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- Title
Descriptions of six new species with Ophthalmomorda gen. nov. from Southeastern Asia (Coleoptera: Mordellidae).
- Authors
HORÁK, Jan; FARKAČ, Jan
- Abstract
A new genus Ophthalmomorda gen. nov., with the type species O. mollis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Oriental Region. The following new species are furthermore described: Pulchrimorda fusca sp. nov. (Malaysia), Pulchrimorda kubani sp. nov. (Thailand, Laos), Pulchrimorda tamdaoensis sp. nov. (Vietnam) and Pulchrimorda ibana sp. nov. (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia). Mordellistena dohertyi Pic, 1917 from Malaysia is transferred to the genus Tolidopalpus Ermisch, 1951 and the species Tolidopalpus kalimantanensis Schiyake, 1995 is considered as a new junior synonym. The species Mordella quadrimaculata Pic, 1928 from Borneo is transferred to the genus Pseudotolida Ermisch, 1950, the species is a junior primary homonym with the Australian species Mordella quadrimaculata Lea, 1917 and thus newly named as P.borneensis nom. nov.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; CLASSIFICATION of insects; INSECT anatomy; BEETLES; MORDELLIDAE
- Publication
Studies & Reports - Taxonomical Series, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 1, p75
- ISSN
1805-5648
- Publication type
Article