Three new species of the genus Viettherchnus Kirejtshuk, 1985 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae: Cyllodini)

Josef Jelínek; Jiří Hájek

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5519.4.7

Three new species of the genus Viettherchnus Kirejtshuk, 1985 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae: Cyllodini)

Zootaxa. 2024 Oct 10;5519(4):590-600. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.4.7.

Authors

Josef Jelínek¹, Jiří Hájek²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology; National Museum; Cirkusová 1740; CZ-193 00 Praha 9-Horní Počernice; Czech Republic. jj.nitidula@seznam.cz.
² Department of Entomology; National Museum; Cirkusová 1740; CZ-193 00 Praha 9-Horní Počernice; Czech Republic. jiri.hajek@nm.cz.

PMID: 39645959
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.4.7

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Viettherchnus Kirejtshuk, 1985 are described and illustrated: Viettherchnus apriculus sp. nov. (Malaysia), V. helferi sp. nov. (Indonesia: Kalimantan, Malaysia, Myanmar) and V. orszuliki sp. nov. (Nepal); the latter represents the first species of the genus known from the Himalayas. An identification key to all Viettherchnus species is provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Coleoptera* / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera* / classification
Female
Malaysia
Male
Organ Size