New species of the genus Cenophengus LeConte 1881 (Coleoptera; Phengodidae) from Mexico and Guatemala.

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Red de Manejo Biorracional de Plagas y Vectores, Instituto de Ecologa Xalapa, Apartado postal 91070, Veracruz, Mxico. .

Published: August 2021

Six new species of the genus Cenophengus LeConte, 1881 are described. Five of these new species were collected in Mexico, in the states of Hidalgo (Cenophengus mboi sp. nov. and Cenophengus hnogamui sp. nov.), Coahuila (Cenophengus kikapu sp. nov.) and San Luis Potos (Cenophengus tupae sp. nov., Cenophengus mumui sp. nov.). An additional species was collected in Puerta Parada, Guatemala (Cenophengus xiinbali sp. nov.). The new taxa described in the present study increase to 27 the number of species assigned to Cenophengus.

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