Philips T Keith, Whorrall Kyle A, Gearner Olivia M, Huchet Jean-Bernard
Systematics and Evolution Laboratory, Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576, USA Western Kentucky University Bowling Green United States of America.
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7205 ISYEB, Institut de Systématique, Evolution et Biodiversité, 45, rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris France.
Zookeys. 2020 May 19;934:81-91. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.934.38670. eCollection 2020.
A new genus of flightless spider beetle from Peru with two new species is described. It is characterized by unique heart-shaped fused elytra and a broad pronotum with five basal depressions. The characters of this new genus and species are illustrated and discussed and the possible phylogenetic placement of this taxon is also included.
描述了来自秘鲁的一个新的不会飞的蛛甲属及两个新物种。其特征为独特的心形愈合鞘翅以及具有五个基部凹陷的宽阔前胸背板。对这个新属和新物种的特征进行了图示和讨论,并且还包括了该分类单元可能的系统发育位置。