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Issue: Vol. 5748 No. 1: 12 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.1.7
Page range: 120-125
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Lycidioides Ando (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae) from the Malay Peninsula, with the first record of the genus outside Borneo

Entomological Laboratory; Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences; Kyushu University; Fukuoka 819-0395; Japan.
Entomological Laboratory; Faculty of Agriculture; Ehime University; Tarumi 3–5–7; Matsuyama; 790–8566 Japan.
The Kyushu University Museum; Kyushu University; Hakozaki 6–10–1; Higashi-ku; Fukuoka; 812–8581 Japan.
Centre for Insect Systematic; Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology; Faculty of Science and Technology; University Kebangsaan Malaysia; 43600 Bangi; Malaysia.
Coleoptera darkling beetles taxonomy new species identification

Abstract

A new species of the tenebrionid genus Lycidioides Ando, 2003, L. cheongi sp. nov., is described from the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia). This study reports the first record of the genus in the Malay Peninsula, representing the first record of the genus outside Borneo. A key to known species of the genus is also provided. Additionally, the phylogenetic position of the genus is inferred from the morphology of defensive glands, and its potential as a useful material for future biogeographical research is also discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Hanai, M., Ando, K., Maruyama, M. & Hazmi, I.R. (2026) A new species of Lycidioides Ando (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae) from the Malay Peninsula, with the first record of the genus outside Borneo. Zootaxa, 5748 (1), 120–125. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.1.7