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A remarkable new genus and species of wedge-shaped beetle from Volcán Tacaná, Mexico (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ripidiinae)

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Zaragozapirhidius Vega-Badillo et al., a new genus of wedge-shaped beetles (Coleoptera, Ripiphoridae) from Volcán Tacaná, Chiapas, Mexico is proposed on the basis of the new species, Zaragozapirhidius zuritai Vega-Badillo et al. The new genus is generally similar to the New World complex of genera Pirhidius Besuchet, 1957, Neorrhipidius Viana, 1958, Quasipirhidius Zaragoza, 1991, and Quasirhipidius Zaragoza, 1991. It differs from all by having 10-segmented antennae (not 11-segmented) and maxillary palpi reduced to a knob-like tubercle (not maxillary palpi as long filaments with fused basal palpomeres). It shares a similar antennal segmentation and reduced mouthpart structure with the Old-World genus Blattivorus Chobaut, 1891, which, however, lacks postocular ommatidia, present in the new genus. The new taxon constitutes the 6th genus and the 10th species of recent Ripidiinae from the New World, respectively, placing Mexico as a center of endemism holding half of the recent species of the subfamily in the area. A key to the genera and a species list of the Ripidiinae of the New World are provided.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Susana Guzmán Gómez and Berenit Mendoza Garfias for technical assistance in taking the photographs (Laboratorio de Microscopía y Fotografía de la Biodiversidad, Instituto de Biología, UNAM.). Thanks to Magali Luna-Luna for help during fieldwork. We are indebted to Beningno Gómez y Gómez (Ecosur San Cristóbal), Reserva de la Biosfera Volcán Tacaná (Francisco J. Jiménez González, director), and the people of Ejido El Águila, for support and authorization for fieldwork in the study area. VVB and RJCL thank Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología for a doctoral scholarship and Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas-UNAM, sede Instituto de Biología, for general support through their doctoral program. CCM thanks Programa de Becas Posdoctorales DGAPA-UNAM for a postdoctoral fellowship (2019–2021) at Instituto de Biología. Suggestions by Rolf G. Beutel, Michael L. Ferro, and an anonymous reviewer on a previous manuscript draft are greatly appreciated. We also thank projects “Aportaciones a la taxonomía y filogenia del orden Neuroptera (Insecta) en México” (PAPIIT-UNAM, IN207517) and “Biodiversidad de Neuroptera en México: un enfoque taxonómico integrativo” (CONACYT CB2017-2018, A1-S-32693) for materials, transportation, and field work support.

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Partial financial support was received from Programa de Apoyo a Proyectos de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica (PAPIIT-UNAM, IN207517) and Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT CB2017-2018, A1-S-32693).

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  1. Instituto de Biología, Departamento de Zoología, Colección Nacional de Insectos, UNAM, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Viridiana Vega-Badillo, Rodolfo Jonathan Cancino-López, Caleb Califre Martins & Atilano Contreras-Ramos

  2. Colección Entomológica (IEXA), Instituto de Ecología, A.C, Xalapa, Veracruz, 91070, Mexico

    Viridiana Vega-Badillo

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by VVB and RJCL. Pictures were taken by VVB, RJCL and CCM. Drawings were done by CCM. VVB and RJCL wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors revised the last draft of the manuscript. ACR coordinated group research and funds procurement.

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Vega-Badillo, V., Cancino-López, R.J., Martins, C.C. et al. A remarkable new genus and species of wedge-shaped beetle from Volcán Tacaná, Mexico (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ripidiinae). Biologia 77, 479–488 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-021-00978-5

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