new species of the genus Curimopsis (Coleoptera, Byrrhidae) from southern Kazakhstan

A new pill-beetle species, Curimopsis kolovi sp. n., is described from the sandy desert on the left bank of the Ili River, southern Kazakhstan. This species differs from the closely related C. monticola Franz, 1967 and C. medvedevi Tshernyshev, 2002 in the 2-segmented antennal club, brown body, and...

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Published in:Entomological review 2009-06, Vol.89 (3), p.371-373
Main Author: Tshernyshev, S. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aedeagus
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Byrrhidae
Coleoptera
Deserts
Life Sciences
New species
Reviews
Rivers
Short Communications
Zoology
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Summary:A new pill-beetle species, Curimopsis kolovi sp. n., is described from the sandy desert on the left bank of the Ili River, southern Kazakhstan. This species differs from the closely related C. monticola Franz, 1967 and C. medvedevi Tshernyshev, 2002 in the 2-segmented antennal club, brown body, and shape of the aedeagus.
ISSN:0013-8738
1555-6689
DOI:10.1134/S0013873809030154