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Zarcosia kempi Gompel 2020, comb. nov.

Description

Zarcosia kempi (Blair, 1924), comb. nov.

(Figures 1; 2c; 4h)

Hylophilus kempi Blair, 1924: 121; Type: BMNH

Zarcosia kempi (Blair, 1924): unpublished combination in Grzymala, 2016

Type locality. India: Meghalaya, Assam, Siju cave, Garo Hills [25°21’ N 90°41’ E].

Distribution. India: Meghalaya, Assam (Figure 1).

Material examined. India: Meghalaya, Assam, Siju cave, 400 ft from entrance, Garo Hills, 25°21’ N 90°41’ E (60 m)(S. K. & B. N. C.) II.1922 (1 ♂ holotype & 1 ♀, BMNH).

Notes

Published as part of Gompel, Nicolas, 2020, Synopsis of the Asian species in the genus Zarcosia Collado & Alonso-Zarazaga 1996 with new combinations and descriptions of fourteen new species, pp. 151-178 in Zootaxa 4838 (2) on page 163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4403783

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH
Family
Aderidae
Genus
Zarcosia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Gompel
Species
kempi
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Zarcosia kempi (Blair, 1924) sec. Gompel, 2020

References

  • Grzymala, T. L. (2016) Systematics of Puppet Beetles (Coleoptera, Aderidae): Classification, Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism. Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. University of California, Berkeley, California, 409 pp.