponen la nueva tribu Athyreini, que comprende cuatro géneros, tres de los cuales nuevos.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1963

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