A REVISION OF THE SUBFAMILY PLATYDASCILLINAE (COLEOPTERA, BYTURIDAE) FROM SOUTHEAST-ASIA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW GENERA AND 3 NEW SPECIES

Citation
Ca. Springer et Ma. Goodrich, A REVISION OF THE SUBFAMILY PLATYDASCILLINAE (COLEOPTERA, BYTURIDAE) FROM SOUTHEAST-ASIA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW GENERA AND 3 NEW SPECIES, The Coleopterists bulletin, 48(1), 1994, pp. 60-78
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
ISSN journal
0010065X
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
60 - 78
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-065X(1994)48:1<60:AROTSP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The subfamily Platydascillinae Pic from Southeast Asia is re-described . Five species in four genera are recognized: Platydascillus sumatranu s Everts, Dascillocyphon minor Everts, and three new species in two ne w genera; Bispinatus, new genus (type species, Bispinatus vietnamensis , new species), and Remigera, new genus (type species, Remigera securi formis, new species) and Remigera spatulata, new species. Dascillocyph on major Everts is a new synonym of P. sumatranus and D. timorensis Pi c is a new synonym of D. minor. Dascillocyphon minor is designated as type species of Dascillocyphon Everts. All five species are described and illustrated and their distributions and relationships are discusse d. A list of the Byturidae of the world is provided.