Joaqui Tatiana, Moctezuma Victor, SÁnchez-Huerta JosÉ Luis, Escobar Federico
Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico..
Zootaxa. 2019 Feb 12;4555(2):151-186. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.2.1.
The Onthophagus fuscus Boucomont, 1932 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) species complex has a total of eight species, one of which is a new species (Onthophagus orizabensis new species) and three are elevated from the subspecies level (O. canescens Zunino Halffter, 1988 new rank; O. mycetorum Zunino Halffter, 1988 new rank; O. parafuscus Zunino Halffter, 2005 new rank). Onthophagus navarretorum Delgado Capistan, 1996 is included, while Onthophagus semiopacus has been removed from the species complex. The distribution map and key for the identification of species in this species complex are updated. Habitat preferences, ecological tolerance, and the restriction of this species complex to the mountains of the Mexican Transition Zone are discussed.
粪金龟属（Onthophagus）的fuscus种组（Onthophagus fuscus Boucomont，1932年；鞘翅目：金龟科：金龟亚科：粪金龟族）共有八个物种，其中一个为新物种（奥里萨巴粪金龟新物种Onthophagus orizabensis），三个从亚种等级提升为物种等级（淡色粪金龟Onthophagus canescens Zunino Halffter，1988年新等级；食菌粪金龟Onthophagus mycetorum Zunino Halffter，1988年新等级；近fuscus粪金龟Onthophagus parafuscus Zunino Halffter，2005年新等级）。纳入了纳瓦雷特粪金龟Onthophagus navarretorum Delgado Capistan，1996，同时已将半暗粪金龟Onthophagus semiopacus从该种组中移除。更新了该种组物种鉴定的分布图和检索表。讨论了该种组的栖息地偏好、生态耐受性以及其在墨西哥过渡带山区的分布限制。
