Discovery of a new species of the brachyelytrous net-winged beetle genus Alyculus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from Peninsular Malaysia

Takahashi N 1 , Bocak L 2 , Ghani IA 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Corresponding author; The Kyushu University Museum, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan.; Email: taka_naok@yahoo.co.jp
  • 2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic; Email: unknown
  • 3 Centre for Insect Systematics, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Email: unknown
Zootaxa, 2016 Jul 26;4144(1):145-50.
PMID: 27470845 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.1.11

Abstract

The net-winged beetle genus Alyculus Kasantsev is reported from Peninsular Malaysia for the first time and a new species, A. malaypeninsularis sp. nov., is described and illustrated. An expanded identification key to Alyculus males is provided and the biology and distribution of the species are discussed.

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