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Vol. 45 No. 4, 2006
The Helotidae of Taiwan (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
Chi-Feng Lee1,* and Masataka Satô2
1Institute of Biodiversity, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701
2Dia Cuore Tokushige 306, Kamegahora 3-1404, Midoriku, Nagoya, 458-0804 Japan
Chi-Feng Lee and Masataka Satô (2006) Species of the family Helotidae are reviewed. Five known species are recognized: Neohelota helleri (Ritsema, 1911), N. montana (Ohta, 1929), N. sonani (Ohta, 1929), N. taiwana (Ohta, 1929), and Helota thoracica Ritsema (1895). Four species are new to science: Neohelota babai sp. nov., N. chunlini sp. nov., N. lini sp. nov., and N. similis sp. nov. Helota oberthueri Ritsema (1889), Metahelota semifulva (Ritsema, 1881), and Helota sinensis Oliff (1883) are attributed to the“Shiraki specimens”and removed from the Taiwanese fauna.
Key words: Taxonomy, Helota, Neohelota, New species, Taiwan.
*Correspondence: Tel: 886-6-2757575 ext. 68826. Fax: 886-6-2742583. E-mail:cflee@gate.sinica.edu.tw
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