A first record of Abryna regispetri Paiva, 1860 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Pteropliini) and its redescription from india

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H. V. Ghate
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-7542
B. K. Agarwala
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7282-8849

Abstract

 A cerambycid beetle, Abryna regispetri Paiva, 1860, is reported as a first record from India and is redescribed after its original description from Cambodia in 1860.  The present record of the species adds to its distribution range in southeast Asia.

 

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H. V. Ghate, Post-Graduate Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411005, India

Biosystematics and Biodiversity Laboratories

Department of Zoology

Professor (HAG Scale)

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