A new species of Hypothyce (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) from Alabama, United States of America

Joe A MacGown; JoVonn G Hill

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1168.104272

A new species of Hypothyce (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) from Alabama, United States of America

Zookeys. 2023 Jun 23:1168:1-10. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1168.104272. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Joe A MacGown¹, JoVonn G Hill¹

Affiliation

¹ Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA Mississippi State University Starkville United States of America.

Abstract

A new species, Hypothycerayi MacGown & Hill, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini), is described from east central Alabama, USA. Three other species of Hypothyce, H.burnei Skelley, H.mixta Howden and H.osburni (Cartwright) are known to occur in the United States. We discuss differences between these species and provide an updated identification key to the genus.

Keywords: Coastal Plain; endemic; identification key; sandhills; scarab; taxonomy.

Joe A. MacGown, JoVonn G. Hill.

Grants and funding

Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station National Institute of Food and Agriculture