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Issue: Vol. 5528 No. 1: 23 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.45
Page range: 703-709
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Two new species of the genus Pseudotritoma Gorham, 1888 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) from China

College of Plant Protection; Hebei Agricultural University; Baoding 071000; Hebei; China
College of Plant Protection; Hebei Agricultural University; Baoding 071000; Hebei; China
College of Plant Protection; Hebei Agricultural University; Baoding 071000; Hebei; China
Coleoptera Pseudotritoma taxonomy new species key

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Pseudotritoma Gorham, P. bicolorata Liu & Li, sp. nov. and P. rufobrunnea Liu & Li, sp. nov., are described and illustrated. A key to all known species of Pseudotritoma from China is presented.

 

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