Four new species of the genus Philanthaxia Deyrolle, 1864 from Southeast Asia and comments on P. iris Obenberger, 1938 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Thomassetiini)

By

Nakládal, Oto

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

116

Pages

37-47

Subjects

Buprestidae , Coleoptera , new species , Oriental region , Philanthaxia , sexual dimorphism , taxonomy , Thomassetiini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.116.1403

 

Abstract

Descriptions of four new species of the genus Philanthaxia Deyrolle, 1864: P. pseudoaenea sp. n. (Thailand), P. jakli sp. n. (Indonesia, Sumatra), P. chalcogenioides sp. n. (Indonesia, Sabah) and P. lombokana sp. n. (Indonesia, Lombok) are given. The new species and male genitalia are illustrated and compared with the most similar congeners. Sexual dimorphism of P. iris Obenberger, 1938 is described and discussed.