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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 4: 17 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.4.9
Page range: 593-600
Abstract views: 189
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A new species of the genus Termitodiellus Nakane, 1961 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Vietnam

os. Polana Szaflarska 4/39; 34-400 Nowy Targ; Poland.
Department of Forest Protection; Institute of Forest Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW; Nowoursynowska 159/34; 02-776 Warszawa; Poland.
Museum and Institute of Zoology; Polish Academy of Sciences; Twarda 51/55; 00-818 Warsaw; Poland.
Coleoptera Aphodiinae Rhyparini species discovery taxonomy identification key

Abstract

A new Termitodiellus Nakane, 1961 species from Vietnam is described and illustrated: Termitodiellus bielawskipisars-kiorum Minkina, Byk & Kamiński, sp. nov. New distributional records for Termitodiellus luzonensis (Howden, 1995) are provided. The taxonomic complexities of Termitodiellus are briefly discussed in the light of related genera and an updated key for species identification is presented. Finally, a map of the distribution of all currently known Termitodiellus species is provided.

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How to Cite

Minkina, Łukasz, Byk, A. & Kamiński, M.J. (2026) A new species of the genus Termitodiellus Nakane, 1961 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa, 5831 (4), 593–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.4.9