Dineutus MacLeay, 1825
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1059515 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336968 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/233B9975-FF95-F95A-FE7C-FB87FC5FFA78 |
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Carolina |
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Dineutus MacLeay |
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Genus Dineutus MacLeay View in CoL View at ENA
Amongst the numerous species groups and subgenera of Dineutus MacLeay, 1825 , Subgenus Spinosodineutes comprises 15 spp. in the African, Oriental and Australasian regions ( Brinck 1981). This subgenus is characterised by the epipleural (postero-lateral) angle of the elytra being produced into a distinct spine. In the Indomalayan Region this subgenus is represented by two species, Dineutus unidentatus Aubé and D. spinosus (Fabricius) . The two species are easily distinguished by the yellow margin of the elytra of D. unidentatus , whilst D. spinosus is evenly dark and bronzed ( Balke et al. 2004). In this study, D. spinosus is the first representative of the subgenus from Pakistan.
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