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Issue: Vol. 1354 No. 1: 9 Nov. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-11-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1354.1.5
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 46
PDF downloaded: 6

A new sibling species of Halyzia straminea (Hope) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Halyziini) from the Indian subcontinent

Project Directorate of Biological Control, P.B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560 024, India
Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Coleoptera Coccinellidae Halyzia straminea new sibling species Halyzia dejavu Indian subcontinent

Abstract

Halyzia dejavu sp. n., a sibling species of Halyzia straminea (Hope), is described from India and Nepal. The distinguishing characters, including the male and female genitalia, are described in detail and illustrated in comparison with H. straminea.

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