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Issue: Vol. 5866 No. 1: 10 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5866.1.17
Page range: 195-200
Abstract views: 180
PDF downloaded: 14

Two new species of the genus Cephalobyrrhus (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) from Indochina

Entomological Laboratory; Faculty of Agriculture; Ehime University; 3-5-7 Tarumi; Matsuyama; 790-8566 Japan
Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research; Vietnam National Museum of Nature; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST); 321 Huynh Thuc Khang St; Hue; Vietnam; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street; Hanoi; Vietnam
Coleoptera minute marsh-loving beetles Cephalobyrrhinae Laos Vietnam genitalia

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Cephalobyrrhus, C. laoticus sp. nov. from Laos and C. vietnamicus sp. nov. from Vietnam, are described. This is the first record of this genus from the Indochina subregion.

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How to Cite

Yoshitomi, H. & Pham, H.T. (2026) Two new species of the genus Cephalobyrrhus (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) from Indochina. Zootaxa, 5866 (1), 195–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5866.1.17