Two New Species of the Australian Genus Rodatus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Rodatus Mulsant is a ladybird genus endemic to Australia. Currently it is classified within the tribe Coccidulini and can be easily distinguished from other Australian genera of that tribe by its large, broadly securiform terminal maxillary palpomeres, enlarged first antennomere, and setiferous patches on the ventrite 5 in males. Two new species, R. lawrencei sp. nov. from South Australia and R. wiolettae sp. nov. from New South Wales, are here described and illustrated.
Authors
- Karol Szawaryn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-4268)
Institutions
- Museum and Institute of Zoology (PL)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annales Zoologici
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541anz2025.75.1.017
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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