The genus Diplocheila Brullé, 1834 in Cambodia, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Licinini)

By

Allegro, Gianni
Giachino, Pier Mauro

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1044

Pages

427--448

Subjects

Diplocheila erwini sp. nov , Diplocheila walterrossii sp. nov , Faunistics , Oriental region , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1044.60072

 

Abstract

TheDiplocheilaspecies recorded from Cambodia are discussed and two new species,Diplocheila walterrossiisp. nov.andD. erwinisp. nov.are described. Moreover, the holotypes ofD. laevigata(Bates, 1892) andD. laevigotoidesJedlička, 1936, two often misinterpreted species from the Oriental Region, are illustrated and some aspects of their morphology are clarified. Finally, an analytical key to all species recorded from Cambodia is provided.