Revision of the Genus Bioramix Bates, 1879 from Nepal (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Platyscelidini)

The genus Bioramix Bates, 1879 from Nepal is revised. Seven valid species are distinguished, including a new one: Bioramix ( Leipopleura ) medvedevi sp. n. from Dolpo, which was misidentified as B. ( L. ) politicollis (Kaszab, 1940) by the previous authors. Lectotypes for the following species are d...

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Published in:Entomological review 2019-10, Vol.99 (7), p.898-905
Main Authors: Bai, Xing-Long, Merkl, O., Ren, Guo-Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Identification keys
Lectotypes
Life Sciences
Species
Taxonomic revision
Zoology
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Summary:The genus Bioramix Bates, 1879 from Nepal is revised. Seven valid species are distinguished, including a new one: Bioramix ( Leipopleura ) medvedevi sp. n. from Dolpo, which was misidentified as B. ( L. ) politicollis (Kaszab, 1940) by the previous authors. Lectotypes for the following species are designated: Bioramix ovalis Bates, 1879, Botiras oblongulus Fairmaire, 1898, Platyscelis aenescens Blair, 1923, and Platynoscelis kochi Kaszab, 1940. Photographs of the habitus of the adults and a key to species from Nepal are given.
ISSN:0013-8738
1555-6689
DOI:10.1134/S0013873819070030