| Literature DB >> 24869679 |
John W M Marris1, Adam Ślipiński2.
Abstract
The Pediacus Shuckard fauna of Asia and Australasia is revised. Eighteen species are recorded, described and illustrated from the regions and a key to species is provided. Nine new species are described: Pediacus australis sp. nov. (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand), P. carinatus sp. nov. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand), P. fujianensis sp. nov. (China), P. japonicoides sp. nov. (Taiwan); P. leei sp. nov. (Taiwan), P. pendleburyi sp. nov. (Malaysia), P. sinensis sp. nov. (China), P. taiwanensis sp. nov. (Taiwan) and P. thomasi sp. nov. (Taiwan). A checklist of the Pediacus fauna of the world is given, listing a total of 31 species.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24869679 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.1.2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zootaxa ISSN: 1175-5326 Impact factor: 1.091