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Issue: Vol. 5205 No. 4: 9 Nov. 2022
Type: Article
Published: 2022-11-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.4.2
Page range: 331-342
Abstract views: 258
PDF downloaded: 37

Three new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Vietnam along with a new country record

Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Techlonogy, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Techlonogy, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Graduate University of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Techlonogy, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Coleoptera Miridiba Melolonthinae Rhizotrogini new species new record Vietnam

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 from Vietnam are described and illustrated: Miridiba apicespinosa P.V. Pham & Keith, new species, M. ngoclinhensis P.V. Pham & Keith, new species, and M. quangnamensis P.V. Pham & Keith, new species. Miridiba bannaensis Gao & Fang, 2018 is reported for the first time from Vietnam. Additionally, an updated checklist and a key to all Vietnamese species are provided.

 

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