A new california species of Egidyella Reitter (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), a genus previously unknown in the New World

A new california species of Egidyella Reitter (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), a genus previously unknown in the New World

Egidyella arcana Beal and Zhantiev, new species is described from an area adjacent to sand dunes in Kern County, California. It is compared with the only other known species in the genus, E. prophetea Reitter, which occurs in Central Asia. New definitions are provided for the genus and for the tribe...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Coleopterists bulletin 2001-03, Vol.55 (1), p.70-74
Hauptverfasser: Beal, RS Jr, Zhantiev, R D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Dermestidae
Egidyella arcana
USA, California
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Zusammenfassung:Egidyella arcana Beal and Zhantiev, new species is described from an area adjacent to sand dunes in Kern County, California. It is compared with the only other known species in the genus, E. prophetea Reitter, which occurs in Central Asia. New definitions are provided for the genus and for the tribe Attagenini.
ISSN:0010-065X
DOI:10.1043/0010-065X(2001)055(0070:ANCSOE)2.0.CO;2