Dos especies nuevas de Phyllophaga (Phytalus) (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) de la sierra de Manatlán, Jalisco, México

Abstract

TWO NEX SPECIES OF PHYLLOPHAGA (PHYTALUS) ARE DESCRIBED, REPRESENTED BY 22 SPECIMENS COLLECTED IN HUMID MONTANE AREAS OF JALISCO, MEXICO, INSIDE THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE "SIERRA MADRE DE MANATLAN". ONE OF THESE, P. MESOPHYLLA SP.NOV., IS INCLUDED IN THE "PENTAPHYLLA" GROUP, AND THE OTHER, P. TEOSINTEOPHAGE SP.NOV., ASSOCIATED WITH ZEA MAYS AND Z. DIPLOPERENNIS IS PLACED IN THE "BUCEPHALA" GROUP. DRAWINGS OF CLAWS AD MALE AND FEMALE GENITAL STRUCTURES ARE PROVIDED.