Preliminary revision of the genus Sparedrus (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) from eastern and southeastern Asia
Švihla Vladimír
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47: 153-168, 2007
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Abstract: Species of the genus Sparedrus Megerle, 1821 in DEJEAN (1821) from eastern and
southeastern Asia are revised, illustrated and keyed. Three new species are
described and illustrated: Sparedrus karenorum sp. nov. (N Thailand), S.
malickyi sp. nov. (N Thailand) and S. chiangmaiensis sp. nov. (N Thailand). The
following new combinations are proposed: Sparedrus atricolor (Pic, 1935) comb.
nov., S. subserratus (Gressitt, 1939) comb. nov., S. latipennis (Pic, 1923)
comb. nov., S. angustatus (Pic, 1923) comb. nov., all transfered from
Sparedropsis Heyden, 1886, in HEYDEN & KRAATZ (1886). Genus Polacus Sasaji,
1985, syn. nov. is synonymised with Sparedrus. New name, S. sasajii nom. nov.,
is established for S. longicornis (Sasaji, 1985), secondary homonym of S.
longicornis (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1970).
Key words: Coleoptera, Oedemeridae, Sparedrus, taxonomy, new species, new name, new synonyms, new combinations, redescriptions, key, Oriental and Palaearctic regions