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Issue: Vol. 5787 No. 1: 2 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.9
Page range: 177-183
Abstract views: 29
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A peculiar new Oriental genus of Drymini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae)

Department of Conservation Biology; Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Georgikon Campus; str. Deák F. 16; Keszthely; H-8360 Hungary.
Department of Conservation Biology; Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Georgikon Campus; str. Deák F. 16; Keszthely; H-8360 Hungary.
Hemiptera seed bugs Oriental Region species discovery

Abstract

Formidrymus malayus, gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae: Rhyparochrominae: Drymini) is described based upon specimens from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The systematic position of the genus and the potentially related genera are discussed, especially the superficially similar Fontejanus Breddin, 1903, a rhyparochromine genus of uncertain tribal placement.

 

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How to Cite

Kondorosy, E. & Kovács, S. (2026) A peculiar new Oriental genus of Drymini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae). Zootaxa, 5787 (1), 177–183. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.9