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Two new species of Clytrini from South-east Asia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae)
Pavel V Romantsov1, Jan Bezdk2
1Russian Entomological Society; Krasnoputilovskaya str.; 1059; St. Petersburg 196240 Russia.. pawelr@mail.ru.
Abstract:
Aetheomorpha prosvirovi sp. nov. (Thailand, Laos) and Smaragdina bienkowskii sp. nov. (Vietnam) are described. The Smaragdina sikkimia species group is established and keyed for yellow Oriental Smaragdina species with a narrow frons and aedeagus featuring a finger-shaped apical process. Color figures of the habitus, male and female genitalia, and some other body details are presented for both new species and related species. The taxonomic relationship between the genera Aetheomorpha and Smaragdina is discussed. Additionally, Aetheomorpha weigeli Medvedev, 2010 is newly recorded from Myanmar and Thailand.
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