ABSTRACT
Two new species, Eophileurus varipunctatus Yang, Pathomwattananurak & Zhao, new species from Mindoro and Palawan, the Philippines and Eophileurus vietnamensis Yang, Pathomwattananurak & Zhao, new species from Vietnam are described and illustrated. Eophileurus iwasei Muramoto, 1995 and E. chinensis (Faldermann, 1935) are illustrated and compared to each new species, respectively. The female of E. quadratifovealis Yang & Pathomwattananurak, 2022 is described for the first time.
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Coleoptera , Female , Animals , Philippines , VietnamABSTRACT
Pseudohomonyx continentalis Yang & Pathomwattananurak, new species from Malaysia and Thailand, is described and illustrated herein. Male of P. apoensis Miyake & Yamaya, 1997 is described and illustrated for the first time. Pseudohomonyx javanus (Burmeister, 1847) is newly recorded from Malaysia and Thailand. An annotated catalogue and a distribution map for the genus are also provided.
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Coleoptera , Male , Animals , Malaysia , ThailandABSTRACT
Four new species of the genus Eophileurus Arrow, 1908 are described: E. minor Yang Pathomwattananurak, new species (Thailand and Vietnam), E. prelli Yang Pathomwattananurak, new species (Vietnam), E. quadratifovealis Yang Pathomwattananurak, new species and E. sidereus Yang Pathomwattananurak, new species (both Thailand). Two new junior synonyms are proposed: E. confinis Prell, 1913 = E. takakuwai Yamaya Muramoto, 2008, new synonym and E. felschei Prell, 1913 = E. grossepunctatusDupuis, 2014, new synonym. Lectotypes for E. andamanicus Arrow, 1914 and E. siamensis Arrow, 1914 are designated. Taxonomic problems regarding E. confinis and E. malyi Endrdi, 1978 are discussed. Type material of E. andamanicus, E. confinis, E. decipiens Prell, 1913, E. felschei, E. gracilis Prell, 1913, E. grossepunctatus, E. malyi, E. nicobarensis Endrdi, 1978 and E. siamensis is illustrated. A distribution map of the new species and their closest relatives is also provided.
