A new earwig of the genus Echinosoma from Penang Island, Peninsular Malaysia, with notes on the taxonomic and nomenclatural problems of the genus Cranopygia (Insecta, Dermaptera, Pygidicranidae)

The pygidicranid earwigs (Dermaptera) of Penang Island, Peninsular Malaysia were re-examined based on material collected in extensive field surveys in 2012–2013 and 2015. Echinosoma roseiventre Kamimura & Nishikawa, sp. n. is described and illustrated, and Cranopygia pallidipennis (de Ha...

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Main Authors: Yoshitaka Kamimura, Masaru Nishikawa, Chow-Yang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10592