Two new species of Austrelatus diving beetles from continental Southeast Asia, linking the distribution area of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae)
Hájek Jiří, Shaverdo Helena
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64(2): 243-247, 2024
Published online: 1st October 2024
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Abstract: Two new species of predominantly Australasian genus Austrelatus Shaverdo et al.,
2023 are described and illustrated: Austrelatus mirai sp. nov. from Selangor
State in Peninsular Malaysia is similar in habitus to the South Indian species
A. boukali (Hendrich & Balke, 1998) and A. davidi (Wewalka, 2017); however,
the shape of the male genitalia suggests that it is closely related to
Austrelatus species from Kalimantan. Austrelatus riberai sp. nov. from Shan
State in Myanmar is most similar to Sino-Japanese A. parallelus (Zimmermann,
1920). Findings of Austrelatus species in continental Southeast Asia fill the
gap in the distribution area of the genus between India, China and Japan on one
side, and the Sunda Islands on the other side.
Key words: Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Austrelatus, taxonomy, new species, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oriental Region
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