Saturday, December 3, 2011

[Insect • 2011] Exochomoscirtes chiangmaiensis • A new species of Exochomoscirtes (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) from Northern Thailand



Exochomoscirtes chiangmaiensis

Abstract
Exochomoscirtes chiangmaiensis n. sp. from Thailand is described and figured. Additional data on a female specimen from Taiwan, probably belonging to a related species is presented.
Key words: entomology, taxonomy, Coleoptera, Scirtidae, Exochomoscirtes, new species,
Thailand, Taiwan.

Distribution: Known only from the locus typicus in Thailand.
Etymology: Locotypically, after Chiang Mai, in vicinity of which the holotype was collected.

Ratu, R. 2011. A new species of Exochomoscirtes Pic from Thailand (Coleoptera: Scirtidae)