Report of a longhorn beetle Cyrtonops punctipennis White, 1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Maharashtra, India

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Narendra M. Naidu
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4500-6767
Hemant V. Ghate
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-7542

Abstract

Cyrtonops punctipennis White, 1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is being reported from three different localities for the first time from Maharashtra, India.  The species has been described briefly with photographic illustrations showing important diagnostic characters.  A brief description of male genitalia is also included along with illustrations.

 

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Narendra M. Naidu, Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra 411005, India

  1. Associate Professor, PGRC, Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra 411 005, India

Hemant V. Ghate, Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra 411005, India

Retired Professor, PGRC, Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra 411 005, India

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