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- A new species of beetle, Belonuchus cifuentesi, is identified from 118 samples collected in Cerro de Garcia, Jalisco, Mexico.
- This species is found mainly in association with the plant Agave inaequidens.
- It resembles another species, B. arizonicus, but can be distinguished by differences in the aedeagus structure and color pattern.
Article Abstract
A new species of Belonuchus Nordmann, 1837 is described based on 118 specimens from Cerro de Garcia, Jalisco, Mexico. Belonuchus cifuentesi Rodríguez & Navarrete-Heredia sp. nov. was primarily collected associated with Agave inaequidens, and is similar to B. arizonicus Casey, 1915 but differs mainly in the structure of the aedeagus and color pattern.
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