Description of a new species of Chrysina Kirby, 1828 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from optima group, based on morphological characters and mtDNA COX I molecular marker

• Published in: Acta Biologica Sibirica
• Main Authors: Zubov, A.S., Ivshin , N.V., Titarenko, A. Yu., Romanov, D.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Altai State University 2019
• Subjects: Scarabaeidae; Rutelini; Chrysina; Plusiotis; new species; Panama; Bates; Sibirica
• Online Access: http://journal.asu.ru/biol/article/view/7176; https://doi.org/10.14258/abs.v5.i4.7176

A new species of the genus Chrysina Kirby, 1828 is decribed from Panama. Chrysina valentini sp.n. is related to Chrysina tricolor (Ohaus, 1922) and Chrysina optima (H. W. Bates, 1888) in morphology and mtDNA COX I molecular marker. Three related species differ in elytra colour, elytral striae, and n...