Description of a new species of the genus Lampropsephus Fleutiaux, 1928 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae: Dicrepidiini) from Konkan, Maharashtra, India

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Amol Patwardhan
Rahul Khot
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6215-6965

Abstract

Lampropsephus sulcatus sp. nov. is described from the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India.  A note to transfer Propsephus assamensis from Propsephus Candeze, 1859 to Sephilus Candeze, 1878 is included.

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Amol Patwardhan, Department of Zoology, K.J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400077, India.

Assistant Professor of Zoology teaching to UG and PG students.

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