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Issue: Vol. 4808 No. 1: 1 Jul. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.10
Page range: 165–170
Abstract views: 102
PDF downloaded: 7

Malagasycoelum dracula gen. and sp. nov., a new genus and a new species of the subfamily Mirinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) from Madagascar

Gyebaek-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, Korea. thesv12@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0594-7618
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum.
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and life Sciences, Chungnam National Department of Smart Agriculture Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
Hemiptera Heteroptera Mirinae new genus new species Madagascar plant bugs

Abstract

Malagasycoelum dracula gen. and sp. nov. in Adelphocoris-Creontiades-Megacoelum complex is described from Madagascar. Morphological information of the new genus and new species is presented with photographs and illustrations.

 

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