Synopsis of scarab beetle tribe Valgini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in the New World

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Jameson, Mary Liz
Swoboda, Katharine Anne
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2005-09
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Scarabaeidae , Cetoniinae , Valgini , Dasyvalgus , Valgus
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Two genera and five species of valgine scarabs (Cetoniinae: Valgini) are found in the New World, including the introduced European species, Valgus hemipterus L.. Valgus mexicanus Cazier is transferred to the genus Dasyvalgus Kolbe, and characters that support this transfer are discussed. Based on shared morphological characters, Valgus minutus Casey and V. serricollis Fitch are synonymized with V. canaliculatus (Olivier). Neotypes are designated for V. serricollis Fitch and Cetonia canaliculata Olivier.Akey to the genera and species ofNewWorld Valgini is provided. Species are redescribed and information about geographic and phenology, biology, and larvae is provided.

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Entomological Society of America
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Annals of Entomological Society of America. Vol. 98, no. 5, pp 658-672;
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0013-8746
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