A new species of Euxestoxenus Arrow (Coleoptera: Euxestidae) from Thailand
Festschrift
Michael C. Thomas
Coleoptera
Euxestidae
Adam Ślipiński
Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO GPO Box 1700 Canberra, 2601 ACT, Australia
Keywords: Taxonomy, new species, termitophile, myrmecophile
Abstract
A new species of Euxestoxenus Arrow (Coleoptera: Euxestidae), E. thomasi Ślipiński, is described from northern Thailand. The species differs from all Oriental and most of African species of Euxestoxenus by a 10-segmented antenna and glabrous, polished dorsum.
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Publication
0838
Published
2020-12-25
How to cite
Ślipiński A. 2020. A new species of Euxestoxenus Arrow (Coleoptera: Euxestidae) from Thailand. Insecta Mundi 0838: 1–4.