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Issue: Vol. 5361 No. 1: 31 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5361.1.6
Page range: 114-124
Abstract views: 409
PDF downloaded: 24

A new species of the genus Pseudohomonyx Arrow, 1908 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Malaysia and Thailand, with first description of P. apoensis Miyake & Yamaya, 1997 male and a catalogue of the genus

Pingguoshequ; Baiziwan Road; Chaoyang Dist.; Beijing; 100022; P. R. China
1051/38 Wiang; Mueang Dist.; Chiang Rai Province; Thailand 57000
Coleoptera taxonomy Pentodontini Indochina Asia Oriental Region

Abstract

Pseudohomonyx continentalis Yang & Pathomwattananurak, new species from Malaysia and Thailand, is described and illustrated herein. Male of P. apoensis Miyake & Yamaya, 1997 is described and illustrated for the first time. Pseudohomonyx javanus (Burmeister, 1847) is newly recorded from Malaysia and Thailand. An annotated catalogue and a distribution map for the genus are also provided.

 

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