A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia
A revision of the Pediacus Shuckard 1839 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) of Asia and Australasia
Marris, John Ślipiński, A
Marris, John
Ślipiński, A
Date
2014-01-13
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Journal Article
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ANZSRC::060808 Invertebrate Biology , ANZSRC::060301 Animal Systematics and Taxonomy , ANZSRC::3104 Evolutionary biology , ANZSRC::3109 Zoology
Abstract
The Pediacus Shuckard fauna of Asia and Australasia is revised. Eighteen species are recorded, described and illustrated from the regions and a key to species is provided. Nine new species are described: Pediacus australis sp. nov. (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand), P. carinatus sp. nov. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand), P. fujianensis sp. nov. (China), P. japonicoides sp. nov. (Taiwan); P. leei sp. nov. (Taiwan), P. pendleburyi sp. nov. (Malaysia), P. sinensis sp. nov. (China), P. taiwanensis sp. nov. (Taiwan) and P. thomasi sp. nov. (Taiwan). A checklist of the Pediacus fauna of the world is given, listing a total of 31 species.
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