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Issue: Vol. 5538 No. 1: 13 Nov. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-11-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.1.4
Page range: 45-53
Abstract views: 461
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Description of a new species of the genus Archaeoglenes Broun, 1893 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Phrenapatinae) from the Ryukyus, Japan, with ecological insights

Higashi-machi 1-10; Odaka Ward; Minamisoma City; Fukushima Pref.; 979-2121 Japan.
Hisai-Higashitakatomachi 170-2; Tsu City; Mie Pref.; 514-1136 Japan.
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Phrenapatinae Archaeoglenes new species Ryukyus Okinawa Amami Japan ecology brown decay fungi Akagarezai

Abstract

A new species, Archaeoglenes fujikawai sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Phrenapatinae), is described and illustrated from Okinawa-jima and Amami-ôshima Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago. The present paper consistutes the first contribution to the Japanese members of the genus Archaeoglenes Broun, 1893 in about 40 years. Field surveys indicate that species within this genus have a strong ecological association with brown rot fungi.

 

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