A review of the genera Indostola, Tagenostola, Indochillus, Pseudethas, and Pseudochillus gen. nov. in South East Asia (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenosini)
Fouquè René
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(1): 217-242, 2015
Published in print: 1st June 2015
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Abstract: Indostola kaengkrachanensis sp. nov. from Thailand is described. Pseudochillus
gen. nov. is described and subdivided into three subgenera: P. (Pseudochillus
subgen. nov.), P. (Kaszabochillus subgen. nov.), and P. (Micropseudochillus
subgen. nov.). Two species of the genus Indochillus are transferred to
Pseudochillus: P. (P.) bangaloreanus (Kaszab, 1981) comb. nov. and P.
(Kaszabochillus) andamanus (Kaszab, 1981) comb. nov. Additionally, five new
species are described: Pseudochillus (Pseudochillus) aalbui sp. nov. (India),
Pseudochillus (Kaszabochillus) helferi sp. nov. (Myanmar), Pseudochillus
(Micropseudochillus) palawanus sp. nov. (Philippines: Palawan), P. (M.).
thailandicus sp. nov. (Thailand), and P. (M.) indochinensis sp. nov. (Laos,
Vietnam). Tagenostola albovillosa Koch, 1940 stat. nov., described as
subspecies of T. turkestanica (Reitter 1886), is rised to species rank.
Diagnostic characters for all discussed genera and species are illustrated.
A key to species of Pseudochillus gen. nov. and allied genera of the subtribe
Dichillina (sensu Reitter 1916) is provided. New faunistic records of Stenosini
from Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are presented.
Key words: Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenosini, new genus, new subgenus, new species, new combination, new status, taxonomy, description, key to genera, India, South East Asia, Oriental Region