3.8. Genus Amaurodera FAUVEL, 1905

3.8.1. General remarks

Including the new species described below and the newly established synonymies, Amaurodera currently includes 46 species (see section 3.8.2). The distribution of the genus is essentially Oriental, with some species (groups) occurring also in the south of the East Palaearctic region; it ranges from the Himalaya to the Philippines. Some species, particularly most of those recorded from the Himalaya, have very restricted distributions, whereas others are remarkably widespread. The latter particularly applies to A. kraepelini, whose distribution ranges from the Himalaya to Java.

Since most of the new species are described from Thailand, a key to the species recorded from this country is provided in section 3.8.3.