Pseudomeloe maculivertex n. sp. of Pyrotini from the Antofagasta Region, Chile (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Marco Alberto BOLOGNA; Andrés RAMÍREZ-CUADROS; Mauricio CID-ARCOS

doi:10.13133/2284-4880/1823

Pseudomeloe maculivertex n. sp. of Pyrotini from the Antofagasta Region, Chile (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Authors

Marco Alberto BOLOGNA Università degli studi Roma Tre https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-8917
Andrés RAMÍREZ-CUADROS
Mauricio CID-ARCOS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/1823

Keywords:

taxonomy, blister beetles, Meloinae, Andean Region, biogeography

Abstract

A new species of Pseudomeloe Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 (Coleoptera: Meloidae), P. maculivertex n. sp., is described from the Andean valleys of the Antofagasta Region, northern Chile. It is compared with a similar Chilean species; photographs of adults, male genitalia and habitat of the new species are provided, and a map of its known geographic distribution is presented.

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Published

2025-10-31

How to Cite

BOLOGNA, M. A., RAMÍREZ-CUADROS, A. and CID-ARCOS , M. (2025) “Pseudomeloe maculivertex n. sp. of Pyrotini from the Antofagasta Region, Chile (Coleoptera: Meloidae)”, Fragmenta entomologica, 57(2), pp. 219–226. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/1823.