Description of Sharon gen. nov. for the Chilean species Asaphes amoenus Philippi, 1861 (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

  • Elizabeth T. Arias-Bohart Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley 94720, California, U.S.A
  • Mario Elgueta Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Área de Entomología, Casilla 787 Santiago (Correo central), Chile
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.142
Keywords: Coleoptera, Asaphes, Sharon gen. nov., Chile, new genus

Abstract

Sharon gen. nov. is here described to include Asaphes? amoenus Philippi, 1861 comb. nov. from Chile. A redescription of the species is based on the female holotype and material from different geographic locations. Candèze (1891) placed Asaphes amoenus and Parasaphes elegans in the suprageneric group Asaphites. We discuss differences between Sharon gen. nov. and Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839, where Asaphes amoenus was later placed by Blackwelder (1944). Based on morphological characters, Sharon gen. nov. appears to be related to Parasaphes Candèze, 1881, Wynarka Calder, 1986, and Tasmanelater Calder, 1996, all from Australia, suggesting Gondwanan relationships.

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2015-10-05
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Arias-Bohart, E. T., & Elgueta, M. (2015). Description of Sharon gen. nov. for the Chilean species Asaphes amoenus Philippi, 1861 (Coleoptera: Elateridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (142). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.142
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