Premium
A new genus of C yrtoscydmini ( C oleoptera: St aphylinidae: S cydmaeninae) from J apan
Author(s) -
Jałoszyński Paweł
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/ens.12136
Subject(s) - biology , genus , taxon , affinities , botany , biochemistry
R utaraphes shikokuensis gen. et sp. nov. is described from S hikoku, J apan. The new taxon belongs to a group of genera characterized by the lateral sutures demarcating the submentum and is most similar to N euraphes and S cydmoraphes . Morphological structures of R utaraphes are illustrated and possible affinities with other genera of C yrtoscydmini are discussed. Keys to identification of P alearctic and J apanese genera of C yrtoscydmini are given. Including R utaraphes , 14 genera of S cydmaeninae are currently known to occur in J apan.