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Issue: Vol. 5862 No. 2: 5 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5862.2.10
Page range: 371-381
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Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Sybaris Stephens, 1832, with a checklist of species, new faunistic records and taxonomic remarks (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Department of Science; University “Roma Tre”; Viale G. Marconi 446; Rome 00146; Italy; NBFC—National Biodiversity Future Center; Palermo 90133; Italy
Department of Science; University “Roma Tre”; Viale G. Marconi 446; Rome 00146; Italy; NBFC—National Biodiversity Future Center; Palermo 90133; Italy
Coleoptera Taxonomy faunistics new combinations Palaetropical region

Abstract

A preliminary review of the genus Sybaris is presented, including a checklist of the species, with updated synonymies and distributional data. Zonitis sikkimensis Pic, 1910 and Lytta travancorensis Pic, 1916 are transferred to the genus Sybaris (comb. nov.), and a detailed description of S. travancorensis is provided. New faunistic records of several Afrotropical and Oriental species are reported. In addition, taxonomic remarks and illustrations of previously unfigured morphological characters are presented.

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How to Cite

Bologna, M.A. & Riccieri, A. (2026) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Sybaris Stephens, 1832, with a checklist of species, new faunistic records and taxonomic remarks (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Zootaxa, 5862 (2), 371–381. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5862.2.10