Genieridium margareteae (Genier & Vaz-de-Mello, 2002)

Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2008, Synopsis of the new subtribe Scatimina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Ateuchini), with descriptions of twelve new genera and review of Genieridium, new genus, Zootaxa 1955, pp. 1-75 : 31

publication ID

1175­5334

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5242007

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Genieridium margareteae
status

 

6.4. Genieridium margareteae View in CoL ( Génier & Vaz-de-Mello, 2002), new combination

Pedaridium cryptops View in CoL (misidentification, not Arrow, 1913): Ferreira & Galileo 1993: 7, 20–21; Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 194 Pedaridium margareteae: Génier & Vaz-de-Mello 2002: 192–193 View in CoL

Holotype ♂ and allotype female: BRASIL: Piauí: São Raimundo Nonato, Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara , I-1999, CA Matrangolo ( MZSP).

Paratypes: BRAZIL: Bahia: Caetité, C. Uran. Lagoa Real - INB, 8–16.I.2000 (4 FVMC) ; Encruzilhada , XII.1980 / A. Martínez e M. Alvarenga (3 CMNC) ; same as before except XII-1997, Vaz-de-Mello & Bello (4 FVMC) ; Jequié , II.1995, C. Sperber (1 FVMC) ; S. Antonio da Barra, XI–XII.1888, Gounelle (1 ZMHB) ; Vila Nova , 1908 (1 MZSP) ; same as before except: X.1938, Dr. Nick, Coll. Martínez (2 CMNC) . Mato Grosso: Chapada do Guimarães , XI.1963, Alvarenga (9 MZSP) . Minas Gerais: Águas Vermelhas , XII.1997, A. Bello (4 AMBC) . Pernambuco: Pery-Pery , V–VI.1892, Gounelle (1 ZMHB, 1 FVMC) ; same as before except: XI– XII.1892 (1 ZMHB) . Piauí: São Raimundo Nonato, PN Serra da Capivara, I.1999 , C.A. Matrangolo (5 FVMC) . Rio Grande do Norte: Natal (5 NHMB) ; same as before except: W. M. Mann, Stanford Exped., 1913-56 (1 BMNH) ; same as before except: III. 1952, Alvarenga (4 MZSP) ; III.1954, Alvarenga leg, Coll. Martínez (1 CMNC) .

Diagnosis: This species is almost identical to G. bidens , but differs by having the elytral discal striae strongly punctured and the clypeal teeth weakly transversely carinated basally (Fig. 62). Parameres as in Fig. 63.

Distribution: Caatinga province of the Chacoan subregion, with one record from northeastern Pantanal province of the Amazonian subregion ( Fig. 106).

Remarks: This species is probably the sister to G. bidens , but apparently occupies a more restricted habitat.

MZSP

Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo

NHMB

Natural History Museum Bucharest

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

Genus

Genieridium

Loc

Genieridium margareteae

Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z. 2008
2008
Loc

Pedaridium cryptops

Genier, F. & Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. 2002: 193
Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. 2000: 194
Ferreira, A. M. R. M. & Galileo, M. H. M. 1993: 7
1993
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