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Published: 2009-10-13
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Rediscovery of Pseudopyrochroa uniformis Pic (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pyrochroinae)

Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
Coleoptera Pseudopyrochroa basalis (Pic) Pseudopyrochroa nigricolor (Pic) Pseudopyrochroa obscuricollis (Pic) Pseudopyrochroa uniformis Pic Pyrochroidae Cameron Highlands Malaysia

Abstract

A single, authoritatively determined female of Pseudopyrochroa uniformis Pic, previously listed as incertae sedis and unknown since its description more than 60 years ago, has been discovered. It is redescribed, compared with related southeast Asian members of Pseudopyrochroa, and pertinent structures illustrated. Antennal configuration, general form of the cranium, surface sculpturing of the pronotum, and possibly color, are diagnostic for the species.

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