Claviplatyshenryi , a new genus and species of Plataspidae from southern India (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

and its type species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae: Plataspinae) are described from Kerala, India. The new genus is related to the Indomalayan genera Amyot & Serville, 1843, Montandon, 1894, and Bergroth, 1891, but differs from them and all other plataspid genera by the peculiarly modifie...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2018 (796), p.397-408
Main Authors: Édei, Dávid, Indra, Zdeněk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asia
Plataspidae
Systematics
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Summary:and its type species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae: Plataspinae) are described from Kerala, India. The new genus is related to the Indomalayan genera Amyot & Serville, 1843, Montandon, 1894, and Bergroth, 1891, but differs from them and all other plataspid genera by the peculiarly modified antenna. The morphological characters and systematic relationships of the above genera are discussed.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.796.21515