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Four new species of the genus Caccothryptus (Coleoptera, Limnichidae)

Hiroyuki YOSHITOMI

en European Journal of Taxonomy 2015 (147) - Pages 1-17 (EJT-147)

Published on 26 October 2015

Four new species of the genus Caccothryptus (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) are described: C. taiwanus from Taiwan; C. orion from Okinawa; C. tibetanus and C. chayuensis from Tibet. All the species belong to the testudo species group (sensu Hernando & Ribera 2014). Additional specimen data and an updated species list are also given, and C. testudo Champion, 1923 is newly recorded from Thailand.


Keywords:

Limnichidae, taxonomy, distribution, new species.

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