Phanaeus huichol Moctezuma, Sánchez-Huerta & Halffter, 2017

Moctezuma, Victor & Halffter, Gonzalo, 2021, Taxonomic revision of the Phanaeus endymion species group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with the descriptions of five new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 747, pp. 1-71 : 22-23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2021.747.1333
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4726225
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scientific name	Phanaeus huichol Moctezuma, Sánchez-Huerta & Halffter, 2017
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Phanaeus huichol Moctezuma, Sánchez-Huerta & Halffter, 2017 View in CoL

Figs 1G View Fig , 15 View Fig , 18H View Fig , 19H View Fig

Phanaeus huichol Moctezuma et al., 2017: 123 View in CoL . View Cited Treatment

Phanaeus huichol View in CoL – Kohlmann et al. 2018: 69 View Cited Treatment , 81, 83, 88. — Moctezuma et al. 2019: 252–253, fig. 5. Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) huichol View in CoL – Kohlmann et al. 2018: 81 View Cited Treatment .

Type material

Holotype

MEXICO • ♂, Moctezuma et al. 2017: 123 (revised); Jalisco, Mazamitla ; TAMU.

Non-type material revised (18 ♂♂, 20 ♀♀)

MEXICO – Jalisco • 1 ♀; “ Sierra de Talpa (Los Venados CT). 12–15-VIII- 2017. 1570 m. G. Nogueira Col. ”; GHC • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; “ Sierra de Talpa. 20°22′35.29″ N, 104°49′8.87″ O, 14/VIII/ 2015. 1380 m. G. Nogueira Col. ”; VMC GoogleMaps • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; “ Sierra de Talpa. 20°22′35.29″ N, 104°49′8.87″ O, 22–26/ VIII/ 2013. 1595 m. G. Nogueira Col. ”; VMC GoogleMaps • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; “ Tequila, Volcán de Tequila. 20°47′18.03″ N, 103°50′28.99″ O, 25/VIII/ 2012. 1890 m. G. Nogueira Col. ”; VMC GoogleMaps • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; “ Tequila, Volcán de Tequila. 20°47′18.03″ N, 103°50′28.99″ O, 24–27/VIII/ 2012. 1665 m. (CT). G. Nogueira Col. ”; VMC GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; “ Telcome, Yolosta. 20°10′40.113″ N, 103°41′25.35″ O, 2/VII/2017. D 1–2. 1845 m. G. Nogueira Col. ”; VMC GoogleMaps • 4 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; “ El Jacal , 1830 m, 12–14/VIII/94. G. Nogueira col.”; IEXA • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; “S. Manatlán , 13/ 16–IX– 95, 1650 m, G. Nogueira col.”; IEXA • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; “ S. Manatlán , 18/ 20–IX–1995, 1400 m, G. Nogueira col.”; IEXA • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; “ S. Manatlán , 18/ 20–IX– 1995, 1650 m, G. Nogueira col.”; IEXA . – Michoacán • 1 ♀; “ 12 km S Uruapan, Cascada Tzararacua. 1450 m. 21-VIII-97 horse dung”; VMC .

Type locality

Mexico, Jalisco, Mazamitla.

Distribution

Sierra Madre Occidental; Jalisco, northern Michoacán, Nayarit and southern Sinaloa ( Fig. 15 View Fig ). The first record of P. huichol from Michoacán is presented herein.

Remarks

The original description of P. huichol indicates that the colour pattern varies from dark metallic green, bright metallic green, to dark green with blue sheen. After revising additional specimens, a bright metallic green morph with red sheen was found by us. To the original description we add the elytral striae impressed basally as distinct fossae; and central ridge and column of endophallite copulatrix similar in size ( Fig. 1G View Fig ). For the female, the head showing a cephalic trituberculate carina with middle tubercle more frontally projected, carinate and less prominent than lateral tubercles; frons with almost effaced punctures; pronotal sculpture completely smooth, with almost effaced punctures; pronotal process trituberculate, with posterior concavity, followed posteriorly by reduced, rounded tubercle; middle tubercle dentiform or rounded, more developed and projected frontally than lateral tubercles; lateral tubercles rounded or carinate; posterior pronotal midline completely effaced.