Entomochilus asperrimus n. sp. of Physogasterini from Southern Peruvian Andes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Alfredo Edgardo Giraldo-Mendoza

doi:10.13133/2284-4880/1927

Entomochilus asperrimus n. sp. of Physogasterini from Southern Peruvian Andes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Authors

Alfredo Edgardo Giraldo-Mendoza Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina – Museo de Entomología Klaus Raven Büller https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-3977

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/1927

Keywords:

taxonomy, darkling beetles, Pimeliinae, Andean Region, Biogeography

Abstract

A new species of Entomochilus Solier, 1844 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Entomochilus asperrimus n. sp. is described from the southern Peruvian Andes. It is compared with morphological similar species recorded in northern Chile. Photographs of adults and habitat of the new species are provided, also a map of its known geographic distribution is presented.

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Published

2026-06-30

How to Cite

Giraldo-Mendoza, A. E. (2026) “Entomochilus asperrimus n. sp. of Physogasterini from Southern Peruvian Andes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”, Fragmenta entomologica, 58(1), pp. 173–178. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/1927.