Descripción de especie nueva y registros nuevos del género Pyropyga (Coleoptera. Lampyridae. Lampyrinae: Photinini) de México

Abstract

A NEW SPECIES OF PYROPYGA MOTSCHULSKY FROM CHAMELA, JALISCO AND JESUS MARIA, NAYARIT, MEXICO IS DESCRIBED HERE. ITS PROBABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH PYROPYGA ALTICOLA GREEN AND P. MINUTA (LE CONTE), REALTED SPECIES, IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A CONSTELLATION GRAPH. THE VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE MALE AEDEAGUS TO DISTINGUISH LAMPYRID GENERA IS RECOGNIZED, AND NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORDS OF SEVEN SPECIES OF PYROPYGA ARE INCLUDED.