A new blue-grey Veturius (Publius) Kaup of the northwestern Sierra de Talamanca,Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Passalidae) |
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| Authors: | Stéphane Boucher Rolando Ramírez |
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| Institution: | 1. Universidad de Costa Rica, Fac. Ciencias, Esc. Biología, Cd Univ. Rodrigo Facio, Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica;2. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Sistema de estudios de Posgrado, San José, Costa Rica |
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| Abstract: | A new species of Veturius (Publius) Kaup, V. unanus n. sp., from a mountain cloud forest of Costa Rica, northwestern Sierra de Talamanca, Tapantí-Río Macho Massif, Province of Cartago, is described and illustrated. It is the first known Publius species with a blue-grey body color, matt elytra and shining or satiny elsewhere. The species is interpreted as sister species of V. (Publius) talamacaensis Boucher, 2006, from which it differs by a few characters. Both species are sympatric. V. unanus n. sp. is the northernmost endemic in the subgenus Publius. |
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| Keywords: | Proculini taxonomy new species Costa Rica |
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