Studies on the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 11. New species and records from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Oman
Kejval Zbyněk
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50(1): 189-234, 2010
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Abstract: Fifteen new species of Anthelephila Hope, 1833 are described: Anthelephila
adivasi sp. nov., A. bacillipes sp. nov., A. interposita sp. nov., A. kailasa
sp. nov., A. kali sp. nov., A. lubopetra sp. nov., A. maharani sp. nov., A.
pateva sp. nov., A. sevciki sp. nov., A. triungula sp. nov., A. tryznai sp. nov.
(all India), A. bheri sp. nov., A. comes sp. nov., A. vishnumati sp. nov. (all
Nepal), and A. insperata sp. nov. (Oman). Male characters of Anthelephila
umbratilis (Krekich-Strassoldo, 1928) are figured. New faunistic records of
Anthelephila from India, Sri Lanka and Nepal are given.
Key words: Coleoptera, Anthicidae, Anthelephila, taxonomy, new species, faunistics, Oriental Region, Palaearctic Region