Ardella magnaemirabilis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Ardellini), a new scarabaeoid species, genus and tribe from the southwestern United States
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Taxonomy, xerophilic, Tanyproctini, Pachydemini, Acomini, Podolasiinae, OncerinaeAbstract
An interesting new taxon of scarabaeoid beetle is described from western Texas, USA. The remarkably small chafer,Ardella magnaemirabilis new genus, new species(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Ardellini) is described and compared to other diminutive scarabaeoid genera from drier habitats of the southwestern USA. The tribe Ardellini, new tribe, is erected to accommodate the unusual genus.
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2022-01-07
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