Melanesicus caledoniae Beaver & Petrov & Sittichaya 2021, comb. n
| Autor: | Beaver, R. A., Petrov, A. V., Sittichaya, W. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.4636099 |
| Popis: | Melanesicus caledoniae (Beaver & Liu) comb. n. Xyleborus caledoniae Beaver & Liu 2016: 26. Taxonomy. The senior author has examined the holotype (MNHN) and paratypes (QMB, RAB). A. Petrov has examined a further specimen from New Caledonia. The species is distinguished from other species of Melanesicus primarily by its elytral sculpture (see key above, and Beaver & Liu 2016). Distribution. The species is endemic to New Caledonia. New record: NEW CALEDONIA: S-Prov. Refuge de Plano, 2 km NNE Farino, 21°38’55’’S 165°46’53’’E, ca. 270 m, at light, 28.-30.XI.2009, Schuh (1) (APP). Biology. Unknown. Remarks. Photographs of female and male are included in Beaver & Liu (2016, Figs 5‒8). Published as part of Beaver, R. A., Petrov, A. V. & Sittichaya, W., 2021, A new genus of ambrosia beetle from Melanesia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae Scolytinae: Xyleborini), pp. 163-172 in Zootaxa 4949 (1) on page 169, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/4636084 {"references":["Beaver, R. A. & Liu, L. - Y. (2016) Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini) of New Caledonia, with descriptions of four new species. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 152, 21 - 32."]} |
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