NEW SPECIES OF MACRODACTYLUS DEJEAN (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE:MELOLONTHINAE: MACRODACTYLINI) FROM MEXICO

摘要

Macrodactylus howdeni, new species, from pine-oak forest at 2,600 m elevation nearToluca, state of Mexico, and Macrodactylus noveloi, new species, from cloud forest at1,050 m elevation in the state of Michoacan and oak forests at 780-1,160 m elevation in thestate of Nayarit, Mexico are described. Illustrations of diagnostic characters andcomparative comments with similar species are included. New records are provided forMacrodactylus submarginatus Bates for the state of Michoacan, Macrodactylus pokornyanusArce-Perez and Moron for the state of Mexico, and Macrodactylus longicollis (Latreille) forthe state of Oaxaca. With these additions, 27 species of Macrodactylus Dejean are recordedfrom Mexico.