Two New Species and Distributional Records of Pelidnota liturella Species Group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Pelidnota) from South America

• DOI: 10.1007/s13744-022-00960-z
• Publication Date: 2022-05-19T16:04:53Z
• Authors: André da Silva Fe...; Paschoal C. Grossi
• Keywords: Species groups; Identification key; Species Identification

Two new species of the Pelidnota liturella species group are described from Brazil, Pelidnota everardoi sp. nov. and P. luciae sp. nov. The new species are included on the Pelidnota key proposed previously in the literature and an identification key is provided for the Pelidnota liturella species group. Diagnostic characters of the new species, illustrations of male genitalia, and photographs of type material are provided. Furthermore, notes about the Pelidnota liturella species group distribution and new Brazilian state records for two species are also provided: P. flavovittata (Perty, 1830) from Goiás, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; and P. liturella liturella (Kirby, 1819) from Ceará. Finally, distributional maps for all the P. liturella species group are provided.