Journal of Entomological Research
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  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue: 4

Description of a new species of Trachypholis Erichson, 1845 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Zopheridae) from Lanyu Island, Taiwan

Department of Mathematics, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido 060–0810, Japan

*Corresponding author E-mail: cybister1014@eis.hokudai.ac.jp

Online published on 9 January, 2018.

Abstract

A new species of the genus Trachypholis, Trachypholis lanyuensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Lanyu Island, Taiwan. The new species is distinguishable from the known species of the genus by mostly black body, pronotal setation and elongate male genitalia.

Keywords

Colydiinae, Trachypholis, Taiwan, lanyu Island, new species, zopheridae