Thursday, April 4, 2024

[Entomology • 2024] Rhopalobates pali • A New Species of the Genus Rhopalobates Fairmaire, 1897 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Northeastern India


Rhopalobates pali
Hegde, Viswanath & Ruzzier, 2024


Abstract  
A new species of Rhopalobates Fairmaire, 1897 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) is described from Arunachal Pradesh, India, representing the third known species of the genus. The new taxon description is accompanied by illustrations, diagnosis, and the identification key to the species.

KEYWORDS: Arunachal Pradesh, biodiversity, Cnodalonini, darkling beetles, Stenochiinae, taxonomy


Vishwanath D. Hegde, Viswanath T.K, Enrico Ruzzier. 2024. Description of a New Species of the Genus Rhopalobates Fairmaire, 1897 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Northeastern India. Annales Zoologici. 74(1);143-147. DOI: 10.3161/00034541ANZ2024.74.1.008