1. Oenopia shirkuhensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Iran mimicking Adalia bipunctata
- Author
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Mehdi Zare Khormizi and Oldřich Nedvěd
- Subjects
0106 biological sciences ,Adalia bipunctata ,Insecta ,Cryptophilinae ,Identification key ,Carbotriplurida ,01 natural sciences ,Spilindolla ,Müllerian mimicry ,Calloeneis ,Coccinelloidea ,lcsh:Zoology ,Bilateria ,lcsh:QL1-991 ,ladybug Müllerian mimicry new species ,Pterygota ,biology ,Cephalornis ,Circumscriptional names ,Coleoptera ,Boltonocostidae ,ladybug ,Coccinellidae ,Neogene ,Coelenterata ,Research Article ,Arthropoda ,Nephrozoa ,Protostomia ,Zoology ,Chaetolotis amy ,Circumscriptional names of the taxon under ,010603 evolutionary biology ,Middle East ,Biodiversity & Conservation ,Animalia ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy ,new species ,Pharotarsus ,Baromiamima ,biology.organism_classification ,Oenopia ,Notchia ,Ecdysozoa ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Adalia ,010606 plant biology & botany - Abstract
Oenopia shirkuhensissp. nov. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) is described and illustrated. It was found in the mountains around Shirkooh mountain, Yazd province, and in the Kukhbenan Mountains, Kerman province, Iran. It is similar to a common ladybird Adalia bipunctata by the colour pattern on elytra. Congeneric species occurring in Iran, O. conglobata and partly O. oncina are illustrated for comparison, and an identification key is provided.
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- 2020