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Distributional notes on the genus Platynectes Régimbart, 1879, in Laos with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Journal
Entomologica Basiliensia et Collectionis Frey
Volume
32
Pages / Article-Number
1-6
Keywords
Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Platynectes (Gueorguievtes), Laos, new species
Abstract
A new species of Platynectes Régimbart, 1879 is described from Laos. It is the third species to be recorded from that country. All of the following belong to the subgenus Gueorguievtes Vazirani: Platynectes major Nilsson, 1998, Platynectes njai Brancucci, 2008 and the species described here, Platynectes nageli sp.nov. ŠŤASTNÝ’S (2003) key is modified. Female of P. njai is described for the first time. Further distributional notes for the species hitherto known from Laos are given.
