Unexpected discovery of a new Podonychus species in Kyushu, Japan (Coleoptera, Elmidae, Elminae, Macronychini)
Podonychus gyobu sp. nov., a second species of the genus Podonychus Jäch & Kodada, 1997, hitherto known only from Indonesia, is described from Kyushu, Japan. This new species is similar to P. sagittarius Jäch & Kodada, 1997, but differs from it in th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-05-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/48771/download/pdf/ |
| Summary: | Podonychus gyobu sp. nov., a second species of the genus Podonychus Jäch & Kodada, 1997, hitherto known only from Indonesia, is described from Kyushu, Japan. This new species is similar to P. sagittarius Jäch & Kodada, 1997, but differs from it in the straight penis, arcuate 2nd labial palpomere, and in the 3rd antennomere being longer than wide. The endophallic structures and the larva of P. gyobu sp. nov. are described. A character matrix of the Macronychini genera and a key to the Japanese genera are provided. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-2970 |