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A new species of Stictobura Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the Western Ghats, India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The genus Stictobura Crotch (Coccinellidae: Sticholotidini) comprises only three species and is endemic to the Western Ghats of India, one of the worlds eight hottest hotspots of biological diversity and endemism. In this paper, a fourth species, Stictobura ponmudiensis sp. nov., from the Western Ghats (Kerala), is described and illustrated. The unusual female genitalia in three Stictobura species are illustrated and compared for the first time.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.2.9

Authors: J. POORANI, K.D. PRATHAPAN

Institutions: National Research Centre for Banana, Kerala Agricultural University

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4413184253

FWCI: 0.958

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