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Issue: Vol. 5361 No. 1: 31 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5361.1.1
Page range: 1-52
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Fourth contribution to the Macratriinae LeConte, 1862 of the Papuan Region and Wallacea (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) with descriptions of sixteen new species

Department of Life Sciences; Natural History Museum; SW7 5BD London; United Kingdom; Institute of Life Sciences and Technology; Daugavpils University; Vienības iela 13; LV-5401 Daugavpils; Latvia; Institute of Biology; University of Latvia; O. Vācieša iela 4; LV-1004 Rīga; Latvia
Coleoptera Taxonomy new species insular biogeography Indo-Australian transition zone

Abstract

Descriptions of the following 16 new species of Macratriinae LeConte, 1862 are presented based on the material from various scientific institutions: Macratria anus, M. bimaculosa, M. bonggo, M. koiari, M. korowai, M. kundratai, M. longitarsis, M. perkovskyi, M. ripicola, M. roosilehti, M. saccharum, M. sentani, M. spatulatocalcarata, M. susuami, M. tigrina, M. tongkonan spp. nov. New distribution records of eight Macratria Newman, 1838 species are provided.

 

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