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Issue: Vol. 1064 No. 1: 14 Oct. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-10-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1064.1.3
Page range: 31–37
Abstract views: 52
PDF downloaded: 8

Description of the two new Microserica species from Laos and Thailand (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)

Deutsches Entomologisches Institut im ZALF, Eberswalder Str. 84, D-15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Sericini Microserica Laos Thailand new species

Abstract

Two new species of Microserica Brenske are described from the Indochinese region, Microserica panzona (Laos) and M. soppongensis (Thailand). The male genitalia are illustrated and diagnostic characters from related taxa are discussed.

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