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Issue: Vol. 5837 No. 2: 23 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5837.2.11
Page range: 387-393
Abstract views: 223
PDF downloaded: 76

The first new species of Pelecotoides Laporte, 1833 (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) from the Greater Sunda Islands in a century

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Department of Life Sciences; Natural History Museum; SW7 5BD; London; United Kingdom; Coleopterological Research Center; Institute of Life Sciences and Technology; Daugavpils University; Vienības iela 13; LV-5401; Daugavpils; Latvia; Institute of Biology; University of Latvia; O. Vācieša iela 4; LV-1004; Rīga; Latvia
Coleoptera Taxonomy Sundaland wedge-shaped beetle

Abstract

Pelecotoides kadazandusun sp. nov., a new ripiphorid species from Malaysian Borneo, is described and illustrated. This represents the second species of Pelecotoides Laporte, 1833 documented from Borneo. We briefly discuss the Ripiphoridae Laporte, 1840 fauna of Borneo and present new records of Micropelecotoides Pic, 1910 from the island. A new combination is made for Pelecotomoides nigrolateralis var. fulvonotata Pic, 1924—Pelecotoides nigrolateralis ssp. fulvonotatus comb. nov.

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How to Cite

Gordon, E. & Telnov, D. (2026) The first new species of Pelecotoides Laporte, 1833 (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) from the Greater Sunda Islands in a century. Zootaxa, 5837 (2), 387–393. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5837.2.11