The genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) includes 17 species (ten of which are new) that are distributed in southeast Asia and Indonesia. Adults of Peltonotus species feed on aroid inflorescences. The position of the genus in the Scarabaeidae has been debated, either being placed in the Dynastinae (tribe Cyclocephalini) or in the Rutelinae (tribe Rutelini). Based on the literature, genera that are purportedly closely related to Peltonotus (Neohyphus Heller and Melanhyphus Fairmaire) are placed in the tribe Oryctoderini (Dynastinae). We conducted preliminary phylogenetic analyses to determine the phylogenetic relationships of Peltonotus and to determine the tribal placement of the genus. Cladistic biogeography of the genus will be discussed.
Species 1: Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Peltonotus
Keywords: Dynastinae, Rutelinae
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