Three species of Phyllophaga s. str. Harris from the Mexican state of Puebla are described: Phyllophaga aragoni Morón, new species, from pine-oak forest on the southwestern slope of Popocatépetl volcano; Phyllophaga buapae Moron, new species, from mixed temperate forest near Zacatlán; and Phyllophaga cazahuata Morón, new species, from mixed forests of Sierra del Tentzo. Drawings of diagnostic structures and comments about the similarities of each species with other species in the subgenus are provided.
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1 June 2013
Three New Species of Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the State of Puebla, Mexico
Miguel-Ángel Morón
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 67 • No. 2
June 2013
Vol. 67 • No. 2
June 2013
blanchardi species-group
morphology
scarab beetles
scissa species-group
taxonomy