Reassessment of Leucothyreus noctivagus Ohaus, 1917 reveals Mimogeniates margaridae Martínez, 1964 as new generic and specific synonym (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Geniatini)

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Keywords: Bearded scarab beetles · Topics: Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

In this paper, Mimogeniates margaridae Martínez (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Geniatini) is synonymized with Leucothyreus noctivagus Ohaus (syn. nov.). Hence, the monotypic genus Mimogeniates Martínez is a new junior synonym of Leucothyreus MacLeay (syn. nov.). Leucothyreus noctivagus is redescribed and illustrated based on the type and additional material, including new distributional records in southern Brazil. As a result of our work, the tribe Geniatini now includes 12 genera.

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