Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 73(2): 199-238, doi: 10.3897/asp.73.e31796
The genus Callistethus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) in the Neotropics: new data and new species from Costa Rica
expand article infoValentina Filippini, Eduardo Galante, Estefanía Micó

Corresponding author: Valentina Filippini ( valentina.filippini@ua.es )

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Abstract
The species Callistethus carbo sp.n., C. flavodorsalis sp.n., C. fuscorubens sp.n., C. lativittis sp.n., C. levigatus sp.n., C. macroxantholeus sp.n., C. microxantholeus sp.n., C. multiplicatus sp.n., C. parapulcher sp.n., C. pseudocollaris sp.n. and C. stannibractea sp.n. from Costa Rica are described. Synonymy of Callistethus kolbei (Ohaus, 1897) with Callistethus specularis (Bates, 1888) is proposed. A phylogenetic analysis based on the genes 16S, COI and 28S is carried out for Costa Rican species and diagnostic morphological features for the genus are tested on it for phylogenetic signal. An identification key for Callistethus species of Costa Rica is provided. The distribution patterns of Callistethus species in Costa Rica are discussed.
Keywords
Aedeagus, Anomala, distribution, endophallus, identification key, morphology, molecular analysis, phylogeny.