Description of a new species of Coelosis Hope from Guajira Peninsula, northern Colombia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae, Oryctini)

Authors: Neita Moreno, Jhon César Country: Colombia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.738.22273 Published: Jan. 1, 2018 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Distribution · Topics: Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Plant and soil sciences, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna

A new species of Coelosis is described from the Macuira Mountains, Guajira Peninsula, northern Colombia. A character comparison between this new and other previously known Colombian species in the genus is presented. A key for the identification and distributional map for Colombian species of Coelosis is provided, as well as a key for the genera included in the tribe Oryctini in Colombia.

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