Zarcosia malayana ( Werner, 1962 ), 2020

Gompel, Nicolas, 2020, Synopsis of the Asian species in the genus Zarcosia Collado & Alonso-Zarazaga 1996 with new combinations and descriptions of fourteen new species, Zootaxa 4838 (2), pp. 151-178 : 165

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4838.2.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0AD43D95-7508-466C-980F-CBEF38CA1198

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4453434

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039187D8-FFC8-BB1F-FF18-8676FBA8FC6F

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scientific name

Zarcosia malayana ( Werner, 1962 )
status

comb. nov.

Zarcosia malayana ( Werner, 1962) , comb. nov.

( Figures 1 View FIGURE 1 ; 2h View FIGURE 2 )

Euglenes malayanus Werner, 1962: 125 ; Holotype: Bishop Museum (Hawaii, USA); 4 paratypes at the BMNH

Zarcosia malayanus [sic!] ( Werner, 1962): unpublished combination in Grzymala, 2016

Type locality. Malaysia: Selangor Darul Ehsan, Gombak District, Batu caves .

Distribution. Malaysia: Selangor Darul Ehsan, Gombak District ( Figure 1 View FIGURE 1 ).

Material examined. Malaysia: Selangor Darul Ehsan, Gombak District, Batu caves, Cavern C-Loc. 9, 03°14’ N 101°41’ E (86 m), light trap (H. E. McClure) 5.IX.1959 (1 ♂ paratype, BMNH) GoogleMaps .

Grzymala, T. L. (2016) Systematics of Puppet Beetles (Coleoptera, Aderidae): Classification, Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism. Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. University of California, Berkeley, California, 409 pp.

Werner, F. G. (1962) The Aderidae of the Batu Caves, Malaya (Coleoptera). Pacific Insects, 4, 121 - 127.

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FIGURE 1. Distribution of Zarcosia species across South Asia. New taxa are indicated in boldface. For Z. lemairei n. sp., the broader geographical range is highlighted with a red area with a dotted line.

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FIGURE 2. continued next page.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Aderidae

Genus

Zarcosia