Three new species of the genus Brachinus Weber, 1801 from the Philippines, with a modified key to species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachininae)

Mingyi Tian; Thierry Deuve

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3737.3.7

Three new species of the genus Brachinus Weber, 1801 from the Philippines, with a modified key to species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachininae)

Zootaxa. 2013 Nov 20:3737:289-94. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.3.7.

Authors

Mingyi Tian¹, Thierry Deuve²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan, Guangzhou, 510640, China.; Email: [email protected].
² Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département de Systématique et Evolution, USM 601, Entomologie, Case Postale 50, F-75231 Paris cedex 05, France.; Email: [email protected].

PMID: 25112756
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.3.7

Abstract

Three new Brachinus species namely B. grootaerti n. sp. (Palawan Island), B. palawanensis n. sp. (Palawan Island), B. mindanaoensis n. sp. (Mindanao Island) from Philippines were described. In addition, a modified key to the known Brachinus Philippine species is provided.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Animals
Biodiversity
Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera / classification*
Philippines