Abstract
The formerly Afrotropical genus Shamshevia Grichanov, 2012, is recorded from the Oriental Region for the first time.Description of a new species Shamshevia reshchikovi sp. nov. from India is provided. A modified diagnosis of the genus is compiled.References
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