Taxonomic study on specimens of the genus Micrencaustes deposited in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Coleoptera, Erotylidae)

By

Li, Jing
Zhao, Yan-Chen
Ren, Guo-Dong.
Cheng, Zhiqiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

645

Pages

27-35

Subjects

Australia , key , new species , Philippines , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.645.11003

 

Abstract

Specimens of the genus Micrencaustes deposited in Bernice P. Bishop Museum were studied. Two new species Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) rotundimaculatasp. n. and Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) serratimaculatasp. n. are described and illustrated. A key to worldwide species of the subgenus Mimencaustes is provided.