A new species of the genus Aryenis Bates, 1868 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Pimeliinae) from the Peruvian coastal desert

Giraldo-Mendoza, Alfredo Edgardo

doi:10.48311/jibs.12.03.445

A new species of the genus Aryenis Bates, 1868 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Pimeliinae) from the Peruvian coastal desert

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Alfredo Edgardo Giraldo-Mendoza

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Museo de Entomología Klaus Raven Büller, Av. La Molina s/n, Lima 12, Lima, Perú

10.48311/jibs.12.03.445

Abstract

A new species of tenebrionid beetle is described based on specimens collected in Peruvian coastal desert localities of Ancash, La Libertad, and Piura: Aryenis yaserin sp. nov. Type specimens and comparative material deposited in Peruvian entomological collections were the main basis for the study. Diagnosis, description, notes about biology, photos, and a distribution map are provided for this new species. Also, it is compared with the four previously described species in the genus Aryenis Bates, 1868, and a distribution map for the five known species is presented. The findings of the present work are discussed in relation to the current status of knowledge on systematics and biogeography of the genus Aryenis.

Graphical Abstract

A new species of the genus Aryenis Bates, 1868 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Pimeliinae) from the Peruvian coastal desert

Keywords

Darkling beetles

Evaniosomini

Arid zones

Neotropics

Systematics

Subjects

Taxonomy

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