A review of the genus Agnathus (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Agnathinae), with description of Agnathus secundus sp. nov. from China
Jelínek Josef, Kubáň Vítězslav
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(1): 253-281, 2009
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Abstract: Catalogue and bibliography of the subfamily Agnathinae is provided, along with a
discussion on the systematic position of the genus Agnathus Germar, 1825. Known
data on its geographic distribution and bionomy are reviewed and new
observations on the biology of Agnathus decoratus (Germar, 1818) are given.
A new species, Agnathus secundus sp. nov., is described from the mountain
forests of southwestern China (Yunnan).
Key words: Coleoptera, Pyrochroidae, Agnathinae, Agnathus, taxonomy, new species, catalogue, bibliography, biology, distribution, conservation, Palaearctic Region