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Issue: Vol. 2975 No. 1: 25 Jul. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-07-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2975.1.6
Page range: 64–68
Abstract views: 47
PDF downloaded: 3

Review of the genus Hyperstoma (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Palacky University, Purkrabska 2, CZ–77140 Olomouc, Czech Republic Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Terezy Novakove 64, CZ-62100 Brno, Czech Republic
Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Palacky University, Purkrabska 2, CZ–77140 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Coleoptera Hyperstoma wittmeri Lampyridae Ototretinae new species Oriental Region

Abstract

The genus Hyperstoma Wittmer, 1979 is reviewed and Hyperstoma wittmeri sp. nov. from Sri Lanka is proposed as a new species. A key to Hyperstoma and illustrations of diagnostic characters are given.

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