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Issue: Vol. 4403 No. 2: 4 Apr. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-04-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.2.11
Page range: 395–400
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 3

A new soldier beetle Malthinellus exiguus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from the Ryukyus in southwestern Japan, with a key to Japanese species

The Kyushu University Museum, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan.
Coleoptera taxonomy leatherwing beetle Malthininae Malthinini description new species

Abstract

Malthinellus exiguus sp. nov., from the central Ryukyus in the southwestern part of Japan is described and illustrated. An identification key to the Japanese species and the checklist of the known species of Malthinellus are provided.

 

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