A checklist and key for the identification of bess beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae) of Argentina

摘要

Based on field collections, museum specimens and literature review, we present a checklist of Argentine Passalidae, with a key to their identification. A total of five genera and 24 species are listed, including Passalus quadricollis, Passalus per-plexus and Passalus elfriedae as first records for the country.