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Published: 2020-01-24
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First report of the genus Longipalpus Montrouzier, 1861 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) from India with the description of a new species

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani PO, Trivandrum-695 522, Kerala, India
Coleoptera Biodiversity hotspot longhorned beetle Oriental Region taxonomy Western Ghats

Abstract

Longipalpus palodensis sp. nov. (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Obriini) is described and illustrated from India. Life history information is also provided. This is the first report of the genus from India.

 

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