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Published: 2022-02-24
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Two new species and additional records of Amphichroum Kraatz, 1857 from Nepal, China and India (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini)

Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienibas 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia.
Coleoptera Staphylinidae Omaliinae Amphichroum taxonomy new species new records China Nepal India Palaearctic Region

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Amphichroum Kraatz, 1857 are described and illustrated: A. brachypterum sp. n. (central Nepal) and A. cuccodoroi sp. n. (China: Yunnan). Faunistic records of A. altivagans Cameron, 1941 from India (Kashmir) and A. pindarense Champion, 1920 from Nepal are provided.

 

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