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Issue: Vol. 5244 No. 3: 20 Feb. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-02-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.3.5
Page range: 276-286
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Description of a new genus and species, Dundadela maculata, from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)

Forestry and Game Management Research institute, Strnady 136, CZ-252 02 Jíloviště, Czech Republic.
Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Ecology, Zemědělská 3, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Municipal Museum of Ústí nad Labem, Natural History Department, Masarykova 1000/3, CZ-400 01 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.
beetles Anobiinae taxonomy biodiversity species discovery new genus male genitalia Coleoptera

Abstract

A new genus and species, Dundadela maculata gen. nov. & sp. nov. (Ptinidae: Anobiinae: tribe incertae sedis) from Madagascar is described, male genitalia are illustrated. Comparison with similar genera is given. Ecological notes, including photographs of habitats of the new species, are provided.

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