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Issue: Vol. 3174 No. 1: 26 Jan. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-01-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3174.1.4
Page range: 44–50
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 4

Oroides pakaluki new genus and new species of Coccidulini from New Guinea (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Poland
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601
Coleoptera Entomology taxonomy new genus new species New Guinea Cucujoidea Coccidulini

Abstract

Oroides gen. nov., along with O. pakaluki sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae, Coccidulini) from New Guinea is described and illustrated. Placement of this genus within Coccinellidae is discussed.

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