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Issue: Vol. 3503 No. 1: 2 Oct. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-10-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3503.1.6
Page range: 82–88
Abstract views: 47
PDF downloaded: 3

Description of a new species of the "Haenydra" lineage (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) from the Republic of Macedonia

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Group for Systematic Zoology and Entomology, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, A – 1010 Wien, Austria
Coleoptera Hydraenidae Hydraena “Haenydra” lineage new species Balkan Peninsula Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

A new species of Hydraena Kugelann, H. kucinici (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), is described from the Republic of Macedonia. Taxonomic and faunistic notes on two closely related species, H. bosnica Apfelbeck and H. leonhardi Breit, are provided.

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