Loranthophila, a new genus of Australian Lyctinae (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) associated with Mistletoe

John F Lawrence; Adam Slipinski

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3737.3.8

Loranthophila, a new genus of Australian Lyctinae (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) associated with Mistletoe

Zootaxa. 2013 Nov 20:3737:295-300. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.3.8.

Authors

John F Lawrence¹, Adam Slipinski²

Affiliations

¹ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2101, Australia 61 Glenbar Road, The Palms, Queensland 4570, Australia; Email: Adam.Slipinski@csiro.au.
² CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2101, Australia.; Email: coleop@bigpond.com.

PMID: 25112757
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.3.8

Abstract

Loranthophila gen. n. is described, based on Minthea acanthacollis (Carter & Zeck), and comparisons are made between this genus and other members of the bostrichid subfamily Lyctinae.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Australia
Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera / classification*
Mistletoe