Description of a new species of Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 in Pakistan, with a key to known Himalayan species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)

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  • Marcin Kadej Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland
  • Jirí Háva Department of Forest Protection and Game Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká 1176, CZ-165 21, Prague 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic

Keywords:

taxonomy, checklist, Himalaya

Abstract

Orphinus (s. str.) pakistanus Kadej & Háva, sp. nov. is described from Pakistan. The habitus, antenna, and genitalia are illustrated and compared with related species. A revised checklist and a key to the known Orphinus species from the Himalayan Region are presented.

 

Resumen

Se describe Orphinus (s. str.) pakistanus Kadej & Hava, sp. nov. de Pakistán. Se ilustran y se comparan el habitus, las antenas y la genitalia con los de especies afines. Se presentan una lista revisada de especies y una clave para las especies de Orphinus conocidas de la región del Himalaya.

 

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Author Biography

Marcin Kadej, Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland

Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation

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