Resumen

RUIZ-MANZANOS, Eider. Redescription and first record of Diaphylla granulata for Argentina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. [online]. 2006, vol.65, n.3-4, pp.79-86. ISSN 0373-5680.

The genus Diaphylla Erichson , previously known from Chile, is recorded for the first time for Argentina with the species Diaphylla granulata Philippi, 1864. Diaphylla granulata is redescribed based on external morphology and genitalia features, and its distribution and systematic placement within Melolonthinae are here discussed.

Palabras clave : Coleoptera; Melolonthinae; Diaphylla; Argentina; New record.

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