Taxonomic review of the Himalayan species of Selasia Laporte, 1836 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae: Drilini)

• Autorzy: Kundrata R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Himalayan species of the genus Selasia are reviewed. Selasia atriventris Pic, 1914 from Darjeeling is redescribed and two new species are described: Selasia boruckae sp. nov. from Nepal and Selasia merkli sp. nov. from Pakistan. Selasia maindroni Bourgeois, 1903 from India is transferred from Drilini to Lampyridae: Ototretinae incertae sedis. Diagnostic characters of all Himalayan Selasia species are illustrated and the identification key to males is provided.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

taxonomy; Himalayan species; Selasia; Coleoptera; Elateridae; Agrypninae; Drilini; Lampyridae; species distribution; new species; Himalayas; Selasia boruckae; Selasia merkli; Selasia maindroni

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 62
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.261-266,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Kundrata R.

• Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, tr.Svobody 26, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic

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