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Published: 2009-01-09
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The Scirtes (Coleoptera: Scirtidae: Scirtinae) of Micronesia

Bioindicator Co., Ltd. (Sapporo Branch), Kita 1, Nishi 2-11, Chuô-ku, Sapporo, 060-0001 Japan
Coleoptera Scirtidae Scirtinae Scirtes Micronesia

Abstract

Six new species of Scirtes, S. micronesianus sp. n., S. tinianensis sp. n., S. palauensis sp. n., S. gressitti sp. n., S. babeldaobensis sp. n., and S. albotaeniatus sp. n., are described from Micronesia. These species are assigned to five species groups.

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