A NEW SPECIES OF ZEUGOPHORA KUNZ~ FROM JAVA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: MEGALOPODINAE)

Authors

  • C. A. M. Reid Division of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14203/treubia.v30i3.665

Abstract

Zeugophora javana sp, n. is described from West Java and placed in the subgenus Pedrillia. Diagnostic characters are given to separate Z. javana from other species in Australia.

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2015-06-23

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Reid, C. A. M. (2015). A NEW SPECIES OF ZEUGOPHORA KUNZ~ FROM JAVA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: MEGALOPODINAE). Treubia, 30(3), 403–408. https://doi.org/10.14203/treubia.v30i3.665