First record and a new species of Boletoxenus Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the Papuan region
Abstract
Abstract The genus Boletoxenus Motschulsky, 1858 (Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae: Bolitophagini), previously considered restricted to the Oriental and eastern Palaearctic realms, is recorded from the Papuan Region for the first time. A new remarkable species with distinct elytral tuberculation and unusual genital morphology, Boletoxenus papuanus sp. Nov. from the Central Region of New Guinea is described and illustrated.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Animal taxonomy and ecology.
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67–75
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- EN